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In-Depth
What You Need to Know About UGA Fetty Wap Concert
Rapper Fetty Wap will be performing at Stegeman Coliseum at the University of Georgia April 26 as part of University Union’s spring concert series. Here are a few things to know about his performance. \t How to buy tickets UGA students can begin buying tickets Wednesday at 10 a.m. using…
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Jackson County
Investigator Dale Dillow Brings ‘Attention to Detail, Devotion’ to Job
Investigator Dale Dillow of Jackson County’s Sheriffs Office is in charge of tracking and monitoring registered sex offenders. Find out more of what his job entails.
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Clarke County School District to Hold Public Forum
Athens, GA — Athens Clarke County School District will hold a public forum Thursday to discuss keeping students in the classroom and recent disciplinary issues. The Athens-Clarke County community will have the opportunity to voice possible solutions about both of the issues to the district school board. This forum comes after the…
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Northeast Georgia News
5 stories to watch today: Autism Awareness Month, UGA Baseball, Georgia GOP
Here’s what’s happening around Northeast Georgia. \t Research University of Georgia researchers conducted a study about whether exercise enhances the effectiveness of diabetic medication. Reporter Kaitlin Long will share how they found their answer \t Politics The Georgia GOP 10th District Convention will be held in Greensboro April 16. How…
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Northeast Georgia News
Atlanta Mayor Bans Travel to North Carolina
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has banned all non-essential travel to North Carolina, according Melissa Mullinax, Senior Advisor at Mayor Kasim Reed’s office. The order is due to the LGBT discriminatory law that recently passed there. New York, Connecticut and D.C. have already ordered the same.
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Health
Positivity Week Helps Students Deal with Suicide
This week is positivity week at Apalachee High school. The week was created by the Yearbook staff after three students committed suicide in one year. “I was actually kind of close with one of them so that kind of hit home with me and when Ms. Rehberg told me this was…
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Athens-Clarke County
The Need To Know: Today’s Top Stories
\t Jail Expansion UPDATE – Madison County officials celebrated the jail expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning. After 2.36 million dollars and years of construction, the jail expansion is complete and inmates are set to move in. The expansion increased the facility’s bed count from sixty four to ninety…
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UGA
Taking Action on Sexual Assault Awareness
The University Health Center’s Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention group is taking action today to help prevent sexual assault. The Association of American Universities reports that 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted at a university or college. “We’re doing a lot of education and you know, showing ways you can impliment…
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UGA
Recent Terror Attacks Spark Questions from Study Abroad Students
The University of Georgia is taking steps to ease any concerns about study abroad programs in the wake of recent terror attacks in Europe. The Office of International Education set up a press conference to ensure students’ health and safety abroad. Study abroad advisors hosted the conference to answer students’…
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Madison County
UPDATE: Madison County Jail Expansion Complete
It’s out with the old and in with the new. The Madison County jail expansion is finally complete after nine months with new equipment and prison pods. The expansion was proposed by Madison County officials after overcrowding and maintenance issues. The expansion includes thirty-two new inmate beds, two new recreation…