Area briefs include Thanksgiving break for schools, staff appreciation day at UGA

The University of Georgia’s Fall Staff Appreciation Reception is set for 3:30 this afternoon at UGA’s Tate Student Center.

School’s out in Clarke and Oconee counties, and in school districts across northeast Georgia, with students and teachers getting the week off for Thanksgiving break. Most will be back in classrooms next Monday.

Today marks the start of a week of fall break for students and faculty at the University of North Georgia. Students are in class today at UGA: the University of Georgia’s Thanksgiving break begins Wednesday.

A University of Georgia Police investigation continues after last week’s brawl at Brumby Hall (pictured), a fight that sent two UGA students to an Athens hospital. Police say at least one of the victims appears to have been pistol-whipped. Warrants were issued for four people involved in the campus fight.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly weekend crash in Elbert County: one person was killed in single-vehicle wreck on Lake Forest Circle in Elberton. 53 year-old Tracey Routh died after being taken to Elbert Memorial Hospital. The driver of the car, a 33 year-old woman from Elbert County, was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center for treatment of what were described as non life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol says Shanteeka Browner could face charges in the aftermath of the accident.

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