Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Compost 101: How Composting Could Save Money and the Environment
Grady Newsource Reporter Tyler Linn takes a look into what composting is and how it could save the University of Georgia some money when they take out the trash. But even more importantly, the Warnell graduate students who are pushing for more composting awareness say that composting will help…
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Breaking News: Missing Oconee County Boy Found
Boy disappeared from neighborhood near Wakinsville Wakinsville, Ga (GradyNewSource.com) – A 13-year-old boy missing from a neighborhood near Watkinsville has been located, Oconee County officials announce. Jordan Amos, 13, was last seen near Norton Road and Barnett Shoals Road around 7:30 p.m. By 11 p.m., the boy had been located. No…
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State to Vote on Shortened Deer Season
By: Brittany Denny Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources will vote in May to shorten the deer hunting season by 25 days. This is due to the deer population reaching the goal of 1 million. The department feels that shortening it by this amount of time will make it easier…
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National Headlines Morning Webcast
Athens, Ga– First up, the cardinals took home a national championship against the wolverines. Louisville lived up to their overall top seed ranking in the tournament–But they did have to work for it. And they worked especially hard for teammate Kevin Ware whose gruesome injury rings in all of our…
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Lesley Murphy on Newsource
It’s not her first time on Grady’s NewSource. Lesley Murphy graduated from UGA in May 2010 with a degree in Digital & Broadcast Journalism. She just so happen to be in Athens today and we got a chance to catch up with her. She recently spent 7 months on ABC’s…
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CDC Reports More Couples Living Together Before Marriage
The economic situation is having an unsual side effect on people. Reporter Cody Godwin spoke with a local expert that said more people are living together instead of getting married. The CDC reports that it’s more 50-50; about half of couples are living together unmarried and while the other half…
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Classic City Brew Fest Raises Money for Animals
Athens, GA — Athens is on the cutting edge of the newest brewing trend — craft beers. This past weekend the 18th annual Classic City Brew Fest gave people a chance to sample hundreds of the unique beers, but there was more to the event than the taste of ales…