More unmetered parking spaces discovered in downtown Athens
Less than a month after getting the Athens-Clarke County Commission to approve the purchase of 55 parking meters for some previously unmetered downtown Athens parking spaces, the Athens Downtown...
View ArticleAthens for Everyone continues push for recording Athens-Clarke commission...
Local progressive activist group Athens for Everyone is continuing to press its call for Athens-Clarke County’s mayor and commission to produce a video or audio record of their monthly non-voting work...
View ArticleCedar Shoals cruises past Hiram in first round of boys basketball playoffs
Cedar Shoals senior Greg Smith sent the Jaguars into the second round of with a two-handed slam. Smith’s basket capped the Jaguars’ 65-48 rout of visiting Hiram (11-19) in the opening round of the...
View ArticleAnger boils over at Cedar Shoals PTO meeting on school's response to...
Angry parents, teachers and students filled the Cedar Shoals High School auditorium Wednesday night to hear school officials explain the disciplinary fiasco at Cedar Shoals that let three young men,...
View ArticleGBI: Guns, money, drugs seized as officers sweep through NE Georgia in...
Two residents of Athens were among 24 suspects arrested in a massive undercover drug investigation that targeted the Horace Mayfield drug trafficking gang based in Stephens County, authorities said...
View ArticleWomen's Agricultural Leadership Summit
Click here to view photos from the Southern Region Women's Agricultural Leadership Summit held at the Georgia Hotel and Conference Center in Athens.
View ArticlePhi Mu Sorority Formal Part II
Click here to view even more photos from the Phi Mu Sorority formal.
View ArticleCedar Shoals vs. Hiram Basketball
Click here to view photos from the Cedar Shoals vs Hiram boys basketball game.
View ArticleGeorgia Agribusiness Breakfast
The Georgia Agribusiness Council held its annual State Legislative Breakfast in Atlanta at the Georgia Railroad Depot. Speakers at the breakfast included Terry England, Chairman of the House...
View ArticleGBI investigating Thursday shooting death of man by Commerce police
A Commerce man was shot and killed early Thursday by Commerce police responding to a complaint that the man was beating his wife, according to a statement released by the Georgia Bureau of...
View ArticleFormer mayor of Nicholson indicted on charges of misusing tax money
The former mayor Nicholson was indicted Monday on charges linking him to the misuse of public money used to pave a dirt road leading to his mother’s home in Nicholson.A Jackson County grand jury...
View ArticleLower Super Speeder trigger in Georgia draws opponents
ATLANTA | The trucking industry voiced opposition Thursday to tougher limits on its highway speeds.The tougher restrictions come from House Bill 499 that Rep. Ron Stephens introduced in response to a...
View ArticleZenith Blue, band of high school students, lives for thrill of the stage
Although the band has sent out more tweets than it has Twitter followers, the high school quintet couldn’t care less. To Zenith Blue, life isn’t about the money or the fame. It’s about playing loud...
View ArticleMark Fox says return of UGA's Juwan Parker isn't 'realistic' this season
Mark Fox has seen players exit his program via graduation, early NBA draft defections and transfer to other teams. But losing Juwan Parker to injury has been particuarly tough for the Georgia coach to...
View ArticleThe latest 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 ArticleDrivin' N' Cryin' marks 30 years with Georgia Theatre show Friday
Although unexpected, it’s not uncommon for bands to stay alive for three decades.That’s what Kevn Kinney, founding member of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, said, diminishing the band’s 30-year history, which he...
View ArticleFour downtown Athens bars cited by state for serving underage patrons
Managers or owners of four downtown Athens bars have been ordered to appear at the Georgia Department of Revenue office in Atlanta in April to answer charges that they or an employee violated state law...
View ArticleUGA's Hunter, Holmes inspired Congressman
The University of Georgia’s first two black students not only desegregated the University of Georgia, but also inspired younger African Americans, a Georgia congressman said on the UGA campus...
View ArticleMarc Lamont Hill urges UGA students to be brave, courageous during Black...
Marc Lamont Hill alternately praised and reprimanded Americans in his keynote address celebrating Black History Month at the University of Georgia.A founding host of HuffPost Live, contributor to CNN...
View ArticleEffort to replace Milledge Avenue tree canopy begins on Arbor Day
Decades from now, the broad arch of trees that lined South Milledge Avenue from Five Points to West Broad Street through a good portion of the last century will once again be in evidence, the result of...
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