Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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END IT Athens Raises Awareness About Slavery
Athens, GA – When you hear the word slavery you might think it’s a thing of the past, but your wrong. It still exists. In fact, today, over 20 million slaves are in the world. Right now people are being forced to do intense labor for long hours. END IT…
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Student Faces DUI Charges
A 21 year old student left two thousand dollars worth of damage behind him after what appears to be a drunken ride and reporter Jeffrey McNair has been out gathering the details Tyler Beers is said to have jumped the curb near the intersection of Thomas and Oconee Street striking…
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Men and Women, Muslim and Non-Muslim, Wear Scarves in Solidarity
Athens, GA- Many view scarves as a sign of oppression for Islamic women. But for most, this is not the case. Student Aseala Abousaud says, “Obviously there is a huge misconception that women are oppressed because they are forced to wear it and obviously there are extreme groups everywhere that…
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Strange Laws Still Exist in Georgia
Most everyone loves going to their local ice cream shop to get a cone, but many people don’t know that there are some old state laws about ice cream cones that, no matter how strange, could get them in trouble with the law. In Georgia, it is illegal to carry…
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Dental Safety
Athens, Ga–Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS. Two medical conditions nearly seven thousand dental patients may have possibly been exposed to at a clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reporter Wes Clark caught up with a local dentist who says despite this unfortunate event, his facility is still sanitary to pracitce dental medicine Dr. Hall…
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Student Hunger
Athens, GA–More students at UGA are getting off the meal plan because its to expensive. Reporter Wes Clark investigates to see how students are getting creative with finding food Chopping potatoes, washing beans, and carrying food to the pan. Fabrice Julien is one of a couple students who cooks his…
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Morning Webcast April 11, 2013
Pollen Count has doubled since yesterday.
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Widow of Yesterday’s Lexington Road Accident Shares her Emotions
ATHENS, GA- Wright Gazaway Zelma Griffith is still having trouble coping with her emotions surrounding her husband’s tragic death yesterday in an accident that took place on Lexington Road. But in the midst of all of her personal sadness, she’s having to worry about how she’s going to get by.
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ALT Community Gardens Push for Ordinance Change
Athens, GA — With temperatures finally on the rise, now seems as good a time as any to get outside and start working in your garden. You can eat or give away the crops you grow, but don’t try selling them because its against city ordinance — at least for now.…