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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Project Homeless Connect
Athens, G.A.—Katie Smith is the Shelter Director at the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. They aren’t giving food or clothes at tomorrow’s event. They will give something perhaps a little more valuable. “We’re going to focus on our financial education piece and offer budgeting and educational information on savings accounts and…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Regional Hosts Pink Glove Dance
By: Ashley ShahAhmadi Pink gloves…pink headbands…and pink wigs… These employees at Athens Regional are suiting up in pink for a good cause. “Someone came up with this great idea to ask people to wear a bunch of pink gloves and dance around and have fun and then they would…
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Athens-Clarke County
Strange Athens’ Apartment Complex Burglary
Reported by Tiffany Buck It happened at Georgia Green Townhomes. The property located off fourth street near downtown has been under renovation. The police report shows the total cost of stolen property and damages – over twenty thousand dollars. Pete Carson at Carson Plumbing says the most likely reason for…
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Athens-Clarke County
Caterpillar plant offers hundreds of jobs to Athens area
By Holly Sweat The Caterpillar plant is offering the Athens area so much more than revenue. For Dillon Nelson its a new sense of security.  “I had been looking for a couple of months after I lost my previous job, and when I found out I was going to…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Transit Proposes Fare Increases
Athens, GA– Increases in bus fares may be happening again for Athens Transit. Only one person attended the first public hearing yesterday afternoon to learn about the three proposed increase options. The new fees will go into affect July 1,2014 if approved by the Athens-Clarke County Commission. Athens Transit Director…
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Businesses React to Selig Enterprises Plan Cancellation
–Reported by Lindsay Tuman Selig Enterprises has withdrawn their proposal to build a shopping center next to downtown Athens. The plan was announced two years ago this November. The proposed site was at Oconee Street and East Broad. The backlash at the proposal was swift, especially against the planned Walmart.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Food Stamp Cuts Affect Athens
“Aint no telling what I gotta. You know. I’m gonna have to go to other churches and everywhere else to make ends meet” says food stamp recipient Brenda Sims. Sims is a mother of two. She receives disability benefits as well as food stamps. Like many families on…
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Athens-Clarke County
Halloween Events in Athens
\t Memorial Park Boo at the Zoo \t Ages: 2 – 12, must be accompanied by a parent \t Program Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 \t Time: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. \t Fee: $4 per child (No charge for parents/ guardians; free for children under the age of 2) \t Location: Memorial Park, 706- 613-3580…
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Athens-Clarke County
Groups in Athens celebrate National Food Day
By Holly Sweat You are about to sit down to dinner – When is the last time you asked where your food comes from? We found out why National Food Day focuses on answers to that question. The campaign comes just one week before Farm bill discussions begin in Washington. Real…
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Athens-Clarke County
Sinkhole Update
Jeff Archibald just wants his sinkholes fixed! “There are three sides supported here. But they didn’t do anything about where it’s eroded away at the edges. This is ehhh woaah” Jeff gasps as trips into one of the sinkholes. His neighbor quickly comes to assist him out of this sinkhole–…