Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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UGA Bus App To Mitigate Passenger Wait Time
Athens, GA – Have you ever waited, waited, and WAITED for a UGA bus? Well good news, that’s going to end. Only if you have smartphone though according to Reporter Meredith Dean.
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Vision Video Closes One Store But Continues To Stay Strong
Athens, Ga– Blockbusters and other movie stores are closing nationwide. But one local Athens video store has found a way to keep their video business running. Reporter Hannah Patrick found out how vision video is still succeeding. Even though One of the Vision Video stores is closing next month, the…
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DGK Takes NYC Trip
By: Brittany Denny University of Georgia’s Journalism Society DiGamma Kappa took a trip to the big apple for networking and an overall great time.
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UGA Police to Meet With Sketch Artist Thursday
Athens, GA–Police still don’t know the identity of the man responsible for the aggravated assault and attempted rape that happened at the Botanical Gardens this past Friday. The police are working very hard to figure out who did this. The UGA Police Department has contacted a sketch artist from the Georgia…
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UGA Researchers Receive Large Grant
Good news for three research professors at the University of Georgia. Professor Richard Dluhy in the chemistry department of Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, as well as Professors Stephen Tompkins and Ralph Tripp in the College of Veterinary Medicine received a grant of more than 1.1 million dollars to…
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Coach Fox Hosts Charity Challenge
Help Georgia Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Fox win the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge! Coach Fox, along with 48 other basketball coaches around the country are competing for a $100,000 prize to the charity they are supporting. Coach Fox has selected Coaches vs. Cancer as his cause. To help Coach Fox…
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Police Investigating Reported Rape Attempt
UGA, Clarke County police searching for supposed rapist Athens, Ga (Grady NewSource) – Police are looking for an alleged attacker after a victim says he tried to rape and assault her Friday afternoon, a warning e-mailed to University of Georgia students indicates. University of Georgia police say a victim reported a…
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Athens’ Music Scene Photo Exhibit Featured Around Town
By: Brittany Chenelle At the Oconee library the exhibit for the month belongs to native Athenian and UGA Alumni Richard Fay’s photography. He’s captured a number of photographs over the years that highlight the Athens music scene. Fay’s photo exhibit started earlier in January and will continue through the end…
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Rabbit Box Embodies Athens’ Spirit
Athens, Ga — For David Noah, telling stories means more than just having a beginning, middle and end. Over the years it has become an outlet for self-expression. But David has learned that his favorite part of storytelling is not just sharing his own history. This is why David is…
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A Flu Epidemic Is Sweeping Athens
Athens, Ga.– The Clarke County Health Department and many pharmacies around town are out of flu shots and unaware if they will get any more soon. This flu season is already a lot higher than it was at this time last year, making vaccines much harder to come by. But…