'Keep believing'— Mark Richt enters 15th UGA season with national title...
On a Sunday evening the day before classes began for the fall semester at the University of Georgia, incoming freshmen pulled out smartphones to snap selfies with Mark Richt inside Sanford...
View ArticleThe Magill Tree - UGA tennis programs take pride in having former players coach
Sixteen. That’s the total number of championship titles spread across the tennis coaching staff at the University of Georgia.Four. That’s the number of current coaches who also played tennis for...
View ArticleHeisman Tracker: Page, Legge & Weiszer disagree on top spot in initial top five
Fletcher Page, Marc Weiszer and Dean Legge each have a Heisman vote. All three picked winner Marcus Mariota, of Oregon, in 2014. Here's who they're tracking for 2015. MARC WEISZER Ezekiel Elliott,...
View ArticleGroovy Nights benefit at 40 Watt
Click here to view more photos from the Groovy Nights benefit at 40 Watt Saturday night.
View ArticleKitty cams and beggar birds parts of growing field of urban wildlife study
Sonia Hernandez made national headlines a couple of years ago with her kitty cam project by strapping little cameras on 60 pet cats whose Athens owners let them roam outdoors.Hernandez and graduate...
View ArticleTrimming income tax could spook investors
ATLANTA | Republicans’ long-held goal of ending or reducing the state income tax could wind up hurting the state’s finances by scaring bond investors.And that’s the reason Gov. Nathan Deal is urging...
View ArticleFormer Athens coroner pleads guilty to federal firearms charge
A former Athens-Clarke County coroner last week pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the theft of firearms from an Athens gun dealer.Bobby Tribble, 62, admitted to stealing five guns from...
View ArticleAfter strong camp, Bulldogs like their potential with deep tight end group
Keith Marshall knows what it’s like to be playing at a position where talent seemingly is in abundance.Marshall and the Bulldogs running back group are considered one of the tops around, but the...
View ArticleTwo quarterbacks for UGA in an opener? David Greene and Cory Phillips already...
If Georgia’s unsettled quarterback situation sets off alarm bells, a thing similar eventually led to back-to-back trips to the SEC championship game and a conference title.Coach Mark Richt has said he...
View ArticlePodcast: What to expect from freshmen Godwin and Thompson, La.-Monroe preview
It’s game week. Finally.The questions, projections and predictions will make way Saturday for actual football.Marc Weiszer and Fletcher Page of the Athens Banner-Herald get you ready by discussing what...
View ArticleChild struck by car at accident scene on Athens Perimeter
A 12-year-old Oglethorpe County girl was seriously injured Sunday when she was struck by a car as she stood in a median of the Athens Perimeter, Athens-Clarke County police said.The child from...
View ArticleSEC 15 for 2015
Each week ABH SEC go-to-guy Connor Riley will rank the top 15 players in the conference. The list will be fluid and (hopefully) will be fun.15. Dak Prescott, Mississippi State: The quarterbacks in the...
View Article‘The Misfits’ could make run at new O-line award
You might think the last thing college football needs are more awards to hand out.This one is a little different.The Joe Moore Award will recognize the nation’s most outstanding offensive line unit, it...
View ArticleTopics for ACC Commission meeting tonight include rezoning near 5 Points,...
Tonight’s Athens-Clarke County Commission meeting could be a lengthy one.Commissioners plan to work through a number of issues that brought significant public discussion and back-and-forth among...
View Article'Community conversation' to provide update on Millworks
An event slated for this afternoon, billed as a “community conversation” focused on the old Southern Mill property on Oneta Street and its surrounding intown Athens neighborhood, promises some “fresh...
View ArticlePrince Avenue Christian's Jordan Hightower helps swing game against Aquinas
Prince Avenue Christian felt pretty good heading into its season opener with third-ranked Aquinas on Friday. They felt like they’d leave August with a win. They didn’t necessarily expect to win by 30...
View ArticleJohn Theus on Lambert pick as UGA starting QB: 'Honestly, I had no idea'
Georgia offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer delivered the news to the quarterbacks prior to practice Monday afternoon: Greyson Lambert will start Saturday’s opener against Louisiana-Monroe.The...
View ArticlePrep Player of the Week: Honorable Mention (Sept. 1)
PREP PLAYER OF THE WEEK: HONORABLE MENTION (SEPT. 1)FOOTBALLJordan Hightower, Prince Avenue Christian:Hightower scored on a 29-yard run and a long interception return to set up a touchdown in a 42-12...
View ArticleNearly 1,000 students pack Classic Center room at college fair
Nearly 900 students packed a sprawling hall in Athens’ Classic Center Monday night, looking ahead to their college careers at the annual PROBE College Fair.Recruiters from around 100 colleges set up...
View ArticleAthens man indicted for violent assault on deputy at Clarke County Jail
A Clarke County grand jury indicted an Athens man on felony charges for allegedly violently assaulting a deputy at the Clarke County Jail last year.Sanderrious Carmichael Elder, 25, was a prisoner at...
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