Kirby Smart's push for 93,000 at G-Day came after experiencing huge spring...
Whether in front of fans at a Georgia basketball game, before members of the UGA athletic board, in comments to state legislators in Atlanta or speaking to a banquet crowd, Kirby Smart has drilled home...
View ArticleGunfire erupts at Rolling Ridge Apartments, Athens police announce reward
Athens-Clarke County police said they were investigating a weekend shooting incident in which gunfire rang out at a northside apartment complex. They also announced a reward as they sought to identify...
View ArticleThe 21st Annual Classic City Brew Fest
The 21st Annual Classic City Brew Fest was held this past weekend at the Graduate Hotel Athens. The event celebrates the craft beers. There were samples in three ballrooms, the outdoor terrace, the...
View ArticleFree ice cream at Ben & Jerry's on Tuesday
At the end of the line that will surely form outside Ben & Jerry’s on Tuesday, there will be free ice cream.The downtown Athens store celebrates free cone day from noon to 8 p.m.Anyone in line...
View ArticleBoybutante week promotes AIDS awareness
For the 27th year, Boybutante AIDS Foundation puts on its Boybutante Ball in Athens this week. There are a few other events planned leading up to the Saturday’s dance.The ball, called 20,000 Legs Under...
View ArticleDacula man faces felony assault and traffic charges from Barrow County pursuit
A 20-year-old Dacula man faces aggravated assault charges and felony driving offenses following a high-speed pursuit that reached speeds of 100 mph and twice almost hit a deputy, according to a Barrow...
View ArticleACC mayor, commission to get look at proposed agreement between Athens...
The president and CEO of Athens Regional Health Services and the chairman of the ARHS board and the Hospital Authority of Clarke County appear at Tuesday’s non-voting work session of Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleFire destroys home in south Jackson County
Two people were treated for minor injuries following an early Sunday fire that destroyed their home on Crooked Creek Road in southern Jackson County, according to Jackson County Emergency Management...
View ArticleCar overturns in afternoon accident in Oconee County
A one-vehicle accident in Oconee County Monday afternoon left one car overturned at the entrance to Lake Wellbrook on Daniells Bridge Road.Click here to view photos from the accident scene.
View ArticleGov. Deal signs into law bill allowing 90 business day response to athletic...
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law on Monday a bill allowing athletic departments of public schools in the state, including the University of Georgia, up to 90 business days to respond to open...
View ArticleGeorgia students who opt out of state tests face penalties
Both students and schools can face penalties when students “opt out” of the state’s standardized achievement tests.Students around the state will take hundreds of thousands of those tests over the next...
View ArticleAlpha Gamma Rho holds barbecue to benefit ALS
Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at University of Georgia is holding a spring barbecue today to benefit ALS in honor of a former member who was recently diagnosed with the disease.Tommy Pollack, who...
View ArticleUGA freshmen football players Julian Rochester, Chad Clay arrested on felony...
Two Georgia freshmen football players were in the Clarke County Jail on Tuesday morning after each was arrested on two felony charges.Defensive back Chad Clay and defensive lineman Julian Rochester...
View ArticleAnother woman robbed walking from downtown Athens
For the second time in two weeks, a woman reported being assaulted and robbed while walking from downtown Athens in the early morning hours.The most recent victim said she was walking on West Hancock...
View ArticleGuessing the musical act that will play at G-Day game in Sanford Stadium
Only five days until the G-Day Game, and we’re still left guessing the mystery identity of the scheduled “entertainment” act.With no official word on who is performing that day, fans are throwing out...
View ArticleNo leads on thieves who stole codeine drugs in Colbert pharmacy burglary
Burglars who broke into a pharmacy in Colbert last week were apparently looking for codeine products, possibly to make an addictive drink popular with teenagers, authorities said Tuesday.“They stole...
View ArticleAll-girl Cedar Shoals engine building team aims for nationals
An all-girl hot rod team at Cedar Shoals High School is aiming for speed — not on the drag strip — but in the pits.Instead of clocking fast times on a quarter-mile drag strip, they work feverishly to...
View ArticleYounger professors get better pay at UGA
Young University of Georgia professors are well-paid compared to other Southeastern Conference universities and national averages, but older, more experienced faculty members’ paychecks don’t compare...
View ArticleLittle reason to keep final block of Newton Street open, county traffic...
From an engineering perspective, there’s no real reason to keep the final short block of Newton Street between Meigs Street and Prince Avenue in the western edge of downtown Athens open to traffic,...
View ArticleChase Street PTO crosswalk plan could get serious look from Athens-Clarke...
A proposal from the Chase Street Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization calling for a mid-block crosswalk in front of the school is likely to get a serious look in connection with a planned...
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