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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Masonic Association to Host Event to Help Restore Historic Reese Street School
Marvin Nunnally, the chairman of the Athens Masonic Association, is working with the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation to raise money for the restoration of the 105-year-old Reese Street school building. The Athens Masonic Association bought the building in 1968 and uses some rooms in the building to hold meetings. They have…
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Athens-Clarke County
Use of Unpaid Inmate Labor Scrutinized in Athens-Clarke County
On March 22, Athens for Everyone released a statement reaffirming their position against unpaid inmate labor in Athens-Clarke County. The group contends that the city should pay people to do the jobs that inmates are doing for free. In a work session on March 20, ACC’s mayor and commission discussed…
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Athens-Clarke County
House Bill 282: Changes in Law Enforcement Protocol Dealing with Sexual Assaults
A bill passed by the Georgia legislature will increase the amount of time police must hold on to sexual assault evidence. Now, when victims go to police, investigators must maintain evidence for 30 years after an arrest or seven years after time served. In Your Community The Athens-Clarke County Police…
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Athens-Clarke County
Couture a la Cart: Fashion Merchandising Students Gain Entrepreneurial Experience
Fifteen specially selected UGA students are combining their love of fashion with their desire to be business owners. The retail entrepreneurship class allows them to gain real-world experience running their own business—out of a traveling golf cart. The goal is for the business to turn a profit that would go…
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Athens-Clarke County
The Lead: Hayden Field on How Success Happens
The Lead is a podcast hosted and produced by Charlotte Norsworthy in the Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management & Leadership at the University of Georgia. We talk about how to get ahead in the media industry by interviewing the people who did. Here we are at the end of…
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Athens-Clarke County
Suspect Arrested in Shooting Death of 19-Year-Old Bogart Man
Nineteen-year-old Jamelle Brightwell of Bogart was killed in Athens Monday morning, according to Athens-Clarke County Police, and Athens resident Marquavious Knox was arrested several hours later as a suspect in the shooting death. Residents of the Bethel Midtown Village apartments said they heard gunshots and ambulance sirens just before 6…
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Athens-Clarke County
School of Social Work Strives to Educate During Child Abuse Awareness Month
The University of Georgia School of Social Work has a goal for April: to bring awareness to child abuse and neglect. The school held an event Monday to recognize UGA’s first Child Abuse Awareness Month. The event aimed to educate students and faculty about child abuse, and teach them how…
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Athens-Clarke County
South Carolina Death Prompts Passengers to Rethink Ride-Sharing Safety
Calling an Uber or a Lyft has become a part of our everyday lives. It’s just so easy. But now, a University of South Carolina student is dead after getting into a car that she thought was her Uber. Samantha Josephson’s body was found 90 miles away from Columbia, where…
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Athens-Clarke County
ANNOTATED: Investigative Reporting Students Reflect On Aftermath Of George F. Jones Trial
On Feb. 13, Grady College instructor Lori Johnston took her Investigative Reporting class to the attempted murder trial of George F. Jones in Athens. Jones’ charges stemmed from a 2017 home invasion in which he was accused of running a car through a house and then shooting an ex-girlfriend in…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Student Government Approves Resolution to Honor Enslaved Peoples at Chapel Bell
The bell at the chapel at the University of Georgia’s North Campus has a rich history. Students “ring the bell” to celebrate after a big win in the fall or during graduation in the spring. However, at the beginning of the university’s history, ringing the bell was a task slaves…