Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Oconee County Approves Body Cams for Sheriff’s Office
WATKINSVILLE — The plans for the Oconee County Sheriff's Office to use body cams is moving forward.
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Athens Neighborhood Angry Over Increased Traffic on Yonah Avenue
ATHENS - The neighbors living on Yonah are up in arms about the increase traffic flow in their neighborhood.
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Check Out UGA’s Microscopy Lab
ATHENS - Take a look inside UGA's Microscopy lab facility.
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Oconee Commissioners Veto Flyover Project
WATKINSVILLE — No flyover is coming near Daniells Bridge Road any time soon.
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Republicans Persist Despite Georgia Religious Freedom Bill Failing to Pass
Atlanta, GA — The 2015 legislative session has drawn to a close but that doesn’t mean that Georgia politics are slowing down. One of the most controversial bills this legislative session was the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The bill came in the wake of several other similar laws proposed in…
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Former UGA Football Player Pleads Not Guilty to Domestic Violence Charges
Athens, GA — Former University of Georgia Football Player Jonathan Taylor is pleading not guilty to a domestic violence charge. He entered his plea at the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse earlier today. Taylor was dismissed from the team last July, following a felony domestic violence arrest. He was also recently released…
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UGA Service Checks Personal Computers for Viruses
UPDATE: 10:00 am — Reporter Steven Farmer interviews EITS public relations specialist Sarah Pauff and EITS employee Sarah Knutt at the computer health and security fair. Athens, GA — The University of Georgia Enterprise Information Technology Services [EITS] is hosting a computer health and security fair in the Zell B. Miller Learning…
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71 Reported Rapes on UGA Campus: Student Organization Raises Awareness
UPDATE: 11:00 am — Reporter Alison Menhart speaks with the RSVP coordinator Michele Passonno on whether or not false rape claims damage the chances real victims will come forward. Athens, GA — The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention group, or RSVP, has a table set up in the University of Georgia Tate Plaza today…
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UGA Greek Life Spring Parties Continue Despite Controversy
UPDATE: 10:10 am — Reporter Mallory Blount interviews Vice President of Public Affairs Tom Jackson who says the UGA Office of Student Affairs has no plans to cancel spring Greek life activities. 11:15 am — President of UGA chapter Sigma Phi Epsilon Garrett Hendricks says the fraternity is fully intending on having its Spring Luau…
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National Beer Day Kicks Off With First-Ever Athens Craft Beer Week
Athens, GA — Cheers! It’s National Beer Day and Athens is celebrating with it’s first ever Athens Craft Beer Week. The week will lead into the 20th Annual Athens Beer Fest on Sunday, one of the largest beer festivals in the south east. The Classic City Brew Fest in Athens has…