Northeast Georgia News

Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.

  • Early Kickoff Times on Gamedays Decrease Downtown Crime

    Early kickoff times create less crime in Athens.

  • Georgia/Florida Beach Cleanup

    While the dawgs prepare for the gators, volunteers will go head to head with litter. This is the 6th year students have volunteered to spend their game day morning sweeping up the trash left behind by thousands of students. But this rivalry weekend, clean up organizers are turning to something new…

  • Alcohol Changes in Jackson County

    No lines and a short wait. Early voting began at 8 o’clock this morning in Jackson County. The big issue on the ballot this election: alcohol. Lori Wurtz, elections supervisor for Jackson County said that when there’s an alcohol referendum on the ballot they see more voters. Nicholson and Pendergrass…

  • Athens Clarke County Police Department Phone Scams

    –Reported by Lindsay Tuman Phones are ringing off the hook at the Athens Clarke County Police Department. A new scammer calls people pretending to be, none other than a member of the police department. So far five people have called in reporting this guy, but we aren’t sure how many…

  • Oconee St. UMC Approves Plan For New Building

    One local church is still on the long road to recovery after a devastating fire. But now we know what the re-built one is going to look like. The design for the new Oconee StreetUnited Methodist Church is shown above. The church just approved the design this week. The fire…

  • PM News

    UGA Baseball is currently playing in the Red and Black World Series. Tune in at 5 to find out how the Bulldogs are doing!

  • Clarkesville Library Makes Edible Books

    One library lets you devour a book…literally! The Clarkesville library is letting you make an edible book with just a chocolate bar and a fruit roll-up. It’s part of Teen-Read Week. The goal is to expand young readers’ appetites and get kids reading outside the classroom. “They get a lot…

  • Noon News

    Reporter Brenna Bocinsky brings you the noon webcast.

  • AM News

    Reporter Brenna Bocinsky brings you the morning newscast.

  • UGA Paint Line: Breast Cancer Awareness

    ATHENS, Ga.– For nearly 15 years, the UGA Paint Line has been yelling and screaming in red and black in support of the Georgia Bulldogs. The colors will change this Saturday. They will be painting up in pink for the Missouri game in honor of breast cancer awareness month. Matthew…

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