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Athens-Clarke County
Light Up Athens: Downtown Roads Set to Close
A parade route change may cause your usual maneuver around downtown Athens on Thursday to stop. The Downtown Parade of Lights is set to start at 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, but roads will be closing sooner than that. According to the Athens Clarke County website, the parade includes…
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Athens-Clarke County
Social Media: Athens Police Explore News Ways to Catch Crooks
Not all heroes wear capes…or even breathe for that matter. There’s an emerging way of fighting crime and this time it involves social media. At the sound of a siren, officers head out to search and catch criminals and now you can help save lives too. Using social media as a…
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Archives
Your 5-day forecast (Finally, rain!)
ATHENS, Ga. — Strong storms are on the way to Northeast Georgia. They may bring more rain in a week than the area has seen in months. Less than half an inch of rain has fallen on Athens since the beginning of October, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS projects that…
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Athens-Clarke County
O Christmas Tree: City of Athens Christmas Tree Is Now Downtown
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbpbzqS2lck&w=1280&h=720] The Christmas Tree of Athens is now Downtown for all of Athens to see. The Landscape Division of Athens-Clarke County started unloading the Christmas tree around 11:30 am, and worked hard all day and evening to make sure they finished before the rainfall. Jenny Connell, a…
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Athens-Clarke County
Feed Your Appetite: Finding China in Athens
For at least one day this fall, authentic Chinese food was available in Athens: homemade mooncakes, rice with stewed pork, steamed buns filled with diced meat. The unlikely venue was Tate Student Center on the UGA campus. The day was Sept. 23, when Chinese students gathered to celebrate the Mid-autumn…
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Athens-Clarke County
New Drought Restrictions For Area
ATHENS, Ga.– This week marks the 21st week of continuous severe drought in northeastern Georgia. Due to worsening drought conditions in about three-fourths of the state the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has declared a raise the state’s drought response to Level 2 in 52…
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High School Sports
Prince Avenue Football to Play in Second Round
Prince Avenue Christian School plays Friday night at home in the second round of the Georgia High School Football State Playoffs. The Wolverines host Mt. Pisgah. Coach Greg Vandagriff and a few players share their thoughts on Friday’s game.
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Athens-Clarke County
Oconee High School Twins Headed to the Georgia Diamond
Oconee High School seniors Connor and Cole Tate signed to play baseball at the University of Georgia.
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Police Train to Address Increasing Georgia Drug Overdose Deaths
Athens-Clarke County Police have been training to help the community in emergency situations fighting opioid overdoses. Narcan is a nasal spray for the emergency treatment of an opioid overdose. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has been continuing to train its officers in the use of Narcan to help save the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Volunteer Firefighters in North Georgia Rely on Donations
RABUN COUNTY, Ga. — In this mountainous northeast Georgia county, a crew of mostly volunteer firefighters has spent nearly a week battling wildfires as prayers for rain continue to go unanswered. The fires in Rabun County, some of which are being investigated as arson, are part of a swath of…