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2016 Election
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Athens-Clarke County
AthFest Educates Awards Winter Grants for Music and Arts
ATHENS, Ga. – Athens has a legendary music scene, and its next batch of musicians is getting an early start, thanks to AthFest Educates, which is giving money to local school programs to support the music and arts. While bands at AthFest and runners at the AthHalf half-marathon provide plenty…
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Archives
Flash Flood Warning in Effect from Feb. 3-6
According to the National Weather Service, much of central and north Georgia is under a flash flood warning issued Feb. 3 at 11:26am until Feb.6th 3:48AM. Flash floods are considered dangerous and precautions should be taken on all roadways and sidewalks. http://[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVoz96FHMjo&w=560&h=315] By Jazmine Calhoun
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Athens-Clarke County
‘Neo-Masculinist’ Blogger Holding International Meetup Day for Places in Georgia
ATHENS, GA — A self-styled “neo-masculinist” blogger who says men are superior to women and are being oppressed by feminism has launched an “International Meetup Day” Saturday in locations around the globe including the arch at the University of Georgia in Athens and Piedmont Park in Atlanta. He has even posted a…
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Food
Local Food, Local Places in Winder
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGz1TAW0ysc] WINDER, GA — The Winder Housing Authority is one of 27 communities chosen to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative encouraging communities to create sustainable, healthy neighborhoods through local agricultural markets. Local Foods, Local Places assigns a team of experts to assist communities in…
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Northeast Georgia News
Want to Vote from Home? Meet Tele-Caucus
2016 is the first year Iowa used a “tele-caucus”…a method that allows U. S. citizens living out of the country…to vote at home. But that’s not how the Georgia primary will work for Americans living abroad who want to vote. Georgia requires people to send in an absentee ballot, by…
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Boxing Gym Provides Lessons for People with Parkinson’s
Coach Keith Keppner with his clients There’s a new boxing class in Athens and it’s aimed at people with a crippling disease. Keppner Boxing provides boxing lessons for people with Parkinson’s. After Coach Keppner had a person with Parkinson’s disease ask for a class specifically with people diagnosed, he was happy to…
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Northeast Georgia News
Huge Turnout for Active Shooter Training
This afternoon the ACCPD hosted its 6th session on how to prepare for an active shooter. The session had a huge turnout, posting its largest attendance to date. Approximately 95 people were in attendance including residents, officials, etc. Extra chairs were brought in because of the amount of people who…
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Athens-Clarke County
‘Creeping Obesity’: UGA Study Suggests Vacation Leads to Weight Gain
ATHENS, Ga. – A week off from work could add some inches to your waistline — weight thats sticks even six weeks after vacation. A study from University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences found that adults going on a one- to three-week vacation gained an average of about 1 pound during their trips. This…
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UGA Sports
Georgia Basketball to Face South Carolina
Pictured above is Yante Maten Georgia’s Men basketball team will face the South Carolina Gamecocks tonight at 7 in Stegeman Coliseum. This is a much needed win for Georgia after their matchup against Baylor this past Saturday where the Bulldogs fell short with a 73-83 loss. This matchup is…