Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Woman Attacked at Athens Restaurant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4cxgtclRkM&feature=youtu.be Athens, Ga- The 35-year-old woman that was brutally attacked on Tuesday night at an Athens’ restaurant, is recovering. Police are still looking for the suspect. The aggravated assault happened around 9:30 at La Fiesta on College Station Rd. The victim, who declined to go to the hospital, said that…
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Breaking News: Shooting at Atlanta Middle School
Student suspect in custody, victim shot in head Atlanta, Ga (Grady NewSource) – A teen shot in the head outside an Atlanta middle school Thursday afternoon is conscious and alert at the hospital. Around 1:50 p.m., one student shot a 14-year-old boy – also a student – in a grassy…
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UGA Takes a Hit at Obesity
Athens, Ga–Georgia has one of the highest obesity rates in the Nation. Uga is taking multiple steps to fix this problem across campus and the Athens community. Hannah Patrick has details about the program that help 75 people lose over three hundred pounds.  Stacy Connell started a biggest loser…
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Athens Extra: Interview with Lukas Nelson
Lukas Nelson is performing in Athens tonight with his band, Promise of the Real. Before opening for his country superstar dad, Willie Nelson, Lukas stopped to talk to Grady NewSource reporters, Mamie Shepherd and Sarah Edwards, at the Georgia Theatre. For information on Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real,…
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UGA Spring Career Fair Sets Recruiter Attendance Records
Athens, GA — This year’s Spring Career Fair filled the Classic Center to capacity. Representatives from 205 companies nation-wide came to recruit UGA students for jobs, topping last year’s total of about 170. Students didn’t let the bad weather stop them from starting a bright future! By: Alli Christensen &…
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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…