Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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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.
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Georgia’s First Lady Reads to Pre-K and Kindergarteners
Athens- Georgia's First Lady, Sandra Deal, is doing a reading session for pre-k and kindergarten students at Chase Street Elementary.
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Shooting at Sunny Hills
Athens- Reporter Cara Lynn Clarkson is at Athens Clarke County Police Department investigating a shooting at Sunny Hills yesterday. UPDATE: Michael Byrd is a resident of the neighborhood. He says in the two years that he’s been there, he has never seen a crime. He says the shooting has made him…
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Rape in Athens
Reporter Morgan Weeks is at the Athens-Clarke County police station investigating a rape that occurred yesterday.