Downtown bus station getting careful makeover as potential business space
The glass blocks are gone from the interior, and a lot of the other styling cues have disappeared. But the rounded edges above the door and around two sides of the cinder block building at 220 W. Broad...
View ArticleMan indicted for deadly rampage in Oglethorpe County
An Oglethorpe County grand jury this week indicted a 23-year-old man who authorities said went on a rampage this past summer that involved murder, kidnapping, multiple vehicle hijackings and gun...
View ArticleThree arrested in staged armed robbery of Subway in Athens
Athens-Clarke County police this week arrested a Subway employee and two others for staging a fake armed robbery at the sandwich shop chain’s Hull Road franchise.According to police, Catelyn Ann...
View ArticleProposed taxi ordinance update to get a few tweaks
A set of proposed amendments to Athens-Clarke County’s taxicab ordinance will get some further tweaking before they make their way to the county attorney’s office for translation into legal language,...
View ArticleFCA All-Star football teams announced
Coaches from 22 schools in northeast Georgia gathered at Athens Academy Thursday to select players for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Area All-Star game. The blue team will feature players from...
View ArticleKenny Gaines career night pushes UGA past Murray State
Neither Murray State nor Georgia had much working on offense Friday night. Fortunately for the Bulldogs, Kenny Gaines came through with a career effort to avoid a second straight loss to start the...
View Article3 things to know: UGA 63, Murray State 52
Kenny Gaines was the only good offensive thingAt least it felt like that. It wasn’t a pretty night for the Georgia offense, but Kenny Gaines was fun to watch. The senior guard netted a career-high 35...
View ArticleAthens libraries celebrate International Games Day
Instead of the silence of reading patrons, Athens libraries could be filled with cries of frustration or joy today when visitors are invited to play games.Two Athens area libraries take part in today’s...
View ArticleUGA public service workers volunteer in Athens — doing public service
Dozens of University of Georgia workers fanned out across Athens to do some public service Friday — and unlike many such days of service, they were doing real work during the first of what’s planned to...
View ArticleNo formal word on promised ruling in Ort's long-running ordinance violation case
A set of citations issued nearly three months ago to 66-year-old William Orten Carlton — better known as Ort, a well-known fixture on the Athens scene — for conditions at his Sharon Circle home could...
View ArticleFour men indicted in Jackson County for home invasion in Commerce
A Jackson County grand jury indicted four men in connection with a home invasion in Commerce where a teenager was beaten with a bat.The four were identified as Adam Godsted Beem, 35, of Commerce,...
View ArticleTwo Athens men injured in head-on collision in Jackson County
Two Athens men were injured Friday morning during a two-vehicle collision in Nicholson, according to the Georgia State Patrol.The wreck occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Georgia Highway 334 just south...
View ArticlePolice officer charged with night hunting in Jackson County resigns
A Brookhaven Police Department patrolman resigned his job Thursday following recent charges that he was illegally hunting deer at night in Jackson County.Officer Ashley Scott Kubiak, 35, of Hoschton...
View ArticleVeterans' benefits 'supermarket' coming to Athens on Dec. 2
A number of veterans service agencies and other groups offering help to the country’s military veterans will gather together at The Classic Center early next month for what the Georgia Department of...
View ArticlePhotos: Prince Ave. Christian defeats First Presbyterian Day 41-7
Click here to see photos from Prince Avenue Christian's 41-7 win over First Presbyterian Day.
View ArticleAthens Academy falls to Christian Heritage in Class A Private playoffs
Throughout the regular season, Athens Academy prided itself on its balanced offense. But in a 22-14 loss to visiting Christian Heritage (6-5) in the first round of the Class A Private playoffs Friday,...
View ArticlePrince Avenue advances in Class A Private playoffs with win over First...
After shaking hands with the opposing team, Prince Avenue football players took off in a dead sprint to the student section to high five and celebrate with fellow students, friends and family. Prince...
View ArticleAthens man hit by car, dies from injuries
A pedestrian was killed Friday night in Athens after he was struck by a vehicle while in a crosswalk where witnesses said he didn’t have a walk signal, according to Athens-Clarke County police.Alfonzo...
View ArticleFBI acknowledges ISIS threat for WWE Survivor Series in Atlanta
A report that the terrorist group ISIS might be planning an attack Sunday at Atlanta’s Philips Arena during WWE’s Survivor Series event is being taken seriously by state and national law...
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