North Chase Street reconfiguration up for discussion at Tuesday's commission...
One week and one day after public forums on the proposed reconfiguration of North Chase Street and the proposed closing of the last block of North Newton Street, the public has another opportunity to...
View ArticleEarth Day celebrated all week at UGA, all around Athens
The week-long celebration of Earth Day begins today in Athens.The University of Georgia is leading the way with events planned every day in the name of Earth Day.The kickoff is Monday with a fair and...
View ArticleMurder weapon identified in killing of innocent bystander during Athens gang...
Joe Johnsonjoe.johnson@onlineathens.comThe gun that fired the bullet killing an innocent bystander during a shootout between rival gang members in west Athens five months ago has been identified,...
View ArticleUGA defenders have incentive to stick it to opponents
We’ll take sports equipment you might find on a Georgia football sideline this season, Alex.For $100, what are shoulder pads? Yep.For $300, what is a helmet? Correct.For $500, what is a lacrosse...
View Article93K Day 2016
Click here to view photos from the Georgia Bulldogs Spring Game. 93K fans came out to support their Dawgs!
View ArticleDancing with the Athens Stars
Click here to view photos from this year's Dancing with the Athens Stars benefit.Didn't get enough?Click here for more photos from Saturday's benefit at The Classic Center.
View ArticleElberton man charged with DUI in fatal wreck that killed Carlton woman
An Elberton man faces a drunk driving and felony vehicular homicide charge in connection with an April 5 wreck in Madison County claiming the life of a Carlton grandmother.Randy Blackwell, 58, of...
View ArticleAutism Awareness month celebrated with film screening
April is Autism Awareness month, and the University of Georgia College of Education is promoting awareness of the disability with a fundraiser.The College of Education sponsors the screening of the...
View ArticleCaterpillar named Athens-Clarke's Manufacturer of the Year
Caterpillar Inc.’s 1,700-employee construction equipment manufacturing plant straddling the Athens-Clarke and Oconee county lines was named local Manufacturer of the Year at a Monday dinner sponsored...
View Article10th District Republicans avoided media spotlight on Saturday's district...
Georgia’s 10th District Republican convention, held Saturday in Greensboro as part of a day of GOP conventions in congressional districts across the state, attracted its share of supporters of...
View ArticleDiamond Dogs enter rematch against Clemson with momentum
It’s been said that, in sports, winning solves all problems. The Georgia baseball team can certainly relate to that cliché. Georgia entered last Tuesday’s game at Georgia Tech on a four-game skid....
View ArticleClarke Central's Caroline Caldwell remains 'grounded' amid competition, success
Caroline Caldwell will never forget what happened after her first high school tennis match.Leaving Loganville High School, the Clarke Central team discussed dinner choices and then noticed an opposing...
View ArticleAthens man arrested for decade-old robbery
An Athens man was arrested this weekend in connection with a robbery that occurred a decade ago.Tobios Valdez Storey, 34, was in custody in Talladega, Ala., when a local sheriff's deputy picked him up...
View ArticleMan killed in wreck near Caterpillar plant in western Athens-Clarke County
A man reportedly has died from injuries he suffered when his car crashed early Tuesday outside the main entrance of the Caterpillar plant in western Athens-Clarke County.The accident, which occurred at...
View ArticleHow UGA teams fared in the latest Academic Progress Rate
Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s six-year deal with the school includes a $50,000 bonus based on the academic performance of his team.That could take some time to achieve because the football...
View ArticleArmed robbers steal hundreds of pain pills from Athens pharmacy
Two masked men on Friday stole hundreds of pain pills in a brazen daytime armed robbery at a Prince Avenue pharmacy, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report released this week.One of the...
View ArticleAthens-Clarke, Oconee counties get fourth Superior Court judge
Oconee County Magistrate Judge Eric Norris has been named as the fourth Superior Court judge for the Western Judicial Circuit, serving Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties.Norris, who also practices...
View ArticleArtists''Chalk Talk' prompts Cedar Shoals High School class to think deeply...
“If you don’t understand my silence, how would you understand me & my words.”Visually pleading with the world, those white-chalked words stood in stark relief on the blackboard in front of the...
View ArticleGHSA notebook: Executive committee expands state golf tournament, adds spring...
The GHSA heard over 30 proposals in its state executive committee in Macon Monday. Here’s a closer look at the changes they passed:BIG CHANGES FOR FOOTBALLThe committee passed all four proposals...
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