Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Charter School System is Coming to Athens
ATHENS — The Clarke County School District is applying to become a charter school system.
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3 Ways to Get an Extension to File Your Taxes
ATHENS — It's April 15, and that means time is up at midnight to file taxes for most people. But don't worry, if you need more time to file your income tax return, some of you still have time.
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UGA Students Question How Tuition Increase Will Benefit Them
ATHENS — Tuition rates at the University of Georiga are to increase by 9 percent for the next academic year.
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Jackson County Teacher Named Finalist in Georgia’s Teacher of the Year
COMMERCE — The state school superintendent announced the finalists for 2016 Georgia Teacher of the Year. One of them is from Jackson County.
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Armed Robbery Reported at Dement Street
ATHENS — A press release came out this morning from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department on the latest armed robbery.
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Cleaning Means Much More to This Primary School Custodian
ATHENS — Grady Newsource reporter Brian Garcia followed Frankie Hill around all day to see what a typical day is for him and to find out what his job as a custodian means to him.
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Young Girl Attack Sparks Gang Controversy
5:00 PM- Two teenagers were involved in a fight on Sunday night that resulted in one man’s arrest. The brawl took place at the Georgia Square Mall between rival gangs in Athens, and police say gang fights are becoming a growing problem. According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, young…
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Students React to Tuition Increase
Tuition rates at the University of Georiga are to increase by 9 percent for the next academic year. This increase was approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) earlier today. Reporter Anna Tarullo took UGA’s campus today to find out how the students reacted to…
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Rain Coming to Athens Most of the Week
This upcoming week is going to be very wet and rainy for our area with rain percentages all over 50%. Temperatures stay moderately warm tonight and tomorrow.
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Company Wants your Pet as a Donor
One animal health company is wanting your pet’s organs for research. Likarda is the company, and it focuses on treatment for diabetic pets through a cell-based therapy. For decades, inslet cells have been taken from the pancreas of humans to help with diabetes. The current cost of caring for a…