Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Jackson County Economy To Benefit From Tech Industry Agreement
Two South Korean tech industry giants came to an agreement over the weekend that could mean huge economic growth for Jackson County. SK Innovation and LG Energy Solution reached a $1.8 billion global settlement of a trade secrets case, allowing construction of the new $2.6 billion electric vehicle battery manufacturing…
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Flying Biscuit Cafe Opens in Athens During Pandemic
The Flying Biscuit Cafe is now open in Athens at 1180B Prince Ave. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, operates locations in the South, including Texas. The Flying Biscuit opened its original location in East Atlanta in 1993. The corporate website said the menu is Southern-inspired. The Flying Biscuit offers…
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Facebook Local News Groups Work To Inform, Engage Residents
In the early morning hours of March 19, a gunman killed 23-year-old RaceTrac employee Elijah Wood. As rush hour began, posts on the Oconee 411 Facebook group page asked about the police activity at the RaceTrac station on Macon Highway. Later, using information from county officials, local news groups from…
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UGA Farmers Market Helps Northeast Georgia Community Improve Food Insecurity
On a Wednesday afternoon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., you will find many tents and activities on the Zell B. Miller Learning Center South Lawn creating the UGA Farmers Market. Some of the featured produce at the market include tomato plants, carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, turnips, and more. Slowly,…
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The Challenges Doug Goodin Faces With His Online Show
Doug Goodin, aka The Jumbotron Guy, tells Chad Dyer about the sound issues and other nervous moments in making “Tea w/ Doug G.” Chad Dyer is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
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How Madison County Residents Successfully Lobbied Legislators Over Pollution Concerns
The law-altering conversations about air pollution in Georgia did not originate in the Capitol building chambers that hosted them. They started between a group of friends in a living room in the small Madison County town of Colbert, Georgia. Eight months of lobbying later, Governor Brian Kemp’s signed a…
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Clubhouse Atlanta: Combatting Unemployment Through Community-Based Approach
Whether it is due to stigma, a past criminal record or debilitating symptoms, people with mental illness find it harder to secure employment. Georgia has the fourth-highest prevalence of mental illness in the nation. With the pervasiveness of mental illness in Georgia, how can we combat unemployment in this population?…
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How One Atlanta News Station Is Fighting Against Fake News
Virtually any question can be answered in seconds. Mobile phones, computers and tablets have given access to so much information. However, not all information is good information. Inaccurate and misleading information is known as fake news or disinformation. 11Alive is a Georgia news station that is helping Georgia residents get…
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Baking Joy: UGA Student Turns Hobby into Business
Hopping on a Zoom call with Noah Ashley the first thing you notice is the long shelf of pots and pans on the wall behind his head, it looks like they are coming out of his ears. Next, you see a tall shelf over his left shoulder full of…
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Georgia House Approves Funding for Internet Construction in Rural Counties
The Georgia House of Representatives approved a midyear budget that would grant rural areas, like Oglethorpe County, funding for increased internet construction. The funding includes $20 million that will be distributed to rural counties all across Georgia in an effort to resolve an issue that has become even more…