Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Still No Warrant in Hit-and-Run Case
Athens, GA- The flags still stand where Emily Bowman’s tragic incident took place over one week ago. While Emily faced another surgery this morning, police continued their investigation. It’s clear that many questions are still up in the air. While the blood on the scene has been cleared up, what…
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Tinder App Connects Students
Athens, GA– ”Oh my gosh, I just got a message on Tinder,” said Jenna Jennings. A new iPhone app is becoming the next online dating tool for college students. This is how it works. Tinder is a social media site that is linked to Facebook and lets users create a…
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February UGA Cabinet Meeting on 2/20
Athens, GA– UGA’s President Adams and the university Cabinet were ready to talk some serious business this morning as they held their monthly meeting in North Campus. This morning the meeting covered a bunch of topics ranging from University successes and accollades around town, to more businesslike matters like upcoming…
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Monday Afternoon Update
Paul Maharry and Victor Temple are here for your updates for this afternoon.
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NTSB: Nothing Wrong with Plane, Runway Before Crash
First full day of investigation underway into Augusta-area plane crash Thomson, Ga (GradyNewSource.com) – Federal investigators are beginning their first full day of investigating at the scene of an Augusta-area plane crash. A 15-member team from the National Transportation Safety Board is in Thomson following Wednesday night’s crash, which claimed…
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Fundraising Begins for Hit and Run Victim
Friends of Emily Bowman create fund, schedule events to help with medical bills Athens, Ga (GradyNewSource.com) – Friends of Emily Bowman are beginning fundraising efforts to help the family of the 19-year-old Kennesaw State University student pay the girl’s mounting hospital bills. “Any little bit will help right now,” says friend…
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Entomology Department Displays Insect Zoo
ATHENS, GA – Whenever you think of a zoo, you may think lions, tigers, bears, and cute cuddly pandas. But UGA is home to a different kind of zoo. Grady Newsource Reporter Meredith Dean introduces some of the Entomology Department’s star insects who are part of UGA’s Insect Zoo. In 1985,…
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Kudzu Bug, A Soybean Killer
Athens, GA – There is a new bug in Georgia and and its affecting Soybean crops. Mache Kane has more about this pest which is actually called the kudzu bug. In 2009, the kudzu bug was first found. Now, its called the kudzu bug because it eats kudzu, but the real…
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UGA’s Only Female to Complete Mountain Warfare Course
Athens, Ga–Uga’s R-O-T-C unit is awarded the annual MacArthur award. Reporter Hannah Patrick has the story about one of their outstanding cadets in this program. The MacArthur award is given to 8 out of 273 ROTC units nationwide.This award came right after Kayla Lechance became the only female from UGA…
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February 21st Morning Webcast
Here’s a look at this morning’s top stories with web anchor Julie Calhoun.