georgia
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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…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Football Coach, Athletic Director React to Former Player’s Death in Fire
MONROE, Ga.,-Former University of Georgia defensive end (2003-2006) and Miami Dolphins linebacker (2007-2010), Quentin Moses, died Sunday morning in Walton County. 31- year-old Andrea Goddard and her 10-year-old daughter, Jasmine Goddard, were also killed in the fire. According to police reports via the Walton Tribune, Monroe firefighters were called to…
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Athens-Clarke County
Updated Athens Ordinance May Affect Dog Owners
ATHENS, Ga. – Local dog ordinances in Athens-Clarke County didn’t reflect the Responsible Dog Ownership Law until the commission voted on Tuesday night to clean up their local ordinances to match state law. UGA student Logan McLeod is looking for a dog of her own. She understands the importance of…
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Northeast Georgia News
First-Year Strikingly Similar Between Smart, Saban
Kirby Smart’s first season as UGA’s head coach is one bowl game away from completion. Smart’s first year had some striking similarities to Nick Saban’s first season at Alabama, where Smart was his defensive coordinator from 2008 to 2015. The first-year head coach finished the regular season with a 7-5…
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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
Wildfires Burn in Georgia
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA2cyo2q_hE&w=560&h=315] Wildfires are continuing to burn in the North Georgia mountains and the smoke from the fires in still drifting down to the Athens area. Michael Becker at the Georgia Forestry Commission said it is likely that this will continue for a a couple of days because of the…
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Athens-Clarke County
‘Unhealthy’ Air Quality Found in Northeast Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. — Smoke continued to spread across Northeast Georgia Wednesday morning, obscuring the blue sky and causing health problems for people with asthma or lung conditions. In Rabun County, Georgia, the sheriff’s office is investigating two possible arson fires, including the so-called Rock Mountain Fire, which is listed as a “large fire”…
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Athens-Clarke County
Auburn vs. Georgia: The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry Comes To Athens
The Georgia Bulldogs will host the eight ranked Auburn Tigers on Saturday, November 12th at 3:39 p.m.
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2016 Election
Georgia Shows Interest in Libertarian Presidential Candidate
Recent presidential polls are indicating that Georgia could become a little less red and a little more blue after next week’s election results come in. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson was in Atlanta yesterday for a rally, hoping to capitalize on the purple nature of Georgia this election cycle. “My pitch…
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Athens-Clarke County
Georgia’s Age Limit on Talking on the Phone While Driving
As of 10:35, the leading answer on the Grady Newsource Twitter poll was 21 years old… That’s incorrect! Epifanio Rodriguez, the public information officer of Athens Clarke County Police Department, says all drivers in Georgia under the age of 18 cannot use a phone in the car at all. Drivers…