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ACCPD works to improve mental health response procedures

May 17, 2019August 27, 2019 Amy ScottAdvantage Behavioral Health Systems, Athens, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, crisis intervention, Georgia, John Radford, Katie McFarland, mental health, Mental Illness, Robie Cochran, suicide prevention0 comment

Story written and produced by: Amy Scott, Alexandria Ellison and Ashlyn Webb ATHENS, Ga. — Athens-Clarke County Police linked approximately 140 citizens back to mental health resources in 2018, continuing their 2016 initiative to lower the incarceration rate of the mentally ill. This is due in part by the ACCPD’s 2016 mental health collaboration and Georgia’s Crisis Intervention Team training.The mental health collaboration is a partnership between ACCPD, the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, Advantage Behavioral Health and UGA’s Fanning Institute. The collaboration was created to “examine policies, enhance interdepartmental communications,…

Athens Attempts to Increase Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety

December 8, 2017December 7, 2018 Ryan SwindellAthens, Athens-Clarke County, bicyclist, bike, community, crash, cyclist, Georgia, government, pedestrian, safety, transportation, travel0 comment

ATHENS, Ga. – Athens-Clarke County is constructing a new bicycle and pedestrian master plan, Athens in Motion, with the intention of making the roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians. The plan rates roads on a level of comfort scale that ranges from one to five, with a score of one being the safest and five being the least safe for cyclists of varying skill levels. The ratings system is bolstered by Athens-Clarke County residents who point out problem areas for bicyclists and pedestrians on an interactive map provided by the…

Lil’ Ice Cream Dude Sweetens Athens

December 7, 2017December 7, 2018 Marielle WilliamsAthens, BrandBank, business, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Entrepreneur, Georgia, Greek Life, Ice Cream, Lil' Ice Cream Dude, UGA, UGA Football, UGA Miracle0 comment

Beau Shell, 13, owner and CEO of Lil’ Ice Cream Dude, from Athens, Georgia, poses in front of his popsicle truck in, Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Beau serves ice cream in his truck to the sweet-toothed community of Athens, Georgia. (Photo/Elizabeth Milano, eam60605@uga.edu) ATHENS, Ga. – Beau Shell, 13, better known as Lil’ Ice Cream Dude, has made a name for himself in the sweet and creamy business world as the youngest entrepreneur in Athens, Georgia. On his eighth birthday, Beau received a small makeshift ice cream…

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UGA Experts Claim Experiential Marketing Creates More Demand

December 7, 2017December 7, 2018 Kathryn Kostovetsky & Mackenzie Eldridge2 chains, 2 chainz, abigail castro, album, ambiguous, american marketing association, Athens, athens ga, Athens-Clarke County, Atlanta, audience, billboard 200, caroline stroud, charts, communications, cool, digital media, Education, engaging marketing, experiential marketing, Facebook, Georgia, Instagram, instagram page, interactive marketing, marketing, Millennials, music, music artists, norm, photo op, pink trap house, pretty girls like trap music, promotional period, promotions, rankings, reputation, sabrina hand, snakes, social media, social media tactics, taylor swift, trap house, Twitter, UGA, uga marketing, uga marketing experts, unique, unique marketing, University of Georgia, unusual0 comment

ATHENS, Ga. – University of Georgia marketing experts stress that unique social media tactics from music artists can earn them higher rankings. In August 2017, music artist Taylor Swift blacked out all of her social media and posted unexplained videos of snakes to her Instagram. This was to build anticipation for her new album which is set to come out in November 2017. President of UGA’s American Marketing Association, Sabrina Hand, described this tactic as “Experiential Marketing,” a method that engages the audience to participate and connect with the artist. “This…

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Athens Vinyl Sales Significantly Increase In Past Decade

March 23, 2017April 26, 2017 Jacqueline LongAthens, Georgia, Lo Yo Yo Stuff, LP, vinyl sales, Wuxtry Records0 comment

Athens, GA – In the last decade, there has been a 37 percent increase in vinyl record sales, according to Athens music industry professionals. Nate Mitchell, manager of Wuxtry Records in downtown Athens, explained that he has noticed the resurgence of vinyl sales at his store during the past ten years. Mitchell pointed out that, in 2006, vinyl sales only made up 33 percent of his total store sales, whereas CDs were about 66 percent. Now, vinyl sales account for nearly 70 percent of total store sales at Wuxtry. …

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Georgia’s Entertainment Industry Brings On-Set Opportunities for UGA

November 29, 2016November 29, 2016 Mari KasuyaAllison Krausman, American Myth, Atlanta, Beth Marcinko, Connor Pannell, Department of Theatre and Film Studies, EMST, entertainment industry, entertainment industry boom, film, FilmL.A., FratBoy FreakOut, George Contini, Georgia, Georgia Film Academy, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kyle Rehl, on-set, production, Robert, Sammy Levine, set, television, The Spectacular Now, Trouble with the Curve, Turner Entertainment Networks, UGA, University of Georgia, videography0 comment

Athens, Georgia – The state’s thriving entertainment industry has increased the amount of on-set opportunities for University of Georgia [UGA] students and faculty, and grown an interest for those interested in the field to stay in Georgia post-graduation, according to UGA professors and undergraduates. The peach state’s production of television and film has earned third place worldwide behind Los Angeles and the United Kingdom, according to a 2015 study by FilmL.A. Inc., the official non-profit film office for L.A. George Contini, UGA Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film…

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Is Purple the New Peach?

October 26, 2016December 1, 2016 Lauren Sloandemographic shifts, Donald Trump, Election 2016, election polls, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, swing state0 comment

Athens, Georgia – Although election polls predicted a deadlock race in Georgia in 2016, Republican nominee, Donald Trump, won the state 51-45, but political experts still agree the peach state is on a path toward purple. Georgia has not “gone blue” since Southern Democrat, Bill Clinton, took office back in 1992, making 2016 polls rare and enticing. But Ryan Williamson, a PhD candidate studying elections, warns to take election polls with a grain of salt. “Polling is really finicky,” Williamson admitted. “Polling is exciting, but at the same time I think it…