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Athens-Clarke County
8-Year-Old Sends Present to Athens Police Officers
By: Mary Grace Shaw Last week Detective Rebecca Croxton received a special envelope in the mail. Inside the envelope she found 240 crosses for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. The crosses were made by Ariana, an eight-year-old girl who designed the crosses to protect law enforcement officials across the country. Croxton says she…
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Athens-Clarke County
ACC Court Treating Rather Than Punishing DUI Offenders
By: Allison Gowens One special court in Athens Clarke County is working to help people with Driving Under the Influence charges by dishing out treatment instead of just punishment. The specialized DUI court has consistently received national Acclaim for it’s successful approach at treating addicts and preventing further DUI offenses. “They become…
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Athens-Clarke County
Access to Taxis Downtown Gets Easier
By Jordan Mecca The Athens-Clarke County Board of Commissioners is in the middle of reviewing a taxi cab ordinance. In it you can find these regulations and more: converting downtown loading stations into taxi cab stations from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., making meters in taxis viewable to the passenger,…
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Athens-Clarke County
New ACC City Manager Search Will Begin After Holidays
By Richard Banton The search for a new Athens-Clarke city manager will begin after Christmas and the process may take some time. Mayor Nancy Denson plans to appoint an interim city manager before Alan Reddish retires in February and then will begin the process of finding a permanent replacement. Reddish…
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Athens-Clarke County
Seasonal Jobs Make Their Way to Athens area
By Richard Banton If you’re looking for a job, more than 200 seasonal positions have opened up across Northeast Georgia. The Georgia Department of Labor’s Career Center will host a job bair on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where 20 employers hope to recruit candidates. Seasonal employment is…
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Athens-Clarke County
Remaining ACC Police Officers to Receive Taser Training
Taser training will continue for Athens-Clarke County police officers. Sixty officers have been trained to date and the remaining 85 on staff will complete training by the end of the year. The department received tasers in the spring and officers began carrying them in July after receiving training. Justin Gregory, who heads…
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Athens-Clarke County
New Athens-Clarke Jail to Open Friday
The new Athens-Clarke County Jail will open Friday, Nov. 13, after more than two years of construction. The $64 million project was funded by a special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST), and will be more than enough space to house the county’s criminals. “Expansion and reuse of some of our old facility will allow…
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Athens-Clarke County
5 Ways to Protect Your Bike or Scooter
By Zack Sims Scooter theft is on the rise according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. They recommend that you owners lock their scooters and bikes to an immovable objet like a fence or lamppost. Along with always locking them to an immovable object, here are some other tips. \t Get a…
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Athens-Clarke County
An Athens Woman is Behind the Veterans Day Poppy
By: Jordan Mecca No flower is more associated with Veterans Day or Athens than the poppy. Two local garden clubs educate children on the meaning behind the poppy – the “Flower of Remembrance”. And a woman behind its growing popularity was Athens teacher Moina Michael. Michael was a UGA professor and wrote her…
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Athens-Clarke County
What’s with this Rain? Flood Facts, What to Expect
By Savannah Brock As Forrest Gump said, “One day it started raining, and it didn’t quit for four months.” Hopefully Georgia will not have constant rain for four months, however it feels like it has. According to the National Weather Service the last significant flood Georgia had was in Sept.…