Tag: athens-clarke-county
Use of Unpaid Inmate Labor Scrutinized in Athens-Clarke County
On March 22, Athens for Everyone released a statement reaffirming their position against unpaid ...
House Bill 282: Changes in Law Enforcement Protocol Dealing with Sexual Assaults
A bill passed by the Georgia legislature will increase the amount of time police ...
Suspect Arrested in Shooting Death of 19-Year-Old Bogart Man
Nineteen-year-old Jamelle Brightwell of Bogart was killed in Athens Monday morning, according to Athens-Clarke ...
School of Social Work Strives to Educate During Child Abuse Awareness Month
The University of Georgia School of Social Work has a goal for April: to ...
Athens Women Business Owners Join Together for Support, Empowerment
A love for Athens, a passion for healthy living and a desire to empower ...
Police: Athens Missing Persons Investigation Ends in Confirmed Deaths
Two Athens men, Joshua Jackson and Derrick Ruff, vanished three months ago on Dec. ...
Clarke County Crime at 10-Year Low, Still Above National Average
Data analyzed from the Athens-Clarke County crime report webpage reveals that crime has hit ...
Return of Athens Teen Program Looks Like a ‘Grand Slam’
It’s baseball season, but Athens is hitting a different kind of grand slam. Longtime ...
All-Seeing Eyes: Surveillance Tech is Getting More Efficient
For some, it comforts them to know that if someone in their community commits ...
UGA Criminal Justice Program Changes Everything You Know About the ‘Typical’ Student
For spring 2019, 15 University of Georgia students spent their semester inside the Athens-Clarke ...
Pregnant Women in Georgia Face the Opioid Crisis
Georgia’s number of confirmed cases of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, a withdrawal condition babies may ...
Jury Trials Fade as Plea Bargains Remain The Norm Both Locally and Nationally
The public defender’s office for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties handles thousands of cases in ...
