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UGA
UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness Issues Ideas for International Travel Safety
The UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness had a travel safety seminar today. Here are some of the tips they recommend: download a travel safety app \t Know where the US Embassy is \t Be aware of your surroundings \t watch our for pickpockets or bag snatchers Kelsey Hamilton, one of the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Unemployment Rate Reaches a New, 8-Year Low
Unemployment rates in the United States and in Athens has reached a new low. Reporter Ryan Sander has the digital update for you. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the U.S’ current unemployment rate is 4.9%. That means out of 100 Americans, 4.9 of them are without a job. There’s…
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Environment
Spring Begins to Spring
Spring is around the corner, but not before we see a mix of hail and rain tonight. The mixture will be here by 6PM but by the time you wake up in the morning – there will be sunny skies. With a 0% chance of rain starting tomorrow, the sunshine will…
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UGA Sports
UGA Football Takes Alabama Quarterback
UGA scored a major victory today in football. Quarterback Jake Fromm has put on his social media accounts that he has de-commited from Alabama to come play football at the University of Georgia. After being offered a scholarship from UGA Coach Kirby Smart, Fromm made his decision to join the…
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Today’s Local Sports
UGA SPORTS UGA Sports Teams will be hard at work now and over the university’s spring break. UGA’s Baseball team finished its two game series against Charleston Southern last night, taking the win with a 5-3 series sweep. The Bulldogs will play tomorrow for their three game weekend series against Mercer.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Gun Robbery Suspects Still at Large
Athens-Clarke County Police say a Golden Pantry employee was at a drink station when someone came up behind her and placed a gun to her head. The employee was ordered to open all registers.Two males held her at gun point while a third male took an undisclosed amount of money. The…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Regional Trains for Disaster
Athens Regional will complete its training for mass casualty events, this afternoon in its medical services building. This training is being conducted by the National Disaster Life Support Foundation Advanced Disaster Life Support class. These classes are developed by four academic centers – one of them the University of Georgia. Exercise…
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Health
UGA Maternity Leave Discussion Pushed to Next Year
A Parental Leave Proposal was on the agenda for the last UGA Faculty Human Resources Committee Meeting this afternoon. However, Brenda Keen, Chair of UGA Human Resources said that they ran out of time during the meeting and that the proposal has been put off until next year. The proposal was passed…
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Northeast Georgia News
Man Missing in Oconee County
24 years-old Chad Ruark is still missing nine days. Today his family spoke to the media about it, for the first time. Chad’s brother, Ernie Ruark, says that Chad is not acting like himself at all. He says, “Chad is just not keeping up with his kids, not calling real close…
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Athens-Clarke County
Some Students Say No to Guns on Campus
Students at the University of Georgia will hold a protest against a bill in the Georgia Senate that could lead to allowing carry of concealed firearms on campus. A march for UGA students and Athens’ community members will start at 6:15 PM tonight at the UGA Arch on Broad Street. The march will…