Classes begin for top-ranked Oconee County schools
Classes began Wednesday for about 7,200 lucky students who attend Oconee County public schools — by some measures, the best in the state.New principal Michael Eddy and Superintendent Jason Branch...
View ArticleACC commission, mayor reject buffer proposal for broader look at water...
By the narrowest of margins, Athens-Clarke County’s mayor and commission rejected Commissioner Kelly Girtz’s proposal for addressing local water quality issues in favor of a broader approach aimed at...
View ArticleVideo evidence led to charges against Athens-Clarke police officer
Video may have been the crucial evidence leading investigators to charge fired Athens-Clarke police officer Jonathan Fraser with felony aggravated assault in connection with a June 13 arrest of a...
View ArticleAthens-Clarke County questioned on charges for community meeting space
A local activist wants to know why the Athens-Clarke County government charges for the use of meeting rooms and similar facilities in county-owned property, and county commissioners want the county...
View ArticleGeorgia indoor practice facility may not be available until 2017
It may not be until 2017 before Georgia’s new indoor practice facility is available for the football program and other Bulldog sports teams.Athletic director Greg McGarity first alluded to the latest...
View ArticleDepth chart position not changing Christian Payne’s mindset
Christian Payne may be listed as Georgia’s No. 1 fullback but the Prince Avenue Christian graduate isn’t taking anything for granted.“I try to practice as if I’m third team,” Payne said. “I just take...
View ArticleUGA's Isaiah Wynn settles in at guard
Isaiah Wynn is positioned to be Georgia’s starting left guard after flip-flopping with Brandon Kublanow who is now at center.Yes, he acknowledges, there’s less pressure not having to play center and...
View ArticleIn stride: Video of UGA RB Sony Michel
Click below to see Sony Michel during UGA's second preseason practice...
View ArticleKublanow putting in the work to be Georgia's next center
Most of the players on Georgia’s football team were able to get away in May.It’s a rare respite from what’s almost a year-round dedication to their sport.Brandon Kublanow stuck around Athens, where the...
View ArticleRepublican presidential candidates to head to Atlanta this weekend after...
ATLANTA | Ten Republican presidential candidates will attend the RedState Gathering in Atlanta this weekend, trying to gain support from both voters and donors as the race for the Republican nomination...
View ArticleFinal candidate for UGA medical campus dean post to speak Monday
One more finalist for the campus dean position at the Georgia Research University-University of Georgia Medical Partnership will give a public presentation on his candidacy this Monday, Aug. 10.Dr....
View ArticleKids launch rockets, build robots in summer STEM camp
Kids showed off what they learned in a special summer camp Thursday at the East Athens Community Center.The volcano fizzled — but not the rockets, which went nearly to the ceiling in the community...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: GOP candidates veer from the truth in 1st debate
WASHINGTON | Republicans seeking their party's 2016 presidential nomination have the challenging task of trying to stand out among the 17 candidates in the race, and Thursday's televised debate was the...
View ArticleDonald Trump jolts first GOP debate, rivals scramble for attention
CLEVELAND | A combative Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman-turned-presidential candidate, jolted the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign by warning he might run as an independent if...
View ArticleAthens man eats pot to avoid arrest, gets busted for cocaine
A 23-year-old Athens man Thursday morning tried to beat a charge by eating some marijuana he had on him. But Lefredrick Deontavious Jones of Norwood Circle was arrested anyway because of crack cocaine...
View ArticleUGA preseason practice report: Day 4
Georgia held its fourth practice of fall camp today and the rotation at the quarterback position continues. Faton Bauta found himself with the first team again, Brice Ramsey with the second and Greyson...
View ArticleIn stride: Video of UGA LBs Lorenzo Carter & Leonard Floyd
Click below to see Leonard Floyd and Lorenzo Carter during UGA's fourth preseason practice...
View ArticleVideo: UGA LB coach Mike Ekeler speaks his mind
Click below to hear UGA linebackers coach Mike Ekeler say things like: "They say undersell and over deliver. I say BS to that."
View ArticleDespite NFL departures, Ekeler sees UGA ILBs 'better right now'
Losing a pair of NFL draft picks in Ramik Wilson and Amarlo Herrera hasn’t left Georgia inside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler down in the dumps.Anything but."I think at this point, we’re better right...
View ArticleTheater shooter James Holmes gets life term after jury fails to agree on...
CENTENNIAL, Colo. | Colorado theater shooter James Holmes will be sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury failed to agree Friday on whether he should get the death penalty for his...
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