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Athens-Clarke County
Free For All: Clarke County School District Provides Free Meals to Every Student
Free, reduced-price and full-price lunch designations—nationwide categories created by the National School Lunch Program—have no place at Clarke County School District in Athens, Georgia. That’s because the 21 public schools in the district provide free meals to all students, regardless of financial need. Every public and nonprofit private school…
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Grocery Stores and Local Recycling Centers Offer Solution to Plastic Bag Pollution
Just like every afternoon, Jackie Gonzalez stepped outside to check on the recycling bins located at the front of the Barnett Shoals Publix, where she works. Just like every other time, the bins were full. “A lot of customers come by, not usually for shopping but just to leave their…
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Athens-Clarke County
Accountability in ACCPD: Police Complaints Go Through Specific Process
In 2017, two out of 46 total police complaints made against Athens-Clarke County Police Department received disciplinary action, according to an investigation of over 100 complaints. In 2018, a similar number of complaints received disciplinary action. Complaints in Athens go to the department’s Office of Professional Standards and Recruitment, where…
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Athens-Clarke County
Criminal Cases in Athens: An Examination of Public Defenders Versus Hired Attorneys
Defendants, with their friends, family and attorneys, slowly filed into Judge Lawton Stephens’ courtroom in the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse for an arraignment on the morning of April 5, 2019. Low chatter filled the room as the crowd waited for Stephens to arrive, attorneys streaming in and out of the courtroom.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Breaking Down Georgia’s Winding Path to Medical Marijuana Legalization
When Nora Bushfield’s daughter was born, she gave her the name Jolie. Jolie means pretty in French, and her mother said she is. She’s beautiful. When Jolie was nine months old, she started having uncontrollable seizures. Intractable, they’re called, because they can’t be stopped by typical treatment methods. Jolie could…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fantastic Fruits and Where to Find Them: Exploring Local Produce in Athens, Georgia
“Where do you get your groceries?” wasn’t always a loaded question. Before the mid-2000s, you weren’t expected to wonder where your supermarket apples were grown, or how they got to the supermarket. Since then, however, the local food movement has taken off. Over the last two decades, demand for locally…
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Athens-Clarke County
Drivers May Want to Start Pumping the Brakes: Analysis Finds High Speeds, Ticket Volume on College Station Road
Hundreds of Athens drivers were caught going over the speed limit in 2018 on College Station Road. If you were one of the ones caught speeding, chances are, you were going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit, it was in the afternoon, and you were pulled over by…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Students with Disabilities Advocate for Awareness on Campus
Beginning in high school, the sounds of coughing, sniffing, heavy breathing and dishes clattering triggered a pain-like reaction for Angelise Sleeman. Sleeman, a fifth-year jewlery and metals major, learned she had misophonia. Misophonia, or selective sound sensitivity syndrome, is a disability related to hearing where certain sounds cause a strong…
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Athens-Clarke County
College Campuses, Special Chances: Art Flourishes in Athens
College towns are their own archetype of place, a special genre of city. They breed certain circumstances that can make for a great home for art to flourish. Athens is no exception. Thought most often known for its lively music scene, there is more going on in the Athens art world…
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Athens-Clarke County
Culinary Kitchen of Athens Creates Community, Opportunity For Small Businesses
If you hear a bellowing laugh and see welcoming smiles as you walk towards the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections building on a Tuesday night, you know you’re in the right place. Rashe Malcolm, a sociable and energetic Athens resident and business owner will greet you as a long-time friend…