In the Loop
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Commissioners Propose Compromise on Radio Fences
Two Athens-Clarke County commissioners have filed a potential compromise on a proposed law allowing local pet owners to confine their animals using radio or wireless fences.
Radio fences—which send a small shock to a dog's collar when it crosses an invisible boundary—weren't considered fences under ACC's animal control ordinance until a recent court ruling said that they are. The ordinance requires dogs to be kept under the owner's control at all times—on a leash or inside a structure or fenced area.
The ruling led to some complaints that dogs were breaking out of the invisible fenced areas and roaming free in neighborhoods.
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Tornado Watch Issued for Clarke County
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Clarke County until 3:15 p.m. and a tornado watch until 6 p.m.
A tornado was seen near Winder at 2:42 p.m., prompting the NWS to issue the warning for Clarke, Barrow and Jackson counties as a storm system moves in from Atlanta.
The NWS urged everyone in that area to take cover by moving to the basement or an interior first-floor room, or taking shelter if outdoors.
In addition to Clarke, the tornado watch—meaning a tornado is possible but hasn’t been spotted—also covers Jasper, Hall, Morgan, Banks, Jackson, Madison and Oconee counties.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely until 10 p.m.
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ADDA Director Pamela Thompson Is Leaving
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Pamela Thompson is resigning effective Dec. 29 after more than three years as executive director of the Athens Downtown Development Association.
Thompson informed ADDA board chairman Chris Blackmon of her resignation in a letter on Monday.
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Clarke School Board Names UGA Dean Interim Superintendent
The Clarke County Board of Education named former University of Georgia professor and administrator Jack Parish as interim superintendent today to replace Philip Lanoue while the board searches for a permanent replacement.
Parish recently retired as associate dean for outreach and education at the UGA College of Education. He served as superintendent of the Henry County school system from 2000–2008—where he was president of the Georgia School Superintendents Association and was a finalist for state superintendent of the year—and has experience as a teacher and principal as well. He assisted CCSD with several projects while at UGA.
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Trump Underperformed in Heavily Republican Oconee County
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Donald Trump underperformed in Oconee County on Nov. 8, compared with how Republican presidential candidates fared in 2012 and 2008, an analysis of the official results for the last three presidential elections shows.
Trump got 67.4 percent of the vote in Oconee County, compared with Mitt Romney’s 73.6 percent in 2012 and John McCain’s 70.8 percent in 2008.
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Athens Activists Organize to Stop Trump
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A post-Election Day protest against President-elect Donald Trump at the Arch.
Like many people, you may find yourself wondering, "What now?" after Donald Trump's stunning win Nov. 8. Athens for Everyone's answer is: "Organize!"
The local progressive group is holding a public mass meeting at 3 p.m. today at The Cotton Press (a catering facility in the Chase Park warehouses) to discuss how Trump's policies could affect Athens and how to resist the president-elect's agenda. The organization says:
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Gov. Deal Declares Drought Restrictions in Athens
Gov. Nathan Deal declared Athens-Clarke and other North Georgia counties to be in a "Level 2" drought today, tightening outdoor water use restrictions for more than 50 counties.
“Today’s declaration is driven by an extended period of little or no rain and increasing dryness in the impacted areas,” Richard Dunn, director of the state Environmental Protection Division, said in a news release. “What’s more, there is little hope for relief as weather forecasters expect an unusually warm, dry winter across most of the state.”
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Drunk White People Downtown Love Them Some Donald Trump
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore
Georgia-based sketch comedy duo Home Brewed humor took to the streets of downtown Athens last weekend to interview drunk Auburn and Georgia fans about Donald Trump's win.
The results were predictable but will nonetheless make you despair for your city, your school and (possibly) your race. Warning: Language is NSFW.
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