Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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New UGA Veterinary Facility Dedicated Tomorrow
ATHENS, GA - The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine will celebrate the opening of a new facility tomorrow at 2 PM.
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Multi-Car Accident Stalls Traffic
ATHENS, GA - A multi-car accident on Atlanta Highway has backed up traffic.
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Research Team at UGA Trying to Improve Measles Vaccine
A research team at UGA is working to improve the MMR vaccine. The mumps vaccine, included in the 2-dose MMR vaccine, did not prevent outbreaks of the mumps in 2006 and 2010. This is possibly because a new strain of the mumps virus emerged. This new strain caused the outbreaks,…
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Culprits of Multiple Cigarette Robberies Face Upcoming Bond Hearing
Danielsville,Ga. – Vernon Lester and Ellen Brown are sitting in jail and facing similar felony charges. Lester is charged with shoplifting at an Ingles store and multiple thefts at other convenience stores along Highway 29. Lester planned to get cocaine in exchange of the cigarettes. Brown drove the vehicle and…
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Powerball Jackpot Approaches $500 Million
Georgians are eager to get their hand in the $485 million lottery pot. The Powerball jackpot currently sits at $485 million for Wednesday night’s drawing. Reporter Kimberly Johnson is driving around Athens to talk to people on whether or not it could be their lucky day.
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Madison County Animal Shelter Has Two Cats on Staff
A Madison city animal shelter has adopted two cats. Meet Baxter the cat, whose job is a dog tester. The other cat on staff is a guard cat. Reporter Rebecca Scott has more about what exactly Baxter does at 5pm.
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Valentine’s Day Causes Road Detours in Jefferson
The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced detours in Jefferson for Valentine’s Day weekend. Storey Street in downtown Jefferson will close Saturday and re-open Monday. Harold Mull, a Georgia DOT District Construction Engineer says the current roadway is not up to standards. Workers will essentially remove the entire street and…
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VA Raises Money by Doing Polar Bear Plunge
Athens Rotary Club and the Disabled American Veterans joined forces to raise money necessary to buy a new van to transport vets to the Augusta VA Hospital. Currently they have a van, but its worn down due to long trips to Augusta daily. In order to raise enough money- they have a big fundraiser called…
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Bishop Bypass Project Could Hurt Local Businesses
One of the short term, 4-5 year, plans of the Madison Athens-Clarke Oconee Regional Transportation Study (MACORTS) is to widen 441 in Oconee County. This section of the US route is one of the last remaining sections that is only two lanes. It goes through the tiny historic town of…
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Oconee County Raises Money for Kidney Transplant
WATKINSVILLE, GA - The Oconee County community raises money for a varsity soccer player at Oconee County High School.