Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Cedar Shoals High Schoolers Choose Their Career Path
Athens, Ga.– Grady Newsource 15 reporter Kimberly Johnson spoke with a Cedar Shoals nine-grader about the school’s new initiative to have students choose a career path. This comes after House Bill 186 was passed in 2011, requiring all public high school students in Georgia to pick an area of interest…
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Could UGA have Gender-Inclusive Housing Soon?
Athens, Ga.– Georgia State University announced that male and female students will be allowed to share a dorm room this fall. The university says gender-inclusive housing came after a decade of request form siblings, opposite-sex friends, and LGBT students wanting to live together. UGA’s LGBT Resource Center says that having…
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Cedar Shoals Senior Says Basketball Coach is Like a Father Figure
Athens, Ga.-- Keyuntay Caldwell is a senior on the Cedar Shoals basketball team and says L'Dreco Thomas is more than a head coach. Thomas has been at the helm for the Jaguars for almost five seasons and helped the team defeat its rival Clarke Central High School this past Saturday.
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Learn How to Start Your Own Blood Drive Campaign
January is National Blood Donor Month and American Red Cross supporters are starting a brand new campaign. It's called Sleeves Up and its the first website that creates a virtual blood drive. \n
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Royston Resident Explains the Purpose of His “Earth Home”
Royston, Ga. -- Andrew Hickman is building what he calls "Northeast Georgia's Earth Home". He says everything you could need to run a home, you can get from nature.
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UPDATE: Mike “Big Dawg” Woods Has a Message for His Fans
Athens, Ga. 12:56 p.m. -- Mike "Big Dawg" Woods has a message for his fans form his hospital bed at Athens Regional. Woods has been a longtime fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and says that he is in good care.
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Morgan County robotics team prepares for competition
Morgan County-- Dorian Holloway, the team's electrical and communications leader, explains why the program is bigger than just going to competitions.
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Seizure-response dog aids child in Canton, Ga.
Choco is the seizure response dog of a 13-year-old Canton resident. He was trained at the University of Kentucky. The dog has become Victoria William's lifesaver since 2012. The dog senses when she's about to have a seizure so she can act accordingly.
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ADDA Proposes Liquor License Restrictions
Athens, GA – Some businesses are not thrilled about the new Athens Downtown Development Authority proposals introduced yesterday. The ADDA is looking to to expand downtown Athens and restricting liquor licenses. Patrick Stubbers is the owner of Seabear dowtown. He voices his concerns.
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Coaches vs. Cancer
Watkinsville, GA -Coaches vs. Cancer is a charity basketball tournament that will be held over the weekend at the Veteran Park Gym in Oconee County. The tournament will be on Sunday, January 25th from 1-7 PM. The teams will consist of 3 or 4 person teams. Each team will receive a…