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Park and Ride to Provide Free Parking for Athens Residents
Reporter Tedi Rountree went to the construction site of a new “Park and Ride” located on Oconee Street that will be done by December 31. The “Park and Ride” will provide free parking spaces for Athens residents.
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Loop 10 Construction Begins in Athens
Downtown parking can be a hassle. A new “park and ride” program is coming to Athens. Reporter Naomi Keitt tell us what drivers can look forward to by the end of this semester.
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UGA School of Agriculture Eliminates Jobs
Reporter Rachel Segers tells us how budget cuts in UGA’s school of agriculture will be affecting the entire state of Georgia.
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Athens-Clarke Schools Get a Nutrition Makeover
Red mule grits, zuchinni, and fresh watermelon are all part of a campaign that has Clarke County School students eating healthier meals. Reporter Crystal Mitchell tells us how these Georgia grown crops are making nutrition and wellness a number one priority.Parents can download breakfast and lunch menus for elementary, middle,…
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ATT Campaign to End Texting and Driving
Reporter Naomi Keitt educates us on the campaign that hopes to put an end to texting and driving.
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Mayor Proclaims “No Text on Board-Pledge Day”
Athen’s Mayor Nancy Denson signs a proclamation making today “No Text on Board-Pledge Day.” At the mayor’s office this morning, the general consensus: no text message is important enough to risk your life or anyone else’s. AT&T launched their national “no texting while driving” initiative today.
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Archives
Overnight Weather Quiet
Tornado Watch comes and goes without any severe weather Athens, GA (Grady NewSource) – Georgians who went to sleep Monday night wondering about the chance for severe weather overnight will wake up finding they did not miss much. Despite a Tornado Watch issued by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center…
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UGA
Missing UGA Grad Found Alive
Ivy Merck found in Miami after month-long search Miami, FL (Grady NewSource) – Missing University of Georgia graduate Ivy Merck has been found in Miami Saturday after a month-long search. Ivy’s parents Steven and Sally Merck are with the 24-year-old in Miami, according to an initial update from the Camden…
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Athens-Clarke County
Carmike Cinema Searched after Nationwide Threat
Athens-Clarke police search theater. No suspicious items found. Athens, Ga (Grady NewSource) – Athens-Clarke County police have searched the Carmike Cinema location in Athen after a threat was made against the movie theater chain Friday. A district manager for the theater chain contacted the Athens theater, located at 1570 Lexington Road, who…
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Breaking News: Red and Black Tweets Staff Walk Out
Student newspaper top editors, staff leave newspaper Athens, GA (Grady NewSource) – Top editors and members of the University of Georgia’s student newspaper staff walked out on Wednesday, according to a tweet on the newspaper’s official twitter account. “The @redandblack‘s top editors and members of its staff walked out of…