Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Oglethorpe County Grapples with Request for New Chicken Houses
Some Oglethorpe County residents are unhappy about the possibility of building 12 new chicken houses off of Comer Road, north of Oglethorpe County High School and south of Watson Mill Bridge State Park. An application was submitted to rezone a plot of land in Oglethorpe County from General Agriculture (A2)…
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Sorority Smashes Scales to Promote Body Positivity
UGA students and Athens-area residents came together Tuesday to raise awareness on eating disorders by smashing scales. Delta Phi Epsilon partnered with the organization Scale Smash to hold Southern Scale Smash at UGA’s Tate Plaza. Scale Smash partnered with the sorority because college students are among the largest age group that suffers…
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Oglethorpe County Board of Education to Discuss Becoming Strategic Waiver School
The Oglethorpe County Board of Education meets tonight to discuss the application process to become a Strategic Waiver School. What exactly is a Strategic Waiver School and what could it mean to children there? Strategic Waiver School Systems is the revised system of Investing Educational Excellence System (IE2). Under this…
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Today’s Top 5: Sept. 1, 2015
Here are the stories our reporters are following for you today: \t Upper Oconee Watershed Network volunteers are sampling the water at Barber Creek Road following word from the Environmental Protection Division that the water was safe. Reporter Alison Gowens has the story. \t Coach Mark Richt speaks out for the first time…
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Oconee County Courthouse Security Updates
New security changes will take place at the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville, Georgia, effective September 1. Visitors will now be required to enter on the left side of the building due to the X-ray scanning equipment. Because of this new security equipment, the front door entrance will remain locked.…
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Copy of Transportation Bill to Raise the Cost of Gas
One Georgia House Bill is looking to raise one billion dollars to improve transportation in Georgia. The money raised would go towards repairing roads and bridges. A version of the bill was originally passed in the House would add a 29 cent gas tax to every gallon you purchase at…
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Bring Items Difficult to Recycle, Get a Coke Product
ATHENS- If you have some electronics, TVs, or batteries you would like to get rid of, you can bring them to the UGA Intramural fields today to recycle. Anyone who brings hard-to-recycle items such as these will receive a Coca-Cola product in return. This event is hosted by the Athens-Clarke…
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Friends, Students Grieve Georgia Southern Crash Victims
STATESBORO- Flags are flying at half mast on GSU’s campus today in remembrance of the five students who were killed in yesterday’s car crash. Lauren Stephens is a nursing student at Georgia Southern University. She talks about what it’s like losing 5 classmates. Stephens teared up as she described the…
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Holocaust Survivor Speaks About Experiences
ATHENS- Today marks the 70th anniversary of Soviet Troops reaching the Nazi Capital of Berlin. It’s a day that has special signifiance for one Athens man. It’s the day when his fear of joining his Jewish brothers and sisters in the camps was finally at an end. Now George Dynin…
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Watkinsville Bakery to Supply for Whole Foods
WATKINSVILLE- One local bakery’s products will be seen in stores throughout the southeast. KiKi’s Bakery of Watkinsville will soon have three of its products for sale in Whole Foods stores. Those 33 stores will be in 6 different states: Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama. This news comes…