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Athens-Clarke County
High School Football Playoff Season to Begin
High School Football regular season is over. Now it is time for the playoffs. 8 High Schools from around the Athens area will be competing in the Georgia High School playoffs this season. The playoffs start November 10. All the games will start at 7:30 PM. Here is the full…
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Special Elections Early Voting Begins
Early Voting begins October 16 for the Georgia Special Elections for Districts 117 and 119. Voters can cast their ballots early until November 3rd. Here is a list of early voter locations in the surrounding counties. Barrow County Board of Elections & Registration 233 E. Broad St. Monday – Friday…
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2017 Election
Special Elections Explained: What to Expect on Ballot
If you live in Athens-Clarke county, in a few weeks you can return to the polls for special elections. You can see a sample of the upcoming ballot on the Board of Elections website, every section will not be on every ballot, but here’s the rundown so you can find…
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Barrow County
Barrow Co. Commissioners Approve Magistrate Addition
Barrow County Board of Commissioners have approved Chief Magistrate Caroline Powers Evans’ request to increase the number of judges from one to two. The Superior Court judges now have to finalize this motion. This comes after Judge Evans’s initial request was tabled during the August Board of Commissioners Meeting. In…
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Uncategorized
Jackson County Sends Hurricane Relief Supplies to Florida
Hurricane Irma passed through Florida more than a week ago, but it hasn’t entirely left people’s minds. A trailer full of supplies is locked, but a few people have put their donations over to the side. It’s an empty scene right now, but I was told that earlier this week,…
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Archives
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
https://youtu.be/1X125kbX5nA ATHENS — Severe storms are ripping through Georgia right now. This video was taken at 12:45 PM today. The National Weather Service has instituted a Flash Flood Warning effective from 12:35 PM until 6:30 PM tonight; a Flash Flood Watch until 2:00 AM tonight. Wind gusts are expected to reach up…
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BCES Calls for ‘Behavior Modification’ to Prevent Wildfires
Barrow County residents are taking advantage of nice weather and trying to beat the May 1st statewide burn ban to burn their debris and other materials, says Lt. Blair Dunst of Barrow County Emergency Services. BCES has fought 40 wildfires in the past three months and those numbers will continue to…
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Barrow County
Investigation Update: Barrow County Deadly Plane Crash
UPDATE 3/2 10:23 p.m. – A preliminary report released Thursday into a plane crash that killed two people last month in Barrow County reveals “no evidence of any inflight structural failure.” The report from the National Transportation Safety Board adds that the NTSB is still in possession of the wreckage…
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Barrow County
READ IT HERE: Preliminary Report on Barrow County Plane Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed two in Barrow County last month. Read the full preliminary report here: On February 16, 2017, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Beech C23, N24695, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain…
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Barrow County
UPDATED: 2 Dead in Barrow County Plane Crash
UPDATE: 2/17/7 2:28PM Shannon Ewing of Gwinnett County and nephew Henry Ewing of Jones County are the two victims of Thursday’s fatal plane crash, Captain Ryan Sears of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Department confirms. Their ages have not been released. Terry Williams, the media contact for the National Transportation Safety Board, says the investigation is still in the…