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Athens-Clarke County
‘Queer Eye’ Guest, UGA Employee Sues University System of Georgia For Employment Discrimination
A University of Georgia employee and alumnus was in federal court Feb. 6, suing the University System of Georgia and its health insurance provider, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, to get coverage for his gender reassignment surgery. Skyler Jay (Musgrove) is transgender and has already undergone a mastectomy, which was…
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Athens-Clarke County
Sex Trafficking Survivors Seek Support from Athens Tattoo Parlor
3 Ravens Tattoo & Piercing in downtown Athens is offering free cover-up tattoos to sex trafficking survivors. Many survivors are marked with a tattoo that identifies them as “property.” “A lot of the victims have body shame, you know, because they see this marking on themselves and they are constantly…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Graduate Is Pulled Over By Police Impersonator
UGA graduate Hannah Johnson was driving from Atlanta to Athens on Georgia State Route 316 Sunday night when a car with blue and purple lights signaled her to pull over. “There was a car approaching me from behind, and I was really surprised because I wasn’t breaking the law, I…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fake UGA Yearbook Photo Grabs Attention on Social Media
A controversial yearbook photo from 1916 has surfaced on social media, but its origins are not with the University of Georgia, according to a UGA spokesperson. The African-American child held in the front of the photo is the area of concern. “It’s quite moving simply because when you reflect upon…
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Athens-Clarke County
ANNOTATED: Member-Owned Grocery Puts Emphasis on People, Planet, Profit
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Capstone Reporter Caitlyn Richtman used to cover an Athens member-owned grocery for her capstone class. Caitlyn Richtman is a senior in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Ben Epps Airport Reopens Main Runway, Looks to Add Passenger Flights
For the last five months, the Athens-Ben Epps Airport has diverted charter and corporate flights to a secondary runway due to construction. The main runway, which has been closed since July, will reopen in the next few days after a major $11 million renovation. Airport Director Mike Mathews said no improvements have…
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Athens-Clarke County
Polar Vortex: What Is It And What Does It Mean?
A historic polar vortex has been sweeping the nation with brutal temperatures and weather conditions over the past few weeks, hitting the Midwest the hardest. A polar vortex is a strong circulation of upper-level winds that surrounds the northern pole during the winter. When the circulation weakens or becomes distorted,…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Comes Together to Support International Dawg in Need
Suraj Upadhaya, PhD student in Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, returned home to find that his apartment was robbed on Jan. 7, 2019. He said his door was locked, and there was no sign of forced entry into his South Milledge Avenue apartment. Upadhaya’s Nepalese passport, $3,600 and some sentimental…
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Understanding Winter Weather Closure Criteria for Athens Schools, UGA
Northeast Georgia will likely only see rain today, but there is still a small chance for icy conditions, which could pose a threat to school buses and commuters heading to class. Clarke County School District Weather Decisions Mary Wickwire, communications specialist with the Clarke County School District, said they kept an…
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Athens-Clarke County
Homeless Man Arrested for Burglarizing Athens Walgreens
A spokesperson for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department said an officer arrested 52-year-old Willie Earl Johnson after he allegedly burglarized the Walgreens on Hawthorne Avenue using a crowbar. Police said Johnson pried the door open around 2:59 a.m. Within minutes, police were notified by a security company employee monitoring the…