Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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State parks call for volunteers to help in preservation efforts
Comer, GA – Volunteers are teaming up this weekend in a statewide effort to help maintain and preserve Georgia’s state parks. One state park is opening this weekend for volunteers to help with repair work on the grounds. Reporter Mason Gepp tells you how these efforts are affecting the Watson Mill…
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Athens motorcycle ride event provides book bags for foster and crisis-influenced children
Athens, GA – An Auburn, GA charity organization is hosting a motorcycle ride that will benefit children in crisis. Adventure Bags is hosting the third annual 62-mile motorcycle ride that will start in Athens. Ride participants donate 25 dollars to pay for a book bag for children, which contain things like shampoo, toothbrushes,…
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Body found in Athens park identified
Athens, GA – Athens-Clarke County police have confirmed that the deceased person found in the Middle Oconee River in Ben Burton Park is 40-year old Mickey Lynn Mills, from Athens. Mills was reported missing on Monday, September 22. ACC police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation responded to a 911 call…
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UGA replacing campus coal boiler
Athens, GA – The University of Georgia is replacing a fifty-year old campus coal boiler that has been the subject of environmental protests and controversy for years. UGA says it will replace the coal boiler with a new electrode boiler that is powered by electricity. The change is expected to save the University of…
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New athletic facility keeps athletes out of the elements
Athens, GA – A potential athletic facility could keep University of Georgia athletes training during the winter. The UGA athletic board is looking into plans for an indoor facility that will keep athletes training for the indoor season. This means that athletes like triple jumpers will be able to practice year-round in sand pits…
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Navy veteran takes Athens-area veteran to and from their doctor’s appointments
Athens, GA – A retired Navy veteran is helping his fellow veterans get to and from their doctor’s appointments. Through the Disabled American Veterans, Roger Majchrzak takes veterans to their doctor’s appointments two to three days out of the week and does it free of charge. Veterans tell him when their appointments are,…
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School bus crash on Highway 129 cleared
Athens, Ga– Highway 129 northbound lanes are cleared after an early morning wreck involving a Clarke County School bus carrying elementary school students. Clarke County school officials reported no injuries in the accident. Police say the wreck took place between 7 and 8 AM this morning when a motorist pulled…
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Chris Conley named to 2014 Allstate Good Works Team
Athens, GA – The American Football Coaches Association and Allstate insurance have named University of Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley to the 2014 Allstate Good Works Team. Conley is one of 22 players who were honored on Tuesday, and is one of four players from the Southeastern Conference who received the award.…
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Weather Update September 24
Today is set to be a breezy day with below normal temperatures – expect to have similar weather over the next few days. Student meteorologist Riley Hale has your weather update here and at 5pm on Newsource.
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Historical Trail Provides Remembrance For Civil War Leaders
Athens, GA- The Civil War Heartland Leaders Trail offers a remembrance of some memorable leaders of the Civil War. The trail begins in Gainesville, Ga., and goes throughout Athens. There are 46 sites located on this trail including the Crawford Long Museum and the T.R.R. Cobb House. Reporter Heather Hyatt…