Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Driver Asks for Parking Spot Changes
ATHENS — Cletus Stripling says his life is being made harder because people are taking his parking spot.
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Forest Trail Gets Its First Speed Limit
DANIELSVILLE — There is a newly posted speed limit on Forest Trail in Madison County. \n
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Athens Downtown Development Authority Wants to Beautify Downtown
ATHENS - An amendment to the Athens-Clarke County budget would increase the investment in downtown. The amendment is now part of the 2016 budget proposal.
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Athens-Clarke County Looks for New Board Members
ATHENS — Athens-Clarke County Unified Government is looking for people to serve terms on five policy-making boards.
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Clarke County Director of Homeless Education Discusses Highs, Lows of Job
ATHENS — Katie Wheeler serves as the Athens-Clarke County School District's Director of Homeless Education. Wheeler is from Albany, but has called Athens home for the last 12 years.
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West Broad Market Garden in Running for $20,000 Grant
ATHENS — The West Broad Community Market Garden is in the running to receive a $20,000 grant from the Seeds of Change program.
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Armed Robberies on Rise in Athens
ATHENS — An armed robbery occurred on April 10 between 5-5:40 p.m, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.
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Wormreich to Hold Benefit Concert
MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE — Wormreich, one of the two bands that was in a crash last Monday, is holding a benefit concert on May 2.
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New Technology Affects Police Relations with Community
The South Carolina killing of an unarmed black man by a police officer is just the latest in a nation-wide focus on police brutality and racial unrest. Athens Mayor Nancy Denson says better technology…such as body cameras on police officers …leave little to the imagination and show the whole truth.…
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UGA Scientists Find Way to Halt Mosquito Reproduction
Athens, GA –UGA scientists have found a new hormone receptor that affects how mosquitoes reproduce and spread diseases. The goal of this research is to one day find a way to stop mosquito reproduction and the spread of malaria and other diseases. The two hormones (insulin-like peptides and ovary ecdysteroid-ogenic hormones)…