Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Athens Farmers Market Returns to Bishop Park
ATHENS —  The Athens Farmers Market returns to Bishop Park this weekend.
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UGA Mourns Retired Faculty Member
ATHENS — Grady College faculty and alumni are mourning the loss of former facutly member Dan Keever. He passed away on Saturday.
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3-Year-Old Dies After Accidentally Firing Handgun
JEFFERSON — A three-year-old died from a gun shot would yesterday, according to a media release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. \n
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Medical Amnesty Law Unclear to UGA Students
ATHENS — Students at the University of Georgia may be unsure about what a "medical amnesty law" is.
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KKK Flier Found in Publix Parking Lot
ATHENS — This Facebook post has some people very concerned. According to the post, a flyer from the Loyal White Knights was thrown at the woman's car with a rock.
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UGA Develops Gadget to Detect Smell of Sick Onions
ATHENS — There could be a major decrease in the number of diseased onions coming out of the state of Georgia.
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Firemen Visit UGA for Emergency Preparedness Week
ATHENS — The Athens Clarke County Fire Department parked its truck in front of the Miller Learning Center today. The firemen got out and immediately started giving tours to students in an effort to show how to stop a fire.
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Georgia General Assembly Preps for Final Week in Session
ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly will get back to work tomorrow for the last week of the legislative session.
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Georgia Department of Agriculture to Help Farmers Find Funding For Organic Certification
ATHENS — Agriculture is Georgia's number one industry, yet less than one percent of farms in Georgia are organic certified. The Department of Agriculture said it's the cost that keeps farms from becoming "organic certified."
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ACCPD to Accept Public Comments During Reaccreditation Assessment
ATHENS — Athens-Clarke County police are trying to gain its community's trust. The ACC Police Department is inviting the public to comment on its assessment of the department.