Christmas tree recycling available in Athens-Clarke, Oconee counties
The presents have been unwrapped, the last of the Christmas dinner leftovers have been eaten, and thoughts now turn to taking the holiday lights off the front of the house, packing away the Christmas...
View ArticleSevere weather leaves trail of destruction in the South
Severe weather has left a trail of destruction across the South. Click here to view photos from the devastation.
View ArticleYour Pie in downtown Athens closes
The Your Pie location in downtown Athens is closed. Drew French, founder of the franchise pizza restaurants, confirmed the closing in a Monday email but had no other comment. The East Broad Street...
View ArticleEmpty Stocking Fund helps woman after death of family member
EMPTY STOCKING FUND HELPS WOMAN PAY BILLS AFTER DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER After the death of a family member, Loraine got behind on paying her bills. Loraine didn’t have enough money to cover expenses...
View ArticleFlood watch in effect for northeast Georgia through Thursday morning
After lifting a flood watch for parts of northeast Georgia including Athens-Clarke County briefly during the weekend, the National Weather Service has issued a new flood watch for this part of the...
View Article3 things to know: UGA-Robert Morris
Georgia returns to action Tuesday against Robert Morris (2-10). The Bulldogs (6-3) are coming off a 71-48 victory over Clemson, their largest margin of victory on the season. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m...
View ArticleLady Bulldogs push streak to 11 with 81-48 win over Tennessee Tech
Pachis Roberts earned the first start of her Georgia career Monday evening and made the most of it, which bodes well for the Lady Bulldogs as they head into Southeastern Conference play.A redshirt...
View ArticleCaliya Robinson named SEC Freshman of the Week
Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball freshman forward Caliya Robinson, who has played an instrumental role in the team's 11-game win streak and 12-1 start to the 2015-16 season, has been named the SEC...
View ArticleThree suspects in North Carolina kidnapping arrested in Jackson County
ASHEVILLE, N.C. | Three suspects in a kidnapping of two young boys that led to a multi-state manhunt were arrested Sunday in northeast Georgia’s Jackson County, and Asheville police are continuing to...
View ArticleRoller-coaster sales prompt closure of Your Pie restaurant in downtown Athens
The Your Pie pizza restaurant in downtown Athens is closing because of its ups and downs in sales, said founder Drew French.The restaurant’s lease on the East Broad Street space was set to end this...
View ArticleAthens musician David Lowery files $150 million lawsuit against Spotify
David Lowery, a University of Georgia lecturer and Athens musician, filed a $150 million class action lawsuit against the music streaming service Spotify on Monday.Lowery, a founding member of Cracker...
View ArticleTimothy Road wreck blocks road
A two car wreck blocked traffic on Timothy Road near Atlanta Highway Tuesday. See photos here.
View ArticleUPDATE: Oconee County officials say dam on subdivision lake may fail, ask...
Oconee County officials were asking people along Briar Lakes Court to evacuate their homes Tuesday evening due to the possibility of a dam failing on one of three lakes in the subdivision located off...
View ArticleNick Chubb the 'competitor' continues rehab from knee surgery
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | Georgia will play its seventh straight game without star tailback Nick Chubb in Saturday’s TaxSlayer Bowl, but there was what might be an encouraging sign on Tuesday at the...
View ArticleCedar Shoals basketball coach Dreco Thomas nabs 100th win
Cedar Shoals basketball coach Dreco Thomas picked up his 100th win with the Jaguars’ 67-43 victory over Strom Thurmond in the Sweet South Classic at Morgan County Monday. Thomas has been at Cedar...
View ArticleSingle mother gets help with gas bill
Angelique is a single mother in need of help to pay her gas bill. Unemployed, with no income besides food stamps, she could not afford to pay the bill, and if it wasn’t paid on time, the service was...
View ArticleDiscoveries of human remains, like at UGA's Baldwin Hall, not particularly...
It was big news earlier this month when workers discovered dozens of human remains buried beneath a University of Georgia parking lot — but it’s not that unusual for excavation projects to uncover such...
View ArticleUGA football coach Mark Richt's firing among Georgia's top 10 stories of 2015
ATLANTA (AP) — The November firing of University of Georgia head football coach Mark Richt was among the top stories of the year in Georgia, as was former President Jimmy Carter’s battle with cancer,...
View ArticleDirector of Allman film that took life of crew member seeking early release...
SAVANNAH, Ga. | The father of a film worker killed by a train during shooting of a movie about singer Gregg Allman said Tuesday that granting the film’s director early release from a two-year jail...
View ArticleOconee County based company reports theft of human protein used in research
Thieves stole 565 vials of human protein recently at an Oconee County-based company, but investigators have no clue as to why the biological substance was stolen or who took it.“I can’t begin to...
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