Wild Rumpus Parade
Were you Spotted at the Wild Rumpus Parade? Click here to see Blane Marable's photos from the frightful event!
View ArticleBotanical Garden Color
Click to see Melanie Parker's stunning photos of the Botanical Garden wearing its fall colors.
View ArticleRoyals win World Series, rally late, then rout Mets in 12th
NEW YORK | Crown 'em, Kansas City!One agonizing step from ecstasy last season, this time the Royals reign after their latest incredible comeback and a go-ahead hit from maybe the most unlikely player...
View ArticleRoyals win World Series, rally late, then rout Mets in 12th
NEW YORK | The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series crown since 1985, rallying in the ninth inning when Eric Hosmer scrambled home to tie it and then breaking away in the 12th to beat the...
View ArticleUGA-Auburn kickoff time, TV set
The Georgia football team has another noon kickoff on the way.The Bulldogs Nov. 14 game at Auburn is set for the early start, which will be at 11 a.m. CT in Alabama.The game will be shown on CBS as...
View ArticlePodcast: Georgia's season from here, Mark Richt's future
The season must go on.And so will the “Bulldog Bytes” podcast.Marc Weiszer and Fletcher Page of the Athens Banner-Herald look at the Georgia football team going forward this season after the slapdown...
View ArticleMark Richt doesn't 'have any doubt' UGA can turn it around, but others do
A well-respected coach that won a lot of games in his career won’t be returning next season to a program that has been in decline.Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer, who led the Hokies to six BCS bowl games,...
View ArticleWater main break prompts issuance of boil-water advisory for part of Oconee...
A water main break in Oconee County has prompted county officials to issue a boil-water advisory for all residents of the Bouldercrest subdivision, comprising homes on Bouldercrest Circle, Bouldercrest...
View ArticleAthens Academy, Oconee County, Jefferson land players on all-state volleyball...
Five Athens-area volleyball players were named to the Georgia Volleyball Coaches Association’s All-State team, which was released on Monday. One was named to the honorable mention.Athens Academy’s ME...
View ArticleUGA's John Theus: 'We’re playing for each other, the coaches, the fans'
Georgia’s goals of winning championships this football season are already off the table, but offensive tackle John Theus said that doesn’t mean all is lost.“We’re playing for each other, we’re playing...
View ArticleAugusta woman to give birth to conjoined twins
AUGUSTA | As the images swim in and out of focus on the ultrasound screen, the two tiny boys appear to be holding each other. One seems to look off over his brother’s shoulder, while the other has his...
View ArticleState to hear Clarke County school charter application
A Clarke County school group today will present the school district’s case for becoming a charter school district to state officials.The group of about 15 people — parents, school board members and...
View ArticleFlooding expected near Athens rivers
The National Weather Service warned on Monday that the downpour of rain falling in the last few days might raise water levels enough to push the Middle Oconee and Oconee rivers over their capacity.As...
View ArticleAthens commisioners to propose new option for food trucks in downtown
Two Athens-Clarke County commissioners are proposing an alternative to the food truck ordinance set for a vote at tonight’s mayor and commission meeting — an alternative based at least in part on...
View ArticleAuthorities seek suspect in rape at Emmanuel College
Georgia authorities are seeking a former Emmanuel College student recently indicted in the September rape of another student on the school’s campus in Franklin Springs.“We do feel like he is actively...
View ArticleNew reservoir under consideration for Athens draws opposition
A proposal for a new water reservoir for Athens-Clarke County is already drawing opposition, even though a detailed study on whether to actually go ahead with the proposal is months away, much less...
View ArticleSupreme Court tosses sex crime convictions on former Oconee teacher's aide
The Georgia Supreme Court announced Monday it has reversed computer pornography convictions against a former teacher’s aide and coach at Oconee County High School, but let stand one conviction of...
View ArticleBooks for Keeps founder Melaney Smith honored as 'Woman of Worth'
The founder of an Athens organization that provides Clarke County school children books for the summer has been named one of 10 “Women of Worth” in the United States, an annual honor bestowed by the...
View ArticlePrep Player of the Week: Honorable mention (Nov. 3)
FOOTBALLZeb Noland, Cooper Saunders, Ty Paschal, Gavin Adcock, Oconee County: Noland rushed for two scores and threw for two more in a 36-35 win over Jefferson in double overtime. Saunders hauled in a...
View ArticleBack from injury, Jordan Jenkins wants to prove he can play more against...
Jordan Jenkins says he gets treatment two or three times a day for a groin/hip injury that limited him to about 10 snaps against Florida, forced him to miss the Missouri game and also limited him...
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