Jamie Hood makes bid to have jury spare his life
In an attempt to save his life, Jamie Hood is trying to convince a jury he was wronged by a corrupt legal system that falsely imprisoned him.Acting as his own attorney, he sought this morning to...
View ArticleMajor recruiting target Charlie Woerner commits to UGA — what it means and...
Another Woerner has committed to play for the Georgia Bulldogs. Rabun County athlete Charlie Woerner, nephew of 1980 national championship team key contributor Scott Woerner, gave Georgia his verbal...
View ArticleJamie Hood sentenced to life in prison for murder of Athens police officer
Jamie Hood will spend the rest of his life in prison.On Friday afternoon the jury in the month-long trial sentenced Hood — who was found guilty in the murder of Athens-Clarke County Senior Police...
View ArticleFilm Review: "Felt"
Gone are the days when horror film makers felt obligated or forced to include pointless sex scenes and gory murders in order for their movies to have enough appeal to turn a profit. At this point, fans...
View ArticleRecruiting spotlight: Decision looming for Oconee County's Jaleel Laguins
Oconee County outside linebacker Jaleel Laguins isn’t quite sure when he’ll announce his college decision. It could come in August, or perhaps later. He’s also considered announcing at an all-star game...
View ArticleCommunity calls for justice in 1946 Moore's Ford lynching
ATLANTA | “Black lives mattered in 1946, and black lives matter today,” said ex-Rep. Tyrone Brooks, who this Saturday leads a motorcade from Atlanta to Monroe, for the reenactment of a lynching case...
View ArticleAthens-Clarke officials setting stage for audit of Leisure Services Department
An Athens-Clarke County Commission committee is laying the groundwork for an operational audit of the county’s Leisure Services Department, deciding exactly what the local government should get from an...
View ArticleCost of attendance stipends could 'make things a lot easier' for players. Now...
For all the consternation cost of attendance stipends created for some coaches and administrators, college athletes can start getting some additional cash in their pockets beginning next Saturday.“Who...
View ArticleConditions on Pluto: Incredibly hazy with flowing ice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. | Pluto is hazier than scientists expected and appears to be covered with flowing ice.The team responsible for the New Horizons flyby of Pluto last week released new pictures...
View ArticleAthens-Clarke police investigating pedestrian fatality on Cedar Shoals Drive
A Spring Valley Road resident died early this morning after being struck by a vehicle while he was walking along Cedar Shoals Drive, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report issued shortly...
View ArticleAuthorities thank public for tips on Louisiana theater killings
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) | Police on Saturday thanked the many people calling in tips about John Russell Houser as they worked to reconstruct his movements before he killed two people, wounded nine and then...
View ArticleConfederate carving on Stone Mountain not likely to come down
ATLANTA (AP) | Art, monument or embarrassment?The “Confederate Memorial Carving” in a state park outside of Atlanta is once again stirring controversy, as Georgia officials try to decide what, if...
View ArticleIn Kenya, Obama blends blunt messages with warm reflections
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) | President Barack Obama mixed blunt messages to Kenya's leaders on gay rights, corruption and counterterrorism Saturday with warm reflections on his family ties to a nation that...
View ArticleRemoval of Confederate carving from Stone Mountain seen as unlikely
ATLANTA | Art, monument or embarrassment?The “Confederate Memorial Carving” in a state park outside of Atlanta is once again stirring controversy, as Georgia officials try to decide what, if anything,...
View ArticleWest Broad Farmers Market hosts back-to-school event
Nakita Cooper is well aware that with every sunset, she and every other Clarke County youngster are a day closer to returning to the classroom, with school set to start on Tuesday, Aug. 11.But before...
View ArticleState gearing up to respond to avian influenza outbreak
As the peak months for bird migration along the Atlantic Flyway on the eastern coast of the United States approach, Georgia’s agricultural officials and poultry-related industries are focusing more...
View ArticlePolice agencies flood state crime lab with 'rape kits'
ATLANTA | The State Crime Lab has been swamped with rape kits — the name given to evidence gathered in sexual assault cases — awaiting DNA analysis. The number of rape kits sent to the lab accelerated...
View ArticleRubielen Norris made United Way what it is today
Rubielen Norris’ fingerprints can be found all over northeast Georgia.Norris helped the battered wife who escaped a dangerously abusive environment, the teenager who managed to climb out drug...
View ArticleAthens Regional an 'important piece of the puzzle on this side of the state'
If hospitals were airports, Athens Regional Medical Center wouldn’t be Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International — but it wouldn’t be too far off, in both stature and distance.And those two elements are...
View ArticleWellStar in talks to buy Tenet's hospitals in state
ATLANTA | WellStar Health System, fresh from abandoning a proposed deal with Emory Healthcare, has now landed a new potential partner.The Marietta-based WellStar is beginning negotiations with Tenet...
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