UGA taps new director of player personnel
Georgia has a new director of player personnel in its football program.Lukman Abdulai again has moved up on the support staff. He most recently held the title of of assistant recruiting operations...
View ArticleAthens mom indicted for alleged DUI wreck that severely injured her children
A Clarke County grand jury indicted an Athens woman whose two young children were seriously injured last year when the woman crashed her car head-on into another vehicle while allegedly...
View ArticleFormer UGA student indicted for alleged East Village Campus rape
A Clarke County grand jury charged a former University of Georgia student with the alleged rape of another student on campus last fall.Bamidele Olasehinde Oluwadare, 20, was charged with rape for the...
View ArticleUGA Large Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital reopened
The Large Animal Hospital at the University of Georgia has reopened its emergency services and will resume seeing regular appointments again on Monday.UGA’s Large Animal Hospital has been temporarily...
View ArticleGeorgia House sets aside $5 million for UGA's Howell Hall
ATLANTA | Howell Hall at the University of Georgia got funds for a $5 million makeover Friday in the version of the state budget passed by the House of Representatives.Gov. Nathan Deal had not included...
View ArticleMissing Oconee County girl found
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office sent out an alert Friday afternoon that they are looking for a 15-year-old missing girl. She was found later Friday.Elizabeth Sullivan was last seen in the area of...
View ArticleUGA coaches restricted from off-campus recruiting for 30 days for NCAA violation
Georgia’s head women’s tennis coach and its associate coach won’t be able to recruit off campus for a 30-day period for an NCAA recruiting violation, according to information obtained by the Athens...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Controlled burn at Sandy Creek Nature Center
Click here to view photos from the site of the controlled burn at Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens.
View ArticleHice says committee workng to impeach IRS commissioner
The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service has been targeted for impeachment, Republican Congressman Jody Hice, whose district includes part of Athens-Clarke County, told a military group in...
View ArticleMeet with top-ranked Oklahoma provides 'huge motivation' for Gym Dogs
Georgia opened February with an upset of then-top-ranked Florida. Last week, they topped the 197 mark for the first time this season and dispatched LSU. Now, they face another No. 1 in Oklahoma — and...
View ArticleFirefighters burn woods at Athens nature center - to restore habitat
A long-awaited controlled burn went off without a hitch Friday as wildland firefighters torched 28 acres near the center on Commerce Highway.Athens-Clarke County officials for months have been waiting...
View ArticleNo. 10 Gym Dogs vs. No. 1 Oklahoma — 3 things to know
Tenth-ranked Georgia (4-3) will face its second top-ranked team in three weeks when it hosts Oklahoma (16-1) at 4 p.m. Saturday.Here’s what to watch: Not just pinkGeorgia’s annual meet to raise...
View ArticleAthens artist, musician Vernon Thornsberry shows painting of Classic City on...
Vernon Thornsberry has made his way around Athens in his 30 years here.He’s held many service jobs, including working as a manager at Jittery Joe’s and dishwasher and server at The Grit. He’s also...
View ArticleRobert Tyler strikes out 13 in UGA's season-opening 4-1 win over Georgia...
Powered by a stellar performance from Robert Tyler, the Georgia baseball team opened the 2016 season Friday night with a 4-1 win over Georgia Southern at Foley Field. Tyler, a right-handed junior,...
View Article10th inning homer gives Georgia Southern 5-3 win over UGA
The Diamond Dogs fought hard to clinch a series win over Georgia Southern at Foley Field Saturday afternoon, but an extra-innings loss crushed those hopes. Now, the stage is set for a rubber...
View ArticleVanderbilt 80, UGA 67: 3 things to know
Georgia, due to the 11 a.m. local start time, didn’t have a shootaround or walk-through before its game against Vanderbilt Saturday. The Bulldogs then proceeded to start poorly and failed to catch up....
View ArticleTop-ranked Oklahoma snaps Gym Dogs' win streak
Despite a season-high score on bars and three consecutive 9.9s on floor, Georgia couldn’t get past top-ranked Oklahoma at Stegeman Coliseum Saturday. The tenth-ranked Gym Dogs (4-4) fell 197.375 -...
View ArticleGymdogs vs. Oklahoma
The Gymdogs were defeated by Oklahoma in a home meet Saturday. See photos here.
View Article'Wild Treasury of Nature' is Athens artist Philip Juras' latest book and exhibit
Athens artist Philip Juras has a new book of paintings, “The Wild Treasury of Nature: A Portrait of Little St. Simons Island,” published by the University of Georgia Press.Little St. Simons is one of...
View ArticleRepurposing Project looking for designers for fashion show
Anyone dreaming of being a clothing designer or already doing it can now apply to participate in The Repurposing Project.The project, organized by My Athens and Olives & Wax, culminates in a...
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