Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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UPDATE: Mama’s Boy Fire
Two employees involved in a kitchen fire at Mama’s Boy are expected to be okay and released from the hospital this week. “EMS and the fire department reacted quickly. Both of our employees suffered from second degree burns, mostly on the arms though,” says restaurant manager Ken McCallin. Yesterday’s fire…
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Redcoat Alumni Pep Band Raises Money For Current Members
The Redcoat Alumni Pep Band has formed to raise scholarship money for current Redcoats. The band held their first practice over the weekend. They can be booked for parties, festivals, and weddings. Small, medium, or large ensembles are available. The alumni have already helped raise money for the silver instruments…
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UGA Transit New Bus App
While some students may play the guessing game when it comes to exams– they won’t have to guess when their buses will arrive. The UGA Transit System released a new app called Route Shout. The app allows students to locate the buses and updates them on arrival times. It’s been…
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Historical Dorm Now Welcomes Males
One historical dorm at UGA is breaking tradition. Boys are now calling Brumby Hall home after 47 years of the dorm being female only. Freshmen students knew the dorm would be co-ed starting this fall when they requested housing. Some major renovations were made to the bathrooms so both genders…
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Student Employment Fair
Businesses are looking to hire UGA students. Those wanting to earn a little extra cash should head to the annual Student Employment Fair this Wednesday. Over 90 businesses will be gathered in the Tate Student Center. They are offering internsips and part-time or full-time positions. To see the list of participating…
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GradyFest 2013
Athens, GA – Where can you walk the red carpet, get free popcorn, and watch films for free? At GradyFest 2013. Kara Maltby, the Co-Coordinator of GradyFest 2013 explains, “GradyFest is the student film festival so we showcase all the films throughout the year that students have submitted and give…
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Minority Acceptance Rate
Athens, GA-UGA has recently accepted more minority students for Fall 2013 admission. However, compared to other SEC schools UGA still lags behind. Reporter Wes Clark investigates to see what is UGA doing to change that. Blacks, Latinos, and Asians. a few minority groups represented on campus of UGA. Starting this…
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The G Book: A Tribute to UGA
Athens, GA – This year is the 5th anniversary of the creation of a book which is a sort of bucket list of things to do at UGA and in Athens before you graduate. And this is a special kind of book because UGA is a special kind of place.…
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Video: Special Sendoff for Steve Smith
Atlanta newsman John Pruitt joins Grady NewSource in a retirement farewell for Steve Smith Athens, Ga (Grady Newsource) – After four decades covering the day’s news, Steve Smith is retiring. The former WXIA/11Alive news director and ABC News bureau chief signed off from his last newcast as executive producer for…