Triggerman in fatal Athens gang-related drive-by shooting cops plea, gets...
The accused triggerman in a purported gang-related drive-by shooting that killed a teenager in west Athens two years ago has copped a plea to lesser charges and received a sentence of 10 years in...
View ArticlePrep roundup (Feb. 10): Winder-Barrow advances to state and more...
FLOWERY BRANCH | Winder-Barrow had three players score in double figures Wednesday as they defeated Clarke Central 53-38 in the second round of the Region 8-AAAAA tournament and advanced to the state...
View ArticleCommerce police charge Franklin County registered sex offender with molestation
A registered sexual offender remained in the Jackson County Detention Center without bond Thursday following his arrest on a child molestation charge.Commerce police charged John Phillip Brookshire,...
View ArticleAthens Cultural Affairs Commission seeks three new members
Just two months after replacing four members who resigned for a variety of personal and professional reasons, the 11-member Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking three new members.The ACAC,...
View ArticleState traditional wrestling tournament final test for Athens-area schools
Clarke Central pushes a school-record 11 wrestlers through to the state traditional tournament at sectionals last week. But getting to the Class 5A tournament at Gwinnett Arena wasn’t easy, coach Tim...
View ArticleState wrestling qualifiers
Here’s a look at the teams and wrestlers competing at the state traditional wrestling tournament this weekend:Class AAthens Christian: 106: Joseph Vatour; 113: Clayton Hall; 285: David Sanford...
View ArticleConvicted Athens child molester arrested after holding family members hostage
A convicted child molester was arrested Tuesday after his father called 911 to report he was holding family members hostage at a trailer park in northern Athens-Clarke County.The family members fled...
View ArticleHancock Fabrics in Athens is closing
The Athens location of Hancock Fabrics is closing.The Atlanta Highway fabric and craft store is one of many stores shutting down nationally, as the fabric and sewing supply retailer filed for...
View ArticleInterest in Athens-Clarke County food truck permits low, but likely to pick up
More than a month into the first full year of Athens-Clarke County’s food truck permitting program, there is only limited interest from food truck operators in the opportunity to bring their businesses...
View ArticleState revenue officials still considering possible alcohol citations for...
It may be sometime next week before the downtown Athens businesses visited last Friday night and Saturday morning by agents of the Georgia Department of Revenue learn whether they’ll be receiving...
View ArticleJackson County Sheriff's ACE team seizes drugs, guns during arrests
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement team has arrested a total of six people this week on illegal drug charges after the suspects were stopped for traffic infractions.All but...
View ArticleWednesday night fires damage two homes in Barrow County
A Barrow County family was displaced from their home Wednesday night after a fire caused extensive fire and smoke damage, according to Barrow County Emergency Services.The cause of the fire on...
View ArticleFormer UGA VP Tom Jackson honored
The Georgia Education Advancement Council has honored former University of Georgia vice president Tom Jackson with one of its highest awards.The group gave Jackson its Lifetime Achievement Award “in...
View ArticleLatest Athens-Clarke County mugshots
The following people were arrested and booked into the Athens-Clarke County jail. Booking photos and accompanying information are public records and made available by the jail and represent arrests...
View ArticleParents, teachers blast Clarke administrators for slow response on alleged...
Parents and teachers want answers about and action on school administrators’ slow response to an alleged rape on the Cedar Shoals High School campus, a series of speakers told the Clarke County Board...
View ArticleUPDATE: Cedar Shoals principal relieved of duties over school's response to...
Cedar Shoals High School Principal Tony Price has been relieved of duties in the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a Cedar Shoals student last month.Clarke County School Superintendent Philip...
View ArticleJake Scott, Matt Stafford, Bruce Arians, Frank Beamer featured at UGA...
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians and former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer will be the featured speakers at the 2016 Georgia Coaching Clinic, Thursday and Friday, March 24-25. The event...
View ArticleFive things to watch at region basketball tournaments
Region basketball tournaments will conclude Saturday and more than a dozen Athens-area teams are still in contention for titles. Area semifinals will be played tonight. The consolation games and finals...
View ArticleRevised plan for proposed Prince Avenue mixed-use development heading to...
Revamped plans for a mixed-use development on Prince Avenue between Pulaski and Childs streets will be submitted to Athens-Clarke County’s Planning Commission early next month, putting the proposal on...
View ArticleWith Common Wealth, The Ark seeks to end rule of predatory lenders
When a low-wage worker with little to no savings comes face to face with an emergency expense, there aren’t a lot of options to acquire funds to pay the bill.Many are forced to turn to payday lenders...
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