-
Athens-Clarke County
Former UGA Football Player Pleads Not Guilty to Domestic Violence Charges
Athens, GA — Former University of Georgia Football Player Jonathan Taylor is pleading not guilty to a domestic violence charge. He entered his plea at the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse earlier today. Taylor was dismissed from the team last July, following a felony domestic violence arrest. He was also recently released…
-
UGA
UGA Service Checks Personal Computers for Viruses
UPDATE: 10:00 am — Reporter Steven Farmer interviews EITS public relations specialist Sarah Pauff and EITS employee Sarah Knutt at the computer health and security fair. Athens, GA — The University of Georgia Enterprise Information Technology Services [EITS] is hosting a computer health and security fair in the Zell B. Miller Learning…
-
UGA
71 Reported Rapes on UGA Campus: Student Organization Raises Awareness
UPDATE: 11:00 am — Reporter Alison Menhart speaks with the RSVP coordinator Michele Passonno on whether or not false rape claims damage the chances real victims will come forward. Athens, GA — The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention group, or RSVP, has a table set up in the University of Georgia Tate Plaza today…
-
UGA
UGA Greek Life Spring Parties Continue Despite Controversy
UPDATE: 10:10 am — Reporter Mallory Blount interviews Vice President of Public Affairs Tom Jackson who says the UGA Office of Student Affairs has no plans to cancel spring Greek life activities. 11:15 am — President of UGA chapter Sigma Phi Epsilon Garrett Hendricks says the fraternity is fully intending on having its Spring Luau…
-
Athens-Clarke County
National Beer Day Kicks Off With First-Ever Athens Craft Beer Week
Athens, GA — Cheers! It’s National Beer Day and Athens is celebrating with it’s first ever Athens Craft Beer Week. The week will lead into the 20th Annual Athens Beer Fest on Sunday, one of the largest beer festivals in the south east. The Classic City Brew Fest in Athens has…
-
Sports
Former MLB All-Star Out of Field But Still in Dugout
Athens, GA — Athens Christian School’s baseball coach Jake Westbrook is in his first year coaching. However, Westbrook isn’t inexperienced with baseball — he has a World Series ring to prove it. Jake Westbrook played in the Major Leagues from 2000-2013, was an All-Star in 2004, and won the World Series…
-
Jackson County
UPDATE: 8 Injured in Jackson County Car Crash Receive Medical Treatment
UPDATE: 5:05 pm — Reporter Taylor Bisciotti updates live from Athens Regional Hospital where three crash victims are in fair condition. One person remains in critical condition. Matthew Shaner was discharged from Athens Regional Hospital earlier today. Stephen Shoemaker is now in stable condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. 11:35 am…
-
Northeast Georgia News
Today in Sports
Athens, GA — Sports anchor Jacob Moore brings us the latest in local sports: Athens Christian: The Athens Christian School’s baseball team plays tonight at 5:55pm against Prince Avenue Christian. The team has won 5 out of last 6 games. Coach Allen Osborne says his team will continue to focus…
-
Athens-Clarke County
Cyclists Running Red Lights… To Keep People Safer?
UPDATE: 10:45 am — Reporter Adeline Kenerly is on her bike at an Athens stop light to test its motion sensor. Atlanta, GA — A Georgia law that passed the legislature and is awaiting Governor Deal’s signature could allow 2-wheeled riders to run red lights…. to keep people safer? The…
-
Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Jailer Explains His Love for the Job
Watkinsville, GA — One shift supervisor at a local county jail says he couldn’t see himself working anywhere else. Sergeant Doug Baxter is an Oconee County native who started working at the Oconee County jail eight years ago. Before starting at the jail, he served seven years in the United States…