Three Athens teens caught burglarizing home in broad daylight
Three Athens teens were arrested Friday when they were allegedly caught in the act of burglarizing a home in broad daylight, according to Athens-Clarke County police.A resident of the Hidden Pines...
View ArticleA Beamer is in charge of UGA's special teams
For all those who pleaded for Georgia to at long last have a special teams coordinator on its football coaching staff, Kirby Smart delivered one in the form of Shane Beamer.The son of the longtime...
View ArticleWatkinsville teens charged in extensive damage at closed manufacturing plant
Two teenagers broke into a closed manufacturing plant in Watkinsville recently and caused thousands in damage.“It’s pegged at $9,000, but I thought it would be double that,” Watkinsville Police Chief...
View ArticleHull man angered that thieves burglarize home for second time in two years
When Aquino Gantt came home a week ago and found his home burglarized for the second time in two years, he became angry.A Madison County Sheriff’s deputy arrived around 10 p.m. March 21 and noted in...
View ArticleBarrow Elementary has special day for librarian Plemmons
Andy Plemmons has received quite a few honors in eight years as the media specialist/librarian at Athens Barrow Elementary School, but none quite like the one he got Monday — it was Mr. Plemmons Day at...
View ArticleShooter in custody at US Capitol, injuries unclear
WASHINGTON | A gunman was taken into custody after shots were fired in the U.S. Capitol complex on Monday, Capitol officials said, and visitors and staff were shut in their offices and told to "shelter...
View ArticleOglethorpe County deputies trying to ID two men who robbed finance business
Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s investigators are still attempting to identify two men who robbed the Oglethorpe Finance business in downtown Crawford at gunpoint last Friday.The men, described as black...
View ArticleCampaign season getting under way in Athens-Clarke County
One of the two contested local races on the May 24 ballot in Athens-Clarke County gets under way in earnest later this week as local attorney A. Kamau Hull kicks of his campaign for the District 8 seat...
View ArticleAthens-Clarke traffic engineers tweaking reconfigured Dougherty Street
Athens-Clarke County traffic engineering personnel continue to evaluate Dougherty Street in the wake of the downtown Athens thoroughfare’s reconfiguration earlier this month from two lanes in each...
View ArticleAttack shuts down UGA Internet access
A denial of service attack shut down the University of Georgia’s web sites Sunday evening, but as far as investigators were able to determine, no university systems or data were compromised by the...
View ArticleAthens Kroger's explanation of unisex bathroom goes viral
An Athens Kroger explained its decision to provide a unisex bathroom to customers and employees with a sign that’s gone viral online.The sign posted on the door of the unisex bathroom at the Kroger...
View ArticleTop Georgia court rules for private probation company
ATLANTA | People on probation for minor offenses still have to serve their entire sentence, even if something happens to interrupt their sentence, according to a decision the Georgia Supreme Court...
View ArticleUGA coaches challenging Lorenzo Carter after drop in production as sophomore
Lorenzo Carter’s 2014 signing day announcement created a lot of noise inside Georgia’s football offices after the coaches learned they had landed the prized pass rusher.His second Bulldog season last...
View ArticleAthens woman charged with stealing more than $300K from local doctor
An Athens woman was recently arrested for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from a local dermatologist for whom she worked as office manager, according to Athens-Clarke County police.Judy Reeves...
View ArticleCasa de Amistad pressuring Athens-Clarke County officials for federal grant...
Casa de Amistad, an Athens nonprofit organization providing language services and other assistance to the local economically disadvanteged Latino population, is turning up its pressure on Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleAthens-Clarke property tax filing deadlines coming Friday
No fooling — Friday, April 1, marks a number of important local property tax deadlines, according to a news release from Athens-Clarke County Tax Commissioner Mitch Schrader.One of the Friday deadlines...
View ArticleHull couple sentenced to federal pen for dealing in prescriptions pills
Two former residents of Oconee County who illegally distributed more than 60,000 dosages of prescription drugs were given prison terms recently in U.S. District Court in Athens, federal authorities...
View ArticleHeritage Foundation moving to address concerns about Five Points demolition...
Ongoing concerns about the demolition — or planned demolition — of a number of houses throughout the Five Points neighborhood prompted neighborhood leaders and the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation to...
View ArticleOconee homeowners wary of proposed sewer line along Calls Creek
Homeowners opposed to a proposed sewer line extension along Oconee County’s Calls Creek packed a meeting room in the Oconee County Library Monday night to hear about the county’s plans for expanding...
View ArticleDowntown Athens Success Summit celebrates entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs in the southeast gather Thursday for a one-day conference in downtown Athens.The fourth annual Success Summit happening in Athens is a festival celebrating business leaders and helping...
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