Safety Precautions
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Athens-Clarke County
Online Shopping For The Holidays? Use Caution When Arranging Transactions Through Online Apps
As the holidays approach, shoppers may want to be cautious of selling and buying items via social media apps. The concern arises after two separate incidents occurred last week in Athens-Clarke County involving purchases of cell phones after they were advertised on Facebook. According to a press release sent out…
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Athens-Clarke County
Gas Leak on Research Drive
By Ben Bolton and Avery Smith ATHENS, Ga.–A gas leak on Research Drive blocked traffic on Thursday for several hours. At approximately 11:15 a.m., a construction crew accidentally hit an under-ground gas pipeline causing a leak. The crew was installing a fiber optic line under a driveway when the plastic gas…
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UGA
Sanford Stadium Ensures Safety
UGA athletic officials believe Stanford Stadium is secure inside and out, and that they do not believe the fatality that resulted from a fan falling at a Braves game in Turner Field will happen here. With football season between the hedges comes the possibility of a fatal incident with nearly…