Northeast Georgia
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Government Funds Helps Montessori School Stay Afloat During the Pandemic
Dana Butler has been the owner and lead instructor at the Inspiring Minds Montessori Pre-School for the past 16 1/2 years. Over the years, Dana and her husband, John, who serves as the business manager for the school, helped educate hundreds of children from all over the world, but since…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Leisure Services Expands Programming to Adapt to COVID-19 Limitations
As the residents of Athens, Georgia, learn how to navigate a world in the COVID-19 era, Clarke County Leisure Services is also learning how to adapt their programming to an evolving world. Clarke County Leisure Service Parks and Facilities, besides Morton Theatre, are currently open to the public. In-person programs…
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2020 Election
Jackson County to Move 43,000 Voters through 4 Polling Locations for Election 2020
Jackson County colored itself dark red in 2016. Just over 80% of the votes cast were for Donald Trump. Today, those voters will take to the polls once again. The Jackson County Board of Elections expects about 43,000 total registered voters to vote this time, either early or on Election…
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Jackson County
Phase 2 of I-85 Widening Project Begins in Jackson County
Drivers heading northbound and southbound on Interstate 85 in Jackson County will experience lane closures between exits 129 and 137 as construction for Phase 2 of the I-85 widening project begins. The Big Picture On Oct. 19, construction activity for the project began around 9 p.m. with an asphalt paving…
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2020 Election
How to Cast Your Ballot in the General Election
Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic to put pens to paper, a record 1.1 million Georgians voted by mail in the June 9 primary. County officials across the state rejected about 1%, or almost 12,000, of those absentee ballots for various reasons, said Walter Jones, a communications consultant for Georgia’s Secretary…
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In-Depth
Another Option: Broadband Internet Plan Coming to Oconee County
The issue of spotty internet in Oconee County is not a novel concept to Kelley Buttrick, a professional voiceover talent working from her home in Bishop, Georgia, in the southern portion of Oconee County. She said her ability to communicate with her clients is often hindered by the unreliable internet…
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2020 Election
Jackson County Offers In-Person Voting for Coming Election
Jackson County residents will have the option to vote in-person both early and on Election Day, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Nov. 3 is marked on people’s calendars across the country as the day America will decide on what the next four years of government will look like. But how will…
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COVID-19 Coverage
Mobile Food Pantries Serve Northeast Georgia
Local organizations will be at the Kroger on College Station Road in Athens, Georgia, handing out food to those in need this Saturday. While the time and place might be the same as the past few months, COVID-19 has changed the set up of the distribution. Volunteers usually walk with…
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Athens-Clarke County
Georgia Department of Public Health Eases Restrictions on Testing Amid COVID-19
“The first thing we’ve been active in is trying to get testing as widespread as we can,” said Stephen Goggans, district health director of the East Central Public Health District. The DPH is beginning to loosen the criteria for testing to allow people who have symptoms but are not…
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COVID-19 Coverage
Easter During a Pandemic: How Some Madison County Churches Are Handling COVID-19
The spread of COVID-19 across the state of Georgia has drastically altered many facets of people’s lives. And religion has not been left out of what has had to change. With Easter right around the corner, some churches in Madison County have debated switching to drive-in services for this Sunday. …