Dancing with the Athens Stars brings in record sum
The Dancing with the Athens Stars raised a record amount of money for Project Safe last weekend.The event raised $149,175 for the organization, said Joan Prittie, Project Safe’s executive...
View ArticleExpert on Wild West legend Doc Holliday to speak Friday in Jefferson
When Victoria Wilcox spearheaded a drive to save the home of Dr. John Stiles Holliday in Fayetteville, little did she know this would put her on the winding trail of none other than Doc Holliday, one...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Oconee County boys and girls tennis advance & more
WATKINSVILLE | In the first round of the Class AAA state tennis tournament Tuesday, Oconee County’s top-seeded boys and girls tennis teams broke out the broom with 5-0 sweeps of visiting fourth-seeded...
View ArticleHawks stifle Boston in 1st quarter, lead 2-0 after 89-72 win
ATLANTA | Talk about a short memory. Kyle Korver came out shooting, and this time he couldn't miss.The Boston Celtics? They couldn't make anything.Shaking off a dismal performance in the playoff...
View ArticleClemson blanks Diamond Dogs 12-0
CLEMSON, S.C. | Powered by an early five-run outburst, No. 22 Clemson posted a 12-0 win over Georgia Tuesday in front of 4,736 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.The Tigers (25-12) built a 5-0 lead by sending...
View ArticleJunior college forward set to sign with UGA
Georgia is dipping into the junior college ranks to add another player for coach Mark Fox’s incoming recruiting class.College of Southern Idaho forward Pape Diatta plans to sign with the Bulldogs on...
View ArticleDecapitated goat found in east Athens park
A decapitated baby goat posed into a sitting position with its head placed atop its body was found Sunday in an east Athens park, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.A young man who was...
View ArticleUGA to play UMass in football, men's basketball
Georgia and Massachusetts have lined up a football game in Athens and a men’s basketball home-and-home series .The football game is slated for Nov. 17, 2018 in the first ever meeting between the...
View ArticleFatal Athens house fire began in kitchen, officials say
A house fire that killed a man in southern Athens-Clarke County Tuesday morning was determined to be an accidental kitchen fire, according to Assistant Chief Mark Melvin on the Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleMan dies from injuries sustained in March traffic accident in Athens
A 29-year-old Stephens County man died from injuries sustained last month in a two-vehicle collision in Athens.Athens-Clarke County police said they were notified on Tuesday that James T. Mackey of...
View ArticleUNC's Fedora can't be sure what he'll get from UGA offense that will be...
There’s still four and half months for North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora to prepare for the 2016 season opener against Georgia, but there’s a lot of unknowns about the Bulldogs' offense.Will...
View ArticleUGA says Sanford Stadium capacity not exceeded at G-Day game
The University of Georgia can’t provide any official estimate of the crowd inside Sanford Stadium for Saturday’s G-Day intrasquad football game, but a UGA spokeswoman insisted Wednesday the venue was...
View ArticleVolunteers pick litter out of UGA's Tanyard Creek
Lee Shearerlee.shearer@onlineathens.comAbout a dozen volunteers came prepared to get muddy Tuesday as they descended into the manmade channel of Tanyard Creek, one of the beleaguered creeks flowing in...
View ArticleBraselton attracts 140 vendors to annual spring antiques and arts festival
The ‘Antique & Artisan Festival’ in downtown Braselton this weekend features approximately 140 booths.The festival begins at 2 p.m. Friday and goes through Sunday and includes antiques, outdoor...
View Article5 things to do in Athens this weekend
There are a lot of options for things to do in Athens this weekend.Click here for our 5 choices.If you want to find more events, visit events.onlineathens.com.
View ArticleOconee deputies involved in shooting late Wednesday
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in a shooting late Wednesday while responding to a domestic situation, according to Oconee officials.Deputies responded to an incident on Dials...
View ArticleMetro Athens unemployment rate declines to 4.9 percent
ATLANTA | State labor officials say metro Athens' jobless rate has decreased to 4.9 percent.The Georgia Department of Labor on Thursday released the new figure, which is for March. The rate was down...
View ArticleNorth Oconee vs. Fayette County tennis
The North Oconee Titans tennis team beat Fayette County 5-0 in the first round of the Class AAAA state tournament Wednesday afternoon.Click here to view photos from the matches.
View ArticleNorth Oconee vs. North Hall baseball
North Oconee lost 12-3 to North Hall in a game that determined who finished second and third in Region 8-AAAA. The Titans are the three seed and will start the Class AAAA state tournament next week on...
View ArticleWinder Barrow Diamond Doggs vs. the Discovery Titans
Click here to view photos from the first ever baseball matchup between the Winder Barrow Diamond Doggs and the Discovery Titans of Lawrenceville in Lawrenceville on Monday.
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