Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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How to Vote Absentee — The Right Way
An unprecedented number of Georgians voted through absentee ballots in the June primaries — around 1.15 million, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. While historically, only 3 to 6% of Georgians vote absentee, in the primaries almost half of the total vote was accounted for by absentees, said…
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Georgia Continues Huge Early Voter Turnout; Oglethorpe County Voting Lines Remain Short Despite Increase
Georgia experienced a 48% increase in early voter in-person turnout from the 2016 election as of 5 p.m. yesterday. And according to Oglethorpe Board of Elections supervisor Steve McCannon, nearly 3,000 of 10,683 registered voters in Oglethorpe already completed early in-person voting. He said this is an increase from the…
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How Economic Issues Are Taking Forefront For Athens Businesses During Election 2020
Athens’ local economy, like most of the world’s, has faltered and dipped since March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But that does not mean everyone has been affected equally. After businesses were forced to shut down, and a statewide shelter-in-place mandate went into effect temporarily on April 2,…
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In Georgia, The Most Dangerous State for Pregnant Women, Policy Change Could Save Lives
Black women in Georgia are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women nationally, according to data from the CDC. Georgia, which has the second-highest maternal mortality rate in the nation, is one of the most dangerous states to be pregnant in today. According to CDC…
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When Newspapers Fail, Communities and Big Business Must Fill the Gap; Northeast Georgia Is No Exception
Click through the slides to see the story or scroll below. From 2008 to 2019, almost 27,000 journalists lost their jobs due to newsroom closures. With less people creating content for daily and weekly papers, residents are turning to broadcast and digital sources to inform themselves about their community. Broadcast…
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Phase 2 of I-85 Widening Project Begins in Jackson County
Drivers heading northbound and southbound on Interstate 85 in Jackson County will experience lane closures between exits 129 and 137 as construction for Phase 2 of the I-85 widening project begins. The Big Picture On Oct. 19, construction activity for the project began around 9 p.m. with an asphalt paving…
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GA Supreme Court Rules No Do-Over For Athens-Clarke 6th District Commission Race
The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously rejected a lawsuit that was filed after Athens-Clarke County District 6 Commissioner Jerry NeSmith died. When NeSmith died, Athens-Clarke County voided his votes and declared runner-up Jesse Houle the winner. The group that filed suit argued that Athens-Clarke County should not have…
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Athens Community Fridge Changes How People Seek, Provide Aid: For Everybody, Owned by Nobody
Click the image below to see the story. Kate Ross is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. For a follow-up story on the expansion of the Athens Community Fridge, watch below: Delaney Tarr is…
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Barrow County Nonprofit Pushes For Revised Tethering Ordinance
A Barrow County girl was mauled and left in critical condition over the summer by a loose pit bull dog. Since the attack, the Barrow County government has been adding revisions to animal ordinances that they believe will improve safety for citizens. While the Board of Commissioners has been working…