Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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How this Oconee Man Keeps Things Moving
Each day over five thousand students, kindergarten through seniors, all get on the bus to get to school safe and on time… but behind the curtain, one man is in charge of an entire county’s school bus system. Reporter Zack Watson follows The director of Transportation for all oconee county…
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Liquor License Vote in Watkinsville
Watkinsville voters are deciding if local restaurants can serve liquor drinks today. But many voters may think they’ve already voted on this… because they have. They passed the exact same liquor referendum in a county-wide referrendum this past Fall. The polls were pretty dead this morning, but Reporter Adeline Kenerly…
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Child Crime Investigator
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is hard at work trying to locate a family member who may have sexually assualted a child. Almost every day incidents of violence, assault, and rape are reported.. many with victims that are only children. Reporter Katie Kraft spent the day with an investigator who…
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Barrow County’s New Fire Department Recruitment and Training
The temperature outside has been rising, but it’s been getting a lot hotter for six firefighter recruits. The Barrow County fire department is currently training future firefighters. The recruits are practicing skills they will need so they can start working as firefighters in April. Reporter Jacob Moore shows us what…
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St. Patrick’s Day in Athens Brings In Green
Downtown Athens is decorated in green but thats not the only kind of green this holiday brings in. Green drinks for the customers and green money for the bars. Troy Aubrey and Kyle Kilo of The Foundry talk with our Grady Newsource Reporter, Jacob Blount about the 10th annual St.…
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Ivie Funeral Home Crematorium
Danielsville, GA- Ivie Funeral Home now has a crematorium. Judge Boswell approved the order on March 9th. The funeral home had filed against Anthony Dove, chairman of the board of commissioners in Madison County and Eddie Pritchett who at the time was the chief building inspector of Madison County, Georgia.…
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UGA Researchers Have Found A Protein That May Alter DNA
UGA researchers have made a discovery that could be a major breakthrough in our understanding of the potential uses for genetic engineering
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Old Weyerhauser Lumber Mill is Bringing New Jobs to Colbert Area
Madison County, GA – Weyerhaeuser Lumber Mill closed its doors in 2008. This lost a lot of jobs for the region. But there will be new ones for the region. Grady Newsource Reporter Rebecca Scott went out to see what all the
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Athens Starting Week with Warm Weather
There's a Hazardous Weather Outlook for today and tonight in portions of North and Central Georgia. This means lots of warm sunshine and low humidity. Weather reporter Sierra Grady will have your weather update after the break..
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UGA Celebrates Women’s History Month
March is Women's History Month and the University of Georgia is doing its part to celebrate. All month long, the Special Collections Library is displaying a women's rights exhibit.