winter storms
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Environment
Winter Storm Shopping Reveals Recycling Confusion in Athens
Back-to-back winter storms in Athens exposed confusion about plastic recycling and highlighted a larger issue of everyday waste. The forecasts for these storms last month sent Athens residents rushing to grocery stores, where cases of bottled water and packaged goods disappeared within hours. Business surged as shoppers stocked up ahead…
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Archives
Winter Weather Preparedness Week Begins
By: Sam Lack Today marks the start of Winter Weather Preparedness Week across all of Georgia. However, Northeast Georgia just experienced one of its warmest weeks in recent years. At one point, the temperature reached as high as 73 degrees fahrenheit. The average temperature during the final week of November…
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Athens-Clarke County
People Packing Grocery Stores in Athens
Reporters Lauren Pinion and Charlette Hall went to the Kroger off Baxter to see how people were preparing for the winter weather.
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Jackson County
Relief Efforts Continue for Winter Storms
Jackson County- Relief efforts are underway in places like Banks and Jackson County, where residents are helping EMC workers to clear trees and other obstructions from the roads.