Kimberly Zygmant will start work May 26 as the new director of the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department. ACC ...

Athens voters will go to the polls Tuesday, May 19 to choose a new mayor (or at least narrow down the candidates to two) and ...

If you drew up a list of the two dozen people most likely to become the 48th president of the United States, Gov. Brian Kemp’s name would probably be on it. So, halfway through his second and final ...

Athens-Clarke County police are investigating shooting deaths at the Arbor Ridge apartment complex and the Rowe Road area. Meanwhile, two Athens men have been convicted off a gang-related murder in ...

RED OAK STRING BAND Local band playing a feel-good blend of bluegrass, blues, folk, rock and classic country. (6 p.m.) ...

All five mayoral candidates gathered at the Athens-Clarke County Library on Apr. 27 for a forum on energy and the environment. The event was moderated by Coalition of Athens Scientists’ Olivia Asher ...

Housing advocate Bennie Coleman III is competing with lawyer Ed Tolley for a seat on the Athens-Clarke County Commission in ...

Athens’ left-leaning politics took center stage at a debate among Republican candidates for the 10th Congressional District ...

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If you had any doubts regarding what the mayoral race is all about, the arrival of the “Official Athens-Clarke County Mayoral Guide” from “Athens Forward” should make it all clear. The same crowd that ...

A surprising revelation at Tuesday’s forum with CCSD board candidates: Most support reinstating retention, a kind way of saying to fail students starting in third grade if the students aren’t reading ...