Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Athens Regional Hosts Pink Glove Dance
By: Ashley ShahAhmadi Pink gloves…pink headbands…and pink wigs… These employees at Athens Regional are suiting up in pink for a good cause. “Someone came up with this great idea to ask people to wear a bunch of pink gloves and dance around and have fun and then they would…
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Fewer Early Voters Could Mean Fewer Voters On Election Day
Early voting in four key local elections is over, and the results could be a key indicator in how many people decide to vote on Election Day.  In the four important mayoral elections–Atlanta, Gainesville, Danielsville, and Commerce–all of them had the lowest early voter turn-outs in years. In fact, low…
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Strange Athens’ Apartment Complex Burglary
Reported by Tiffany Buck It happened at Georgia Green Townhomes. The property located off fourth street near downtown has been under renovation. The police report shows the total cost of stolen property and damages – over twenty thousand dollars. Pete Carson at Carson Plumbing says the most likely reason for…
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Monsignor Donovan Students to State Competition
Two students from The Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School are heading to Darton College to bring home a big trophy–and even bigger bragging rights. Seniors Emily Burns and Jacob Price won this trophy last Thursday at Regionals. But they’re not stopping there. Burns said, “We’re seniors. So it’s our last…
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PM Webcast
Online anchor Lindsay Tuman looks into different entertainment events occurring around the area.
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Afternoon Webcast
Online Anchor Lindsay Tuman tells you about festivities going on in Tate Plaza for Bulldog Bash.
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AM Webcast
Online Anchor Lindsay Tuman gives you a sneak peak at some of the top stories for tonights webcast at 5.
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Caterpillar Plant Grand Opening
-Bogart, GA New jobs..a new plant…and new life for one Northeast Georgia Community…today…the state’s Governor and key executives of Caterpillar opened up a new plant in Bogart. Governor Nathan Deal says this is more than just a great day for Northeast Georgia…it’s a great day for the entire state.…
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School Security after Lockdown
The man who forced a lockdown of a local elementary school is still behind bars tonight. Sixty-four year old Larry Michael yearwood faces several charges including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…and bringing a weapon onto school property. Eddie Perry describes what his Grandson told him when…
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Caterpillar plant offers hundreds of jobs to Athens area
By Holly Sweat The Caterpillar plant is offering the Athens area so much more than revenue. For Dillon Nelson its a new sense of security.  “I had been looking for a couple of months after I lost my previous job, and when I found out I was going to…