Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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UGA Summer Classes Are Beneficial to Students in Multiple Ways
Athens, GA– Spring semester is almost over but summer classes are available during May through August. Chelsea Anderson found out why students can benefit from summer school.  With more and more students coming to UGA, classrooms can become crammed and it can be difficult to find the classes you…
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GA Law Means Possible Change in Brewery Abilities
Visitors at Terrapin usually get to take home a cup after their visits, but House Bill 314 is hoping to make it so visitors can also take home what goes inside the cup.  The date on when the vote will be held to decide if Georgia breweries will be…
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UGA Partial Smoking Ban Enforcement Issues
This ban has been in place for a while and SGA expanded it two years ago. Many students don’t seem to take it seriously, so this issue has the possibility of reappearing this year in the SGA elections. The smoking ban prohibits lighting up for at least 35 feet of…
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UGA Student Creates New Social Network
Athens, GA–There is a new and innovative app and social network on the Apple store created by one of UGA’s own. Senior Andrew Harrah created My Crowd in order to allow people to find their friends downtown without even having to ask them. In order for the app to work,…
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March 25: Afternoon Webcast
Jordan Bell and Hilary Allen give us the latest from Grady Newsource. SGA debate, gay marriage, and iPhone apps. This is a newscast you won’t want to miss. Join us today at 5:00 p.m.
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Grady Newsource: Morning Webcast
Today at 5 we’ll tell you more about this winter-like weather, and how long it’s going to stick around. Plus, reporter Abby Johnson will tell us how Athens residents are reacting to the gay mariage debate. The University is encouraging incoming freshmen to enroll in summer courses even before they…
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Athens Extra: Interview with Florida Georgia Line
Country meets the Classic City! Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, the guys who make up the country duo Florida Georgia Line, talked to Grady NewSource reporter, Mamie Shepherd, before taking the stage to a sold-out crowd at the Georgia Theatre on Wednesday. (They even called the Dawgs!)
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Local Thief Targets Wallets
–Athens, Ga He simply walks in, no name tag, no uniform sometimes carrying a pen and a piece of paper claiming he is with a cleaning company or pest control. The stories vary from place to place but the motive is always the same. Wallets. Various places in Athens-Clarke, Oconee…
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Parkour Arrives in Athens
Athens, GA – You may have seen people running up walls of campus buildings or doing flips over rails on Tate Plaza. These guys are participating in a French sport called Parkour. Now, Athens Parkour may seem like an extreme form of exercise, Reporter Meredith Dean explains that this type…