Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Increase in Vinyl Record Sales
By: Alexcia Fauscett Athens,Ga- Everything is digital these days. BUT one recent trend, even younger people are catching onto is going back to to the original sound of vinyl. “It’s a different experience from always having digital music that always sounds the exactly the same,” Wuxtry employee, Nate Mitchell points out. This could explain…
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Clarke Central High School Principal Recognition
Athens, GA – It might be a stormy day outside, but you wouldn’t know it looking at Clarke Central High School’s Principal, Dr. Robbie Hooker. Hooker’s advice when dealing with every day encounters: “You just have to keep a level head, and remember that, ya know, take one thing at…
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Canopy Studio Partners With Local School to Teach Trapeze
At most schools, you normally find kids swinging on swing sets and playing kickball games. Well, Chase Street Elementary has a different approach. Trapeze. Canopy trapeze Studio on Tracey Street began partnering with the school last year to provide students with an unusual way to spend the afternoon. After school…
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State Budget Cuts Impeding Georgia’s Agriculture
-Athens, GA A new state budget has immigrant farm workers worried about where their next paycheck will come from. Jeffrey McNair has been running around all morning to find out more. Each morning immigrant workers gather in front of this shelter in front of Home Depot on Epps Bridge…
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Teen Arrested for Flowery Branch School Threat
18-year-old Tiffani Torres charged after threat posted to Web Flowery Branch, Ga (Grady NewSource) – A Flowery Branch teenager has been charged after she posted a shooting threat against her school to the Internet Monday. Tiffani Torres, 18, of Flowery Branch, was arrested at her home Tuesday morning after investigators…
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Multi-state Identity Theft Case Busted
Featured image: Angela Davida Miller Athens, Ga- The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office busts a multi-state identity theft case. They have signed 12 warrants on identity theft charges. It all started around 11:30 AM yesterday Corporal Clark Sparrow was parked by 316 with another Deputy when the tag reader system in…
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Pawtropolis Offers Paradise For Animals
If you have ever felt guilty about leaving your pet at home then worry no more. This unique place is a doggie daycare much like a daycare center for children. Pawtropolis is a paradise for animals. Pups come here to get pampered. Animal care taker, Whitney Rose says that the…
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Jere Morehead Named UGA President Finalist
By Brittany Denny
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Night Club Safety in Athens After Brazil Fire
Athens, GA – Night Clubs and bars in Athens are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of guests in the event of a fire like the one that occurred in Brazil this past weekend. The Georgia Theatre reopened in 2011 after having to be rebuilt from the ground up.…
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