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High School Sports
High School Track Sprinting Through the Season
Cedar Shoals, Clark Central, and a few other local high schools are currently competing at Banks County High School. It’s the mid-way point in the season, and head coach Stephen Smith has a clear goal set out for State, come April. And few other local high school games that you…
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Barrow County
High School Soccer Plays Through Rain
Soccer was one of the few sports able to tough through the wet fields as the Clarke Central JV team took on Winder-Barrow County last night. Head Coach Matt Seib says he is focused on making sure his players continue to grow. He says, “Yeah, my biggest goal coming into this…
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High School Sports
High School Baseball Games Rescheduled
The continous rain of March sidelined a few high school baseball games last night. Senior Captain of the Cedar Shoals Jaguars, Bert Siemion says he is tired of the games being rained out. He said, “It really sucks because you look forward to playing, and then, it just feels bad when you…
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UGA Sports
UGA Baseball in State & Famous Louisville Slugger Brand Name Is Sold
 The UGA baseball team is back in action after taking the day off yesterday. The Dawgs are keeping it in State over the next two days, taking on the Mercer Bears this evening at 6 and Kennesaw State tomorrow at 5. But it won’t be the Louisville Slugger the Dawgs will be…
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UGA Sports
Men’s Swim and Diving Team in Iowa for Championship
The UGA Men’s Swim and Diving Team left for the NCAA Championships in Iowa yesterday. The competition isn’t until Thursday, but the team told us the players practicing all day today and Wednesday to get their lungs adapted to the elevation. They start peliminary and final rounds Thursday through Saturday.
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Diversity
Yik Yak Changes Follow Racial Comments
Founders of Yik Yak say they are looking for a way to better the app by preventing threatening comments and racial slurs. Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington say they have a basic filter for words like rape on their app already, but some yaks still get posted. They hope to partner…
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Athens-Clarke County
Former Business Owner Leaves Corporate Job for Teaching
One Burney-Harris-Lyons teacher left his past management career to teach eighth grade. Alex Holman has a MBA and spent most of his life working as a corporate trainer and business owner. Around five years ago, Holman decided he wanted to stop teaching adults and start teaching children. He says his…
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Archives
Warm Temperatures & Possible Rain in Tomorrow’s Forecast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh7jb6pyNkg&feature=youtu.be There will be a chance of showers tomorrow thanks to an upcoming cold front that is mixing with moisture from the Atlantic. There will be a 10 % chance of showers tonight, and a 40% chance of rain tomorrow. In which case, only around a quarter of an inch is expected…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Christian Coach Retires
Athens Christian School Basketball Coach Ron Link has announced he is now retiring. As we previously reported in February, he has been struggling with ALS. The eight year Athens Christian veteran made the announcement Monday at the school’s basketball banquet. Van Beacham, the school’s athletic director, says the coach is leaving…
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Health
Medical Marijuana Decision Coming Soon
The Georgia Senate is expected to vote on a medical marijuana compromise today. If senators say yes, it could soon be legal for some Georgians to use an oil form of marijuana. The House Bill, drafted by Representative Allen Peake, is more broad and would allow medical marijuana to be used…