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Athens-Clarke County
Cops Swarm Downtown Athens Looking for Underage Drinkers
Door staff members weren’t the only ones checking ID’s in downtown Athens, Georgia tonight. Agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) entered bars downtown verifying if the patrons were 21 or over with identification to prove it. Flanagan’s bar manager Andrew Davenport witnessed law enforcement personnel…
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Athens-Clarke County
CDC Releases New Report to Stop Women from Drinking
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report Tuesday linking women who are alcohol users, sexually active, and not on birth control to an increased risk of disabilities in pregnancies. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says “although drinking is illegal for anyone under…
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Athens-Clarke County
Georgia Restaurants Could Serve Alcohol Earlier After House Bill 535 Passes
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7PWxig8i74] Athens– The Georgia House Bill 535, known as the “Brunch Bill”, if passed, would allow all restaurants in Georgia to serve alcohol on Sundays beginning at 10:30 AM. The bill is called the Brunch Bill because restaurants will be able to serve alcohol at Sunday brunch.…
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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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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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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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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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Local Athens Elementary School Aims to Teach Students to be Bilingual, Biliterate
Athens– Kindergarteners for the 2016-2017 school year at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School will have a curriculum of 80% taught in Spanish and only 20% in English. The principal of Oglethorpe Avenue, Dr. Scarlett Dunne is implementing the Dual Language Immersion program this upcoming August. “We will teach them to do everything in Spanish…
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Athens-Clarke County
Solarize Athens Works to Provide Affordable Energy
ATHENS, Ga. – Solarize Athens officially welcomed its first home with solar panels installed by its program on Monday, February 1, 2016. The Solarize campaign works hand in hand with a federal solar tax credit that can give Athens residents, businesses, government entities, and non-profits the opportunity to use solar…
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2016 Election
How, Where to Register to Vote in Georgia
The Iowa caucuses started today. Residents in Iowa will have the first chance at making their decisions for presidential candidates, and that means we will start seeing the frontrunners that voters want to run for president from each party. Donald Trump is in the lead by 7 percent for the Republicans,…