Blog posts by Ashlyn Webb
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One Killed, Two Injured in Cedar Creek Shooting
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A shootout in the Cedar Creek neighborhood this morning left one person dead and two more injured, according to Athens-Clarke County police.
At about 7 a.m., the suspect arrived at the victims’ residence on Ponderosa Drive and forced one victim, who was leaving for work, into the house. The suspect then held one victim at gunpoint. The suspect and one of the victims exchanged gunfire, according to an ACCPD news release.
When police arrived at 7:28 a.m., the suspect was dead and the two victims were injured with gunshot wounds. The victims were taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
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Early Voting Nears All-Time High in Athens
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The number of Georgians who've voted early passed the 1.6 million mark on Wednesday.
At this time during the last midterm election in 2014, the early voter count had almost reached 700,000, according to Georgia Votes.
Record early voting is also happening in Clarke County. So far, 17,576 people have cast their ballot in the county. While that's fewer than the number who voted early in 2016—a presidential year when turnout is usually substantially higher—it's a 155 percent increase compared to 2014. And there is still a day and a half to go before early voting ends.
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UPDATE: UGA Student Coaxed Into Car Downtown Found Safe; Suspect in Custody
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A man with a history of sexual assaults coerced a woman into his car downtown early Wednesday morning, according to law enforcement officials.
The woman has been found safe, and the man is in custody, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent told reporters this afternoon. Authorities are now looking for other women whom the man may have coaxed into his car.
Witnesses told police they saw the woman being coaxed into a black Nissan Sentra at about 12:15 a.m. It left downtown traveling east on Broad Street and was last seen in the area of Boulevard and Chase Street, according to ACCPD.
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Justice Clarence Thomas Visited UGA This Week
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas quietly visited Athens earlier this week to speak to students and faculty at the University of Georgia School of Law.
On Monday morning, Thomas spoke at a breakfast reception for law faculty members.
On Tuesday, Thomas lectured to students about his life and allowed law school students to ask about the practice of law and his legal career. He also talked to a class titled “Excessive Force and Section 1983.”
All the events Justice Thomas attended were private and closed to the media, Heidi Murphy, the director of communications and public relations for the University of Georgia School of Law, told Flagpole earlier this week.
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Trump Jr., Kemp and Co. Dish Out Red-Meat Rhetoric for Conservatives at Athens Events
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Photo Credit: Savannah Cole
Amidst a swarm of police and protesters, Donald Trump Jr. came to town on Tuesday. It was kind of a thing.
The conservative power couple of Trump and former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle campaigned for Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp at 5 p.m., then headed across the hall at the Classic Center for a “Campus Clash” event with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and communication director Candace Owens.
The Classic Center was packed out with GOP supporters—and about 100 protestors who later walked out en masse. Meanwhile, a small group of protestors gathered on East Washington Street in a fenced-off area police set aside.
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Donald Trump Jr. Will Campaign for Brian Kemp in Athens
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Photo Credit: Savannah Cole/file
Donald J. Trump Jr. isn’t the only big name that will be at the Classic Center next Tuesday. Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp will be holding a rally with Trump Jr., according to an email the Kemp campaign sent to supporters on Thursday.
The rally is scheduled for 5–6 p.m Tuesday at the Classic Center. The announcement added that tickets would be $50 per person, and space is limited.
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Donald Trump Jr. Speech Moved to Classic Center
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Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore
So many people want to attend a speech by Donald Trump Jr. that a right-wing campus group has moved the event to the Classic Center.
Six hundred free tickets were distributed in three hours, forcing organizer Turning Point USA to move it from the Ramsey Concert Hall in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music to a larger venue, said Erin Cooke, president of TPUSA's University of Georgia chapter.
The event remains scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 9. Cooke advised attendees to arrive early, since there will be heightened security. It will be first come, first served. Doors open at 6 p.m.
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Donald Trump Jr. Is Coming to UGA
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Trump and Guilfoyle.
Donald Trump Jr. and former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, his girlfriend, will visit the University of Georgia next month for the right-wing group Turning Point USA’s Campus Clash.
TPUSA founder and Executive Director Charlie Kirk and Communication Director Candace Owens are also scheduled to speak at the event.
The event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s Ramsey Concert Hall.
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UGA Student Hit by Bus
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Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
A University of Georgia bus hit a female student on the East Campus Express route this morning. Witnesses said the student was walking across the crosswalk between Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication building and the back of the university bookstore.
William Peebles, a freshman animal science major, said he was on the bus that hit the woman.
“The bus driver made that right turn right there going up to North Campus and hit her,” Peebles said. “I don’t think she was hit hard enough to fall or anything, but I heard the bus driver make a kind of shocked noise when she made that turn.”
The student did not appear to be severely injured. Peebles said he noticed her holding her hand after the bus hit her.
Greg Trevor, the executive director of media communication, confirmed the incident occurred but did not release further details.
“The driver has been sent home pending the completion of a review of the incident,” Trevor said.
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UGA Students Condemn Library-Wide Email Railing Against Undocumented Immigrants
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A University of Georgia library employee is under investigation by UGA’s Equal Opportunity Office after sending an email via the university-wide library email list stating her controversial views on immigration in June.
The Office of Multicultural Services and Programs and organizations such as the Hispanic Student Association, NAACP, Listo and MIXED recently received an anonymous letter that contained a copy of the email originally written by the library employee, Kay Altschul. The letter was sent during National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is Sept. 15–Oct. 15.
“To encourage illegal activity and give them food, house and rest and a Country to break our laws. That is how they began their life with our Country. What makes us think they will live with different morals since they’ve crossed over the border illegally? What do we want for this Country now? Total Immorality? Injustice? Chaos? Cheating? Lying? Stealing? Killing?,” the email sent on June 20 reads.
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UGA: Snelling Dining Hall May Be Renovated, but No Decision Yet
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Rumors have spread on campus that Snelling Dining Hall will be closing for renovations and Oglethorpe Dining Hall, also known as O-House, will become the new 24-hour dining hall. However, a University of Georgia spokesperson said those rumors are false, and there are no plans to close Snelling at this time.
“Snelling is a popular dining hall, and we know students rely on its availability. Dining Services continuously seeks ways to improve the student dining experience,” said Greg Trevor, executive director of media communication.
Trevor said UGA will begin a “feasibility study this fall to explore ways we can enhance service at Snelling.” The study is expected to take four to six months to complete.
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Athens Police Will Start Ticketing Scooter Scofflaws
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Photo Credit: Savannah Cole
A group of Athens-Clarke County commissioners said on Thursday that the grace period is over for Bird scooter users who do not abide by state and local law.
State law bans people over 12 from driving any vehicle on the sidewalk in most areas. County ordinances prohibit parking on sidewalks and driveways, in front of alleys and driveways or in the middle of the street.
The Legislative Review Committee—chairman Jerry NeSmith, Allison Wright, Sharyn Dickerson and Mariah Parker—were scheduled to discuss motorized vehicles on public property such as golf carts, scooters, mopeds and segways. However, their attention quickly honed in on how to address the new dockless electric scooters in Athens.
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UGA Is Confiscating Those Newfangled Scooters
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Photo Credit: Savannah Cole
Last week, Bird Scooters began hatching around Athens and soaring through the University of Georgia as part of the company’s nationwide “University Pop-Up Tour.” But now, several Athens-Clarke County and University of Georgia officials are saying they’re becoming a big problem—so much so that university officials are confiscating the new scooters on campus.
According to university spokesman Greg Trevor and ACC public information officer Jeff Montgomery, Bird Scooters did not coordinate with the university or the county and do not have a business license.
Common concerns about the new scooters are riders ignoring helmet requirements, riding scooters on sidewalks, disobeying local and state traffic laws and leaving scooters abandoned on sidewalks, roads and other areas where could cause harm to bystanders.
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Police Look for Man Who Attacked Students Downtown
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Athens-Clarke County Police are looking for a suspect involved in attacking two University of Georgia students downtown early Friday morning.
Two male students were walking home on the 300 block of East Washington Street after eating when an unknown man who was walking behind them began murmuring words that the students could not understand, according to a police report.
The man began murmuring louder, then began punching the victims, pushing them to the pavement.
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In the Loop | November 5, 2018 12:38pm
One Killed, Two Injured in Cedar Creek Shooting
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In the Loop | November 1, 2018 1:39pm
Early Voting Nears All-Time High in Athens
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In the Loop | October 25, 2018 1:53pm
UPDATE: UGA Student Coaxed Into Car Downtown Found Safe; Suspect in Custody
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In the Loop | October 18, 2018 1:58pm
Justice Clarence Thomas Visited UGA This Week
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In the Loop | October 10, 2018 2:47pm
Trump Jr., Kemp and Co. Dish Out Red-Meat Rhetoric for Conservatives at Athens Events
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In the Loop | October 5, 2018 10:56am
Donald Trump Jr. Will Campaign for Brian Kemp in Athens
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In the Loop | September 28, 2018 10:46am
Donald Trump Jr. Speech Moved to Classic Center
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In the Loop | September 27, 2018 3:46pm
Donald Trump Jr. Is Coming to UGA
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In the Loop | September 26, 2018 2:40pm
UGA Student Hit by Bus
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In the Loop | September 25, 2018 3:50pm
UGA Students Condemn Library-Wide Email Railing Against Undocumented Immigrants
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In the Loop | August 28, 2018 11:35am
UGA: Snelling Dining Hall May Be Renovated, but No Decision Yet
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In the Loop | August 24, 2018 10:42am
Athens Police Will Start Ticketing Scooter Scofflaws
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In the Loop | August 23, 2018 3:31pm
UGA Is Confiscating Those Newfangled Scooters
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In the Loop | August 15, 2018 12:53pm
Police Look for Man Who Attacked Students Downtown