Ort, longtime fixture on Athens scene, jailed on alleged misdemeanor...
William Orten Carlton — better known as Ort — a longtime fixture on the Athens scene, was booked into the Clarke County Jail late Monday night on a probation violation stemming from violations of the...
View ArticlePrep player of the week: Honorable mention (Sept. 22)
FOOTBALLSam Middlebrooks, Simon Clarke, North Oconee: Middlebrooks threw two touchdown passes in the Titans’ 27-7 win over West Hall on Friday. Clarke hit two field goals. Roques Dowdy, Oconee County:...
View ArticlePrince Avenue Christian climbs in high school football poll
Prince Avenue Christian is ranked second in the latest Class A football poll, which was released by the Georgia Sports Writers Association Tuesday. Jefferson stayed put at No. 3 in the Class AAA poll....
View ArticleCommerce, Prince Avenue, Athens Academy in top 10 of GHSA Power Ratings
Commerce, Prince Avenue Christian and Athens Academy are in the top 10 of their respective Class A football Power Ratings, which were released by the GHSA Tuesday. Commerce (2-2, 1-1) is ranked second...
View ArticleGeorgia's Eason has unique perspective on Bulldogs playing Southern: 'It's a...
John Eason has spent 15 seasons on the football staff at Georgia, first as wide receivers coach and then in an administrative role. Before that he was a part of another major college football program...
View ArticleUGA's parade of freshmen playing includes secondary starter Jonathan Abram
The 21 true freshmen that have played for Georgia this season leads the nation, according to the school.That includes safety Johnathan Abram, who started against South Carolina and played extensively...
View ArticleDewey Paul Band plays Live Wire Wednesday
Although Dewey Paul Moffitt started taking guitar lessons at the age of 9, his musical education did not begin until much later in his life.“And I’m still being educated,” he said. “It’s a lifelong...
View ArticleGeorgia Power asks regulators to cut electricity rates
ATLANTA | The utility that supplies electricity to the bulk of Georgia customers filed papers Tuesday asking regulators to trim 3 percent from the rates it charges.Georgia Power Co. needs permission...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed while negotiating curve near Jefferson
A Jefferson man lost control of his motorcycle on a curve resulting in a crash that claimed his life last Friday, the Georgia State Patrol said Tuesday.Jonathan A. Dimas, 27, was driving a...
View ArticleAirbnb, Homeaway say they welcome fair, simple regulation in Georgia
ATLANTA | Representatives of two of the largest vacation-rental marketing companies said Tuesday they welcome government regulation as long as it’s simple and fair.They laid out their position during...
View ArticleDriver killed in Oconee County pursuit crash identified as Winder man
The Georgia State Patrol has identified the driver of a vehicle killed in a fiery crash during a Sept. 14 chase in Oconee County as a Winder man.The patrol said Stephen Edward Crimmins, 24, was driving...
View ArticleAthens police release sketch of man sought in attack on UGA student on...
Athens-Clarke police released a sketch Tuesday of a man sought in an attack on a University of Georgia student walking the North Oconee River Greenway trail early Sunday afternoon.The student was...
View ArticleLengthy battle over Bloomfield Street garage comes to end
“I was always hoping the third time would be the charm,” John Totten said Tuesday after Athens-Clarke County’s mayor and commission voted narrowly in favor of issuing a certificate of appropriateness...
View ArticleUGA President Jere Morehead responds to PETA questioning, gives update on growth
Clarification addended.The University of Georgia research program that PETA alleges wrongly used live dogs, pigs and goats to practice medical procedures no longer exists, President Jere Morehead said...
View ArticleBreaking Bethel: What the future might hold for Athens' most notorious...
EDITOR’S NOTEA series of stories dubbed “Breaking Bethel” that start today and conclude on Sunday are the culmination of a weeks-long investigation into one of Athens’ most crime-ridden and...
View ArticleLoran Smith: UGA QB Greyson Lambert's world becoming story book
While you wouldn't expect Greyson Lambert to give his critics a lecture on pettifogging, he would be justified in doing so. In the gloaming of Sanford Stadium on Saturday night, he silenced any and all...
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