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Most STRs seem to be locally owned — Georgia Senate passes immigration measure — Public Service Commission members could see longer terms — ACC Animal Shelter not accepting dogs until April 8
Willie James Pye was executed last night — Planning Commission proposal could cause friction with ACC commissioners — state lawmakers pass union bill — Georgia Senators move ahead with vouchers — Sheriff's Office to hold self-defense classes
Most public comment was against the proposal — Georgia set to hold its first execution in four years tonight — UGA to host Nobel Laureate
Public defenders representing accused murderer file several motions — ACC could buy new fire trucks — state lawmakers hear testimony on controversial library bill — Avid Bookshop files suit against Gwinnett jail
$800K in federal money will go towards changes to Hawthorne, Alps, and Oglethorpe — ACC seeks input on future land use — GBI investigates death at Clarke County Jail
Movement seeks to oust Girtz and three other county officials — second arrest made in fatal shooting of toddler — Warnock urges lawmakers to pass voting rights legislation — State Senate committee advances ban on puberty blockers
Biden picks up 95% of the vote, while Trump gets 84.5% — ACC commissioners talk traffic lights — Athens Tech waives application fees — GA House committee takes up sports betting bill
Early voting was light in presidential primary — Nuss appointed Founding Dean of UGA med school — lawmakers look for ways to punish Rivian — tax collections fall
One suspect is in custody for the Friday afternoon shooting, two others are being sought — some Athens-Clarke County commission races will see competition — all GA US Representatives face competition
Protesters disrupt press conference with calls for Girtz's resignation — Kemp to sign midyear budget — proposed bills face key legislative hurdle — state's economic forecast — two Clarke County schools receive AP honors
New funding will raise UGAPD officers' pay, add additional lighting — ACC Mayor to hold press conference today — Athens DA appoints special prosecutor in Riley murder — Georgia House committee moves ahead with bill to require law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities
Georgia governor blames White House for lax immigration policies — hundreds gather to remember UGA students — General Assembly passes midyear budget
Authorities say that Jose Antonio Ibarra crossed southern border in 2022 — Governor and First Lady to visit Athens this morning — lawmakers to hammer out budget details today
GBI and ACCPD join UGA Police in investigation of body found near lake Herrick — Georgia Senate passes midyear budget — early voting turnout low in Athens-Clarke County
Girtz says more space is needed for county employees — State Senate committee passes midyear budget — lawmakers move ahead with tweaks to state film tax credit
Government operations committee discusses options, but takes no action yet — Georgia senators form committee on veterans mental health and homelessness — Athens Cultural Affairs Commission seeks members — early voting begins
Stats on serious and fatal crashes spark debate on speed limits — Georgia Senate committee approves sports betting bill — Georgia's farmers are aging
Monday morning shooting leaves one dead, one in custody, as two Sunday shootings remain under investigation — CCSD releases state of the district address
Joint operation puts six behind bars — bill before GA lawmakers pits state against American Library Association — Cowsert appointed chair of committee investigating Willis — Cedar Shoals principal resigns
Change would bring significantly more money to the inner east side — state lawmakers want to put more requirements on film tax credit — Georgia's chief justice pushes for more reforms
Commissioners debated the plan at a Tuesday night work session — Kemp suspends gas tax — COVID levels rise but nowhere near previous years — UGA to test emergency notification system
Flyers were left on lawns and in driveways — ACC commissioners to review EMS service — Stegeman Coliseum set for a facelift
Proposed residential facility would have 26 two-bedroom units — USG requests hefty budget increase — proposed rezoning of Gullah Geechee land draws sharp criticism — state universities hand out record number of degrees
Meeting will focus on youth violence prevention — professors in Georgia cite discomfort with pay, politics
Public input period open for several more weeks — 61 indicted in "cop city" protests — Athens man among dozens charged
Commissioners create bond oversight committee to monitor spending and repayment — University System of Georgia investigating data breach — judge reverses ruling on hormone therapy for transgender youth
Parklet program allows downtown businesses to take over parking spaces for outdoor dining — Georgia's legislative and congressional districts head to court — CCSD superintendent to talk school safety at a pair of meetings — another speeding arrest for UGA football program
Power bills could surge by $8.95 a month to offset Vogtle costs — a majority of Georgia Republican voters believe the 2020 election was tainted by fraud
Idalia strengthens to Category 4 storm before landfall — Trump holds healthy lead in Georgia GOP primary — five area schools make top 100 list
Commissioners to debate changes to agreement with mall developers — Clyde seeks to defund Trump prosecutions — Idalia approaches Gulf Coast — intersection named for Dooley — Seiler dies at age 90
A 72-year-old man is dead after a weekend shooting — CCSD plans community meetings on safety — state lawmakers to study trucking industry — Meadows in court today
Housing strategy calls for $5 million investment per year — state asks judge to block hormone therapy for trans youth — Cobb schools remove two books from libraries
Embattled former president will have $200K bond — ACC seeks members for equalization board — COVID cases rise — judge orders stay on law banning trans youths from some care
CCSD accredited through 2028-29 school year; special review still underway - mixed ruling on Georgia voting law — ACC wants citizen input on affordable housing strategy
COVID-19 cases see an uptick — work continues on Plant Vogtle — makers of Hot Corner audio documentary hold library event
Willis proposes March trial date for Trump, others — CCSD warns of bus delays Friday — judge okays $5B in bonds for Rivian plant
Master developer rejoins arena project, but for how long? — special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate Lt. Gov. — first day of school at UGA
Former President, 18 others, charged in sprawling indictment — ACC commissioners to vote on additional borrowing for Classic Center Arena — legislators to ponder how sales taxes are distributed
Judge postpones ruling on hormone therapy law — interim Clerk of Court announces campaign — Georgia ports show growth
State employees, teachers, and retirees will pay about 5% more — GA Dept of Labor audit shows $105 million in unremitted funds — ACC seeks input on Memorial Park — state tax collections rise
Three projects selected; vote expected next month — USG records $20 billion economic impact — Kemp seeks to limit lawsuits — USG adopts new strategic plan
Former UGA football staffer fired — GDOL audit finds millions in unspent funds — two men arrested in connection with Barrow schools lockdown
DPH reports a recent overdose spike in Athens — authorities search for men who caused school lockdown in Barrow County — ACC officials want feedback on housing plans — GPB has a new CEO
EPP relaunches under new management — DAs challenge prosecutorial oversight law — ACC's election infrastructure passes state audit — Kemp signals more spending ahead
ACC Commission passes youth development funds, list of judicial center sites, holds on Classic Center Arena bonds — Oconee Board of Ed passes millage rate
Milestones tests show lag in reading, improvement in math — ACC Commission to see short list of new library sites — beleaguered Plant Vogtle begins commercial operation — Carr eyes governor's mansion
Milestones tests indicate that Georgia students still haven't completely recovered academically from the pandemic — Oconee BOE to vote on millage rate — GA Power cleared to load fuel into Vogtle 4 — Athens man joins race for Clerk of Court
Economist says nuclear energy will cost more than if natural gas plants had been built — body discovered in Southeast Clarke Park — Georgia Lottery rakes in $1.5 billion
Master developer backs out of arena project as organizers ask for more bond funding — unemployment rises slightly in Athens — Ossoff pushes for law against AI-generated sexual content — Korean War vet's remains return home
Former UGA football player gets one year for sexual battery — AADM opposes "cop city" development — DOT Commissioner to get $100K raise — solar jobs tick up in Georgia
The alleged shooters face an array of charges — Plant Vogtle one step closer to full operation — state DOT experiments with new EV tax — UGA President's House to be sold
Traffic lights remain out in some locations — new judicial center could be close to courthouse — First AME to host meeting on downtown redevelopment — heavier trucks too heavy for some bridges — state's jobs report remains rosy — first sea turtle nests hatch
ACC commissioners are set to vote on a new round of borrowing for the arena next month — nearly 200,000 removed from state voter rolls — state Board of Education says standardized tests can count for less
Trial on districts scheduled for September — ACCPD recognized for anti-gang investigation — Marjorie Taylor Greene leads state congressional delegation in fundraising
State Supreme Court rules Fulton election probe can continue — ACC commissioners to discuss library sites — ACC Police to man checkpoints on Friday — election date set for Clerk of Court — right whale population threatened — UGA sets fundraising record
Production at Rivian facility expected to being by 2026 — Oconee Board of Education to hold tax rate hearings — Ossoff, McConnell push bipartisan bill to reform federal prisons — Georgia airports set new record for confiscated guns
Vote to change polling locations set for August — state officials parse language in teacher standards — report finds some 100K Georgians have had their voting status challenged — today marks deadline for applications to local boards
Budget surplus expected to be around $5 billion — state cuts 95K from Medicaid rolls — Ossoff seeks to crack down on social media for opioid sales — Kia to spend more in Georgia
Indictments could come down in early August — state lawmaker switches parties — AthFest reports record fundraising — new tower coming to Ben Epps Airport — ACC Animal Services suspends accepting dogs after parvo outbreak
Judge denies contempt charge for embattled DA — GOP congressmen introduce new voting proposals — longtime Georgia political journalist Shipp remembered
Clarke Board of Elections to vote on precinct changes — juvenile justice audit finds troubling examples of long stays in solitary — maternal mortality study shows disparities in white, Black moms
Biden to attend QCells groundbreaking — UGA football player arrested for speeding — AI could improve creativity assessments — President and Mrs. Carter mark 77 years of marriage
58% of voters voted early in 2022 — CCSD approves new leadership hires — ATL police chief condemns attacks
Oconee commissioners set to vote on lower tax rate next week — GA Department of Agriculture regains law enforcement authority — UGA/City of Gainesville partnership thrives
Georgia becomes the only state in the US to attach a work requirement to Medicaid — ACC seeks input on new fire station location — part of Oconee Street to close through early September
No millage rate decrease in FY2024 budget — suit filed to block law banning some gender-affirming care — grants coming for meat and poultry producers
Board of Education set to vote on budget tonight — ACCPD investigating third shooting in less than a week — GA Lottery celebrates 30 years — bishops call for gun legislation — ACC animal shelter stops accepting cats
Georgia Secretary of State to speak to prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's probe — Board of Education to hold hearings on property taxes — redistricting decision could affect Georgia — state law enforcement working group meets — five new inductees in Athens Music Walk of Fame
Gonzalez pulls memos with instructions on marijuana possession charges — safety improvements coming to 316 — Board of Elections to hear from public on precinct changes — Ossoff touts broadband investment
School board members want to keep millage rate flat, but taxes for many will go up — gang recruitment bill to become law on July 1 — Cobb teacher could face termination under "divisive concepts" law
Unemployment is up but still low at 3.3% — police investigate fatal Wednesday shooting — public can weigh in on Wellstar/August U. medical merger — GBI director to step down
Plea bargain includes 20 years in prison — critics call for upgrades to voting systems — Atlanta doctor works overtime as ban on hormone therapy for trans youth looms
Charges were originally dismissed in May — Raffensperger says Georgia's election system is secure — new municipal court judge appointed
Elections officials propose 6 location changes — USG software may have been hacked — Oconee Street to close later this month — more delays at Plant Vogtle
Gonzalez calls lawsuit "harassment" — unemployment rises slightly in GA — AADM marks Juneteenth with celebrations — mosquito season is late, but it's coming — Walker re-enrolls at UGA
Regents pass $10.7 billion budget — state lawmakers begin study of certificates of need and the state's tax breaks — ACT report shows pandemic affected rising seniors' plans
Plan would set general dates and times for early voting — GA senators weigh certificate of need law — Kemp responds to Trump indictment — Ossoff holds AI hearing
State is checking eligibility after pandemic state of emergency ends — UGA receives $1.5 million for ag innovation — Ossoff committee to hold hearings on AI
Lawsuit alleges open records violations by Gonzalez — state tax revenues fall — state GOP elects new chair
Public hearings set for possible changes — voting rights activists celebrate SCOTUS ruling — changes are coming to state teacher prep standards — Trump still on GAGOP schedule
Automatic registration played a major role in voter registration uptick — "Cop City" protesters push for referendum — UGA research finds low numbers of women in federal STEM jobs — Department of Labor suspends one method of filing claims
Final budget includes .65 mill reduction in property tax — firefighters gain collective bargaining rights — Georgia to receive rail grant money from feds — state lawmakers earmark funds for rural health workers
Program feeds kids and adults at numerous sites — 19K older Georgians could lose food assistance — Wellstar criticized by state lawmakers — Pride parade stresses celebration and resistance
2024 schools budget could raise property taxes, but some board members oppose the plan — ACC commissioners to vote on county budget tomorrow — Georgia Senators Warnock and Ossoff express concern over cop city arrests
Board of Ed. members differ over potential property tax break — inmate attempts escape at local hospital — UNG appoints new president — CCSD pop-up delivers supplies and community engagement — Ossoff-backed exploitation bill passes committee
Three Republicans, one Democrat oppose debt ceiling fix — challenge to campus carry dismissed — CCSD pop-up bus hits the road
Competing proposals both promise cuts, but differ on amount — Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia — Clyde, Collins to oppose debt ceiling deal
The $214 million spending plan could result in property tax hikes for many — Vogtle reactor reaches full power output — HIV data shows room for improvement in Georgia
Unemployment remains low — community to hold lynching memorial today — Georgia AG weighs in on debt ceiling debate
County budget could include a property tax cut — Vogtle reactor achieves 90% power — Habitat receives federal grant — UGA/Florida game to stay put
UGA football player arrested for driving offense — Ossoff to visit Athens — state employees to see raises this summer
Schools budget includes a roughly 15% tax hike — arrest made in Commerce shooting — UGA researchers develop "superfoam"
A judge says the DA's office violated the Georgia Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights in the way it handled a rape case — state to check voting machines — carbon emissions fall in Georgia
Grant money will go towards park improvements — safety improvements are coming to 316 — Henderson Ave. residents weigh in on proposed frat move — unemployment holds steady in Georgia
Construction push includes new dorm, multi-use facility, and parking — Trump to speak at GA GOP convention — ACC Animal Services asks commissioners for more money
The $214 million dollar spending plan maintains the current property tax rate — Georgia Power customers' bills are set to rise next month — ACC hosts open houses on judicial center
7,600 students graduate from UGA — DEI language cut from teacher standards — feds okay inland port — UGA wins $1 million for ag program
Gonzalez says she wants to appeal the ruling — state lawmakers call for special session on guns — ACC holds open houses for east side library — Willock's father files suit against UGA Athletic Association
Income tax revenue falls — ACC lawmakers debate firefighters union — UGA football player arrested for driving violations
Lawsuit contends Gonzalez isn't doing her job — ACC commissioners to debate possible firefighters' union recognition — Kemp vetoes 14 bills — Corps of Engineers to study dredging's effects on turtles
State board would have the power to discipline and remove prosecutors — ACC seeks input on judicial center location — Kemp signs $32.4 billion budget into law
Mayor's speech focuses on crime, other priorities — state sets presidential primary date — sea turtle nesting season begins — "lemonade stand" bill becomes law
Proposed schools budget calls for $241M in spending, $52M in reserve — experts, consumers ask regulators to stop Georgia Power rate hike — Kemp signs elections bill
Girtz's budget proposal doesn't raise property tax rate — commissioners pass eviction prevention reboot, hold off on Olympic Dr development — Kemp signs insurance exchange into law — Hunter Gault named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The measure would create over 700 bedrooms, but some lawmakers are skeptical — commissioners to vote on Human Relations work plan — state tax refunds are on the way — GA Power says its making progress on beleaguered Plant Vogtle reactors
Shooting on Mitchell Bridge leaves one dead, three injured — arrest made in North Ave shooting — ACC seeks input on east side library — Kemp signs cold case bill
$1,000 reward for information on shooting that injured two girls on Wednesday — place crash victims identified — medical marijuana comes closer to fruition — US lawmakers introduce prison reforms
The Cessna was bound for Winder, according to reports — unemployment ticks up in Clarke County — Kemp signs anti-crime bills at sheriffs' event
In brief: Athens gun violence is on the rise — Stone Mountain draws criticism — reassessing Georgians Medicaid eligibility — car-company sued for environment laws — UGA baseball loses — UGA softball faces Mercer tonight — Atlanta Braves win — Atlanta Hawks win
In brief: Charges could be coming to Fulton County election probe — Georgia Power has rate hike in electricity bills — Gov. Brian Kemp won't address state's Republican convention — UGA baseball faces Georgia State tonight — UGA softball faces Mercer tomorrow — Atlanta Braves win — Atlanta Hawks play Celtics tonight
In brief: CCSD released public survey for five-year plan — State lawmakers might reconsider cuts to University system — Senator Jon Ossoff looks into Georgia jail conditions — UGA women's tennis claims championship — UGA men's tennis lose — UGA softball blanked — UGA baseball win — Atlanta Braves lose — Atlanta Hawks lose
Some lawmakers cite concerns that the development is too auto-centric — Clarke schools could change their schedule — UGA Coliseum to be repaired before next basketball season
University System extends waiver of SAT/ACT scores at some Georgia schools — UGA enrollment grows as statewide college enrollment dips — brewers' union accuses Athens brewery of union busting — Kemp signs ag bills
In brief: Georgia officials are considering tuition hike — Georgia power might raise rates — Sen. Ossoff discusses privatized housing for military — Jeff Fallis read poem during commission meeting — UGA baseball wins — UGA softball tonight at 6:30 — Atlanta Braves win — Atlanta Hawks lost
In brief: ACC's evition program might get a second chance — Herschel Walker's failed campaign donates — ACC police seeking information regarding shooting — UGA baseball plays Clemson — Atlanta Braves continue winning streak — Atlanta Hawks play Boston Celtics
In brief: Listening sessions this week for 5-year plan — ACC commissioners discuss Olympic Drive proposal — State tax revenue decreased — Former President Trump remains popular in Georgia — UGA softball wins — UGA baseball faced Gators — Atlanta Braves win — Atlanta Hawks lose
Georgia solar firm to produce solar panels for community solar efforts in three states — Georgia high school graduates do well on AP exams — Biden admin allocates $120M for water line replacement
Meissner to invest $243M in Athens — commissioners okay Bray St. apartment development — ACC animal shelter remains under quarantine — Abrams to teach at Howard
In brief: Firefighters's proposal pushed back another two months — Newton Bridge Rd. development postponed — Athens Land Trust apartments passes — $500,000 approved for youth development — Gov. Kemp vetoes public unversity tuition cap — Dozen sea turtle return to wild — UGA baseball wins — Atlanta Braves win — Atlanta Hawks win
In brief: ACC commissioners debate development — Firefighters ask for union recognition — Georgia officials agree to take over of Augusta University hospitals — Georgia Power announces construction updates — UGA softball loses — UGA baseball wins — Atlanta Braves win — Atlanta Hawks play tonight
In brief: Melissa Link set to take new position duties — Proposed new Bray St. development — $500,000 for youth development programs — Hundreds of Methodist churches ask to leave — UGA softball win — UGA baseball loses — Braves lose — Atlanta Hawks win
New budget slashes higher ed — legislators pass bill increasing financial aid — Clarke County Schools seeks input on strategic plan — unemployment falls slightly
Physicians and others argue the six-week ban in unconstitutional — state lawmakers have yet to pass a budget — ACC seeks applicants for boards and authorities
In brief: A bill creating a Georgia oversight board — Georgia House enforcing ban on public camping — Georgia professor named director of nutrition security and health equity — Atlanta Hawks face off at home
In brief: Fair Housing month — Public media gets hit with budget cuts — A bill providing private school vouchers struggles — 39 of 40 day session — UGA baseball sets school record — UGA softball wins — UGA tennis teams win
New law band most gender-affirming treatment for people under 18 — ACC animal shelter in quarantine — unemployment remains low — lawmakers approve bill banning proof of COVID vax
Athens Pride and Queer Collective questions commissioners on federal funding — Georgia House and Senate lock horns over university funding, hospitals
In brief: District Two has new commissioner — Bill banning most gender-affirming surgeries moves ahead — ACC new budget shows more revenue — UGA baseball wins — UGA softball plays Kennesaw tonight
In brief: More affordable housing coming to North Athens — Contest for art installation for upcoming Classic Center Arena — Andrew Clyde introduces new gun brace legislation — Third arrest connected to fatal shooting — UGA baseball faces Georgia State — UGA track and field member honored
In brief: Medical debt cancelled for thousands of Georgians — Clarke Count School District works on new 5-year plan — crack down on Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle — UGA women's basketball lose — March Madness update — UGA softball wins — UGA baseball lose
SB 140 passes House, would ban most treatment for trans youths — ACCPC makes second arrest in shooting death — early voting wraps up today — sports betting could make a comeback — former UGA football player makes plea deal in fatal wreck case
January jobless numbers tick up — District 2 early voting remains low — Fulton grand jurors say Trump pressured GA House Speaker — lawmakers pass bill to protect seniors
In brief: Solid waste officials cite pandemic cleaning and aging recycling facility as reasons for expansion — taxpayers could see income tax rebate — House committee clears anti-trans youth bill
In brief: ACC Commissioner unanimously pass mall redevelopment — state lawmakers okay more oversight for prosecutors — state could give cash to some pregnant women
In brief: In a close – and poorly-attended vote – the Clarke County Board of Education gives the go-ahead to the mall redevelopment — commissioners to vote on mall, homelessness plan
In brief: Mall committee expected to vote this afternoon — ACCPD investigates Sunday shooting — Crossover Day at state capitol — renters' rights bill passes House — UGA women's hoops fall to LSU in SEC tourney
In brief: School board seems supportive of mall redevelopment — gambling bill faces long odds — voting rights advocates cry foul over dropbox bill — EMS workers take their case to lawmakers
In brief: Residents can weigh in on mall project — former UGA football player turns self in on racing charges — "Don't Say Gay" proposal dies in committee — lawmakers consider making rioting a felony
In brief: Committee members question affordable housing provisions — state lawmakers discuss another elections bill — Georgia Power to ask for rate hike — Persinger wins Winder special election
In brief: Ban on gas powered leaf blowers is blocked, Last day for transit survey input, students in D.C. for loan debt, House passes bill on school safety, State leader want to ease rural hospital restrictions, UGA men's basketball faces Florida, baseball host Blue Hose, softball plays Tech
In brief: Early voting underway in Special Election, Georgia Senate discuss school voucher plan, lawmakers try to increase tobacco tax, UGA men's and women's basketball lose, baseball won three out of four, softball sweeps the floor
In brief: Polls open Monday at 8:00 for three weeks of early voting — state lawmakers consider more voting bills — Athens Community Career Academy seeks volunteers — UGA women's b-ball wins final home game
In brief: Thornton arrested after single-vehicle accident on Monday — ACC budget hearings begin — Senate committee advances bill denying some gender-affirming care — lawmakers unveil mental health bill — Black, rural communities at greater risk of heart disease
In brief: Commissioners continue discussion of mall redevelopment and homelessness prevention and relief — lawmakers push mental health improvement — Georgia Senators hint at leaner times — UGA men's basketball lost and women's home game tonight — Atlanta Hawks coach fired
In brief: New questions arise for mall redevelopment — Courthouse reopening — Georgia Deparment of Human services under fire — moving up primaries reaps economic benefits — Georgia men's basketball heads to Arkansas
In brief: Former president Jimmy Carter enters hospice care — Georgia Mall redevelopment project could move ahead — public survey on replacing fire station — limited access to the Courthouse — Georgia foster care system overstretched — UGA women's basktball wins, men's loses
In brief: What we know (and don't know) after the grand jury report comes out — Clarke Board of Education wants changes to mall agreement — two Clarke high schools get AP honors — Plant Vogtle launch delayed again — Senate bill targets librarians
In brief: ACC commissioners to hear results of study on deputies' pay — UGA announces spring commencement speakers — Clarke courthouse closed after bedbug infestation — NCAA appeals athlete pay decision
In brief: $1.3 million affordable housing proposal — public input meeting on Thursday — Democrats scolding Republicans for gun bill — A bill to bolster renters rights — appoval of Justice Clarence Thomas statue — Georgia men's basketball wins, women headed to Kentucky
In brief: release of the cognitive Monitoring Report — county given funds to address homelessness — bill moving forward to enforce bans on public camping by homeless people — state representative pushing for legal sports betting — Georgia mens basketball set to play LSU — Atlanta Hawks lost
In brief: School superintendent reports on first 100 days and an ambitious set of goals — new law prohibiting transgender Georgians' rights — first Certificate of Need law surfaces — man arrested for the shooting of two people — tax revenue up for the state — Georgia men's and women's basketball gain wins and softball dominates in Florida
In brief: Clarke Board of Education approves school renamings — ACC Housing and Community Development gets new chief — assailant gets 63 years in 2021 assault on UGA student — lawmakers consider increasing truck weights
In brief: New medical contract for jail will cost more, but lawmakers say it's worth it — ACC hires new inclusion officer — proposed legislation challenges DAs' autonomy — VP Harris visits Atlanta
In brief: ACC commissioners set to vote on major mall redevelopment in two weeks; will wait to vote on gang unit funding request — state lawmakers could open up new benefits for pregnant people; vote to ban COVID vax mandates — UGA loses to Ole Miss
In brief: ACC Commission meets tonight — mall proposal faces at least one vote this afternoon — lawmakers push infrastructure and gang bills — Cook to take over as VP for student affairs
In brief: commissioners and school board members ready to vote on redevelopment — request for fund to fight gang violence — Georgian's back spending on Medicaid and education — UGA basketball: men's loses, women's wins
In brief: Economists predict economic growth for Athens and Georgia — Georgia House passes midyear budget — changes could be coming to the state's runoff election laws — UGA women's hoops falls to #3 LSU, men to face A&M on Saturday.
In brief: Clarke BOE meets tonight for work session — state lawmakers sign on to tax givebacks, aid for school districts — UGA VP for Student Affairs to retire — egg producers say their costs are rising — Hawks win, UGA men's BB falls to Auburn, women to face LSU
In brief: Proposed electric vehicle plant spark controversy —Music industry asks for Georgia tax credits — Banker defeats Georgia House speaker in runoff — Georgia men's basketball headed to Auburn
In brief: A decision on Georgia Square Mall's future will be made at tonight's work session — Georgia faces challenges getting foster children out of hotels — Democrats are lobbying for Atlanta to host the Democratic National Convention — Atlanta Hawks lost
In brief: White House released the number people who applied and were approved for student loan forgiveness — Stetson Bennett arrested in Texas — Athens residents can receive tax help — Pair of wins for UGA basketball
In brief: ACC lawmakers hold budget retreat today — Georgia Senate GOP announces agenda — unemployment falls in Athens — growing number of Georgians support legalizing pot — report finds deficiencies in Georgia's tobacco laws
In brief: Kemp gives State of the State address — Morehead presents State of the University — Athens Housing CEO to retire — Democrats push to gut "heartbeat law"
In brief: Kemp is expected to announce big plans in his state of the state address today — no decision as to whether grand jury report from election interference by Tramp and allies will be released — University of Georgia's record-breaking half a billion dollars — Georgia voters had few problems — UGA basketball heads to Knoxville, Tennessee
In brief: Judge set to hear arguments on whether to make public a grand jury report on possible election interference — Lawmakers take a close look at tax breaks — Broadcasting legend set to deliver Mary Frances lecture — University of Georgia's president will deliver annual address — Hawks lose to Bulls — Stetson Bennett Manning Award recipient
In brief: Clarke County residents asked to take transit survey — Georgia's medical marijuana program is about to takeoff — US life expectancy falls for a second time due to COVID and drug overdoses — UGA basketball teams fall to Vanderbilt, Texas AM
In brief: HIV prevention funding to go to Athens and three other cities — Georgia's job market remains strong — House speaker pauses on abortion and runoff voting — Clarke Central honored for computer science diversity
In brief: ACC commissioners hear plans for mall redevelopment — budget cuts could be coming to GA colleges and universities — HOPE payouts could increase — new Department of Labor head promises changes — Hawks beat Mavs
In brief: Understaffing in DA's office raises concerns — state lawmakers hear from Kemp, state's chief economist — UGA falls to Kentucky
In brief: DA requests $267K for anti-gang unit — ACC's bivalent vax rate hovers around 12% — record number of Georgians sign up for Obamacare — state budget writers begin meeting today — UGA men face Kentucky
In brief: UGA offensive lineman and recruiting staffer killed in Sunday morning wreck — three Athenians honored by UGA at MLK Freedom breakfast — Kemp unveils budget priorities — UGA men beat Ole Miss, women fall to Tennessee
In brief: Fewer than half of prosecutor positions in Western Circuit DA's office are filled — Clarke Board of Education appoints new member — Kemp promises pay raises — Storms sweep across state — women's b-ball falls to Ole Miss
In brief: Kemp to be sworn in for second term today — Athens DA to ask for $250 to combat gangs — state lawmakers seek more immunity for court proceedings — Thomas and Dunn honored by UGA — UGA men's basketball topples Miss St.
In brief: State to resume collections of $0.29 tax on gas — ACC Commissioners to hear wish list for new fire station — student housing giant has big financial year — Abrams-backed group to pay $200K in legal fees — celebration set for football champs
In brief: Bulldogs win second national championship — Burns takes up gavel in Georgia House — CCSD students may be eligible for discounted broadband — Richt tapped for College Football Hall of Fame
In brief: ACCPD officers shoot and kill Athens man during stolen car investigation — state lawmakers get back to work — Biden to visit Atlanta — UGA vs TCU for the natty — UGA women's basketball beats Florida, men fall to Gators
In brief: Kemp wants to spend part of historic surplus on tax rebates — a Georgia congressman is among the 20 GOP holdouts blocking McCarthy for Speaker — state lawmakers frustrated over slow rollout of medical marijuana — Delta to offer free wi-fi — UGA women beat Kentucky
In brief: State officials say they don't have the resources to investigate claims fully — tax break on manufacturing pays off in job creation — GA Supreme Court justice to give annual lecture — UGA men knock off #22 Auburn
In brief: North Georgia congressman one of 20 GOP members voting against McCarthy — Wilkes County man gets 20 years in downtown shooting — ACC swears in new commissioners, approves reopening community centers — county looks for artists on Firefly Trail — Bulldogs face Auburn
In brief: State legislators could change runoff laws — education funding and abortion also on lawmakers' agendas — three new ACC commissioners to be sworn in — audit finds R and D tax credit isn't paying off — UGA women fall to South Carolina, men to face Auburn, Hawks lose to Warriors in OT
In brief: Utility giant backs down on initial rate increase — Raffensperger calls for end to runoffs — Clarke school officials request funding for ballistic shields — Ossoff-backed prison abuse bill passes Congress — Evans named volleyball All-American
In brief: ACC commissioners unanimously approve Prince Ave. changes — lawmakers urge salary hike for law enforcement — Senate subcommittee finds sexual abuse in federal prisons — two local congressmen among those texting Meadows after 2020 election — UGA to hold graduation on Friday — four UGA players named to Sporting News All-American team
In brief: Two Athens schools on list underperforming schools — hate crimes rise in Georgia — ACC commission to mull AirBnB rules — Secretary of State subpoenaed in federal probe — Senate subcommittee to report on sexual abuse in prisons — two UGA football players named to AP All-Americans — Hawks fall to Grizzlies on the road
In brief: UGA Terry dean says Georgia is in better shape than most to handle economic turndown — commissioners to vote on Prince Ave changes — qualifying next week for District 2 — Hawks win in thrilling buzzer beater
In brief: Kemp continues gas tax halt, promises more tax cuts — Hyundai to build battery factory in northwest Georgia — Flynn testifies as Fulton County election probe seems to near its end — national and conference honors for UGA football players — Hawks to play Nets, minus three starters
In brief: In historic win, Warnock performed better in many places than he did in the general election — changes coming to county auditor's office — Georgia Power nuke plant hits testing milestone — women's b-ball team handles Mercer
In brief: Warnock wins narrow victory — ACC commissioners vote no on firefighters union and ADUs — security guard arrested for bomb threat against county Democrats — UGA men's basketball loses to Ga Tech, women face Mercer today
In brief: Election day in Georgia — ACC commissioners to consider guesthouse ordinance — Ossoff's civil rights bill signed into law — UGA women's basketball falls to NC State, men to face off against Ga. Tech
In brief: 1.8 million Georgians vote early in Senate runoff; over 22K early voters in Athens — CCSD Superintendent wraps up town hall series tonight — new report details pandemic's toll on kids' mental health — GA Power faces opposition to coal ash plan — UGA Volleyball's season comes to an end in Texas — UGA to face Ohio State in football playoffs
In brief: Early voting could cross 1.5 million mark, possibly more than 20K in Athens — Electins chair says Saturday voting paid off — runoff price tag could exceed $10M — Obama stumps in ATL — a big win for UGA volleyball
In brief: Early voting continues to be strong — arrest made in October shooting — Georgia leads nation in new HIV infections — Ralston's wife to run for late husband's House seat — Parade of Lights tonight — UGA Volleyball squad plays first-round tournament game
In brief: Average consumer could see $200 per year increase by 2025 — SC Court says Meadows must testify in election probe — first bills filed for 2023 legislative session — indicted prosecutor faces hearing next month — UGA stays at #1 in CFP rankings
In brief: Georgia set new early voting record — Athens sees high early voting turnout — a look at who's voting in ACC — local Dems undeterred by break-in — Hawks fall to Sixers — UGA faces Hampton in hoops
In brief: Over 2,000 vote early in Clarke over the weekend — a short time frame to return absentee ballots — Ralston eulogized — UGA stays at top of AP football poll — women's hoops record big comeback vs Wisconsin, fall short against Seton Hall — UGA volleyball coach named SEC Coach of the Year
In brief: GOP groups challenge Saturday voting in state Supreme Court — Graham testifies in election probe — Speaker lies in state — SNAP benefits coming to those delayed by state — UGA men's hoops falls to UAB; women play Wisconsin tomorrow
In brief: Clarke Board of Elections approves Saturday voting — state certifies Nov. 8 election — door manufacturer to expand in Jackson Co. — Thanksgiving food prices soar — Bulldogs win in Daytona
In brief: Apartment fire damages 14 units — Abortion law challenge heads to state Supreme Court — Elections board to decide on Saturday voting — State moves ahead with work requirement for Medicaid — winning weekend for UGA
In brief: Elections officials add library to early voting sites — GA Lottery has big quarter — Unemployment ticks slightly up — UGA Soccer's NCAA run ends in Chapel Hill
In brief: House Speaker Ralston dies at age 68 — statewide test scores show concerning data — local test scores fall in most areas — UGA women's b-ball notches a win — Soccer team heads to Chapel Hill for tournament game.
In brief: Judge overturns state's abortion law — County to provide help for renters facing eviction — More money for North Athens project — Dems sue state over Saturday voting — Flynn to testify in election probe — UGA stays at #1 in CFP rankings
In brief: Board of Elections picks four sites for early voting — ACC Commissioners to decide fate of eviction program — Georgia Republicans nominate candidate for State House Speaker — UGA men's b-ball wins at home
In brief: Shorter early voting window could lead to low turnout — Clarke Board of Elections meets to hammer out early voting details — UGA student named as Rhodes Scholar — UGA Soccer advances to second round of NCAA tourney
In brief: Nicole trudges through Georgia — Warnock and Walker kick off runoff campaigns — Republicans line up behind candidates for State House Speaker — UGA women's b-ball swats Hornets; men's hoops heads to Wake Forest; volleyball takes on Vols; soccer team plays first NCAA tourney game in 8 years
In brief: Nicole brings gusty winds to area later today — Smaller window for runoff early voting — Consumers push back on Georgia Power rate hike — Enrollment dips at some GA colleges — Sheriff's Office employee arrested
In brief: Warnock leads Walker by about 29K votes, but a runoff is possible — Kemp wins over Abrams — GOP sweeps other statewide offices, holds majorities in General Assembly — UGA moves to top of CFP rankings
In brief: Millions expected to vote in historic midterms — No charges filed in police car death of Hancock County woman — Consumer advocates to make their case against Georgia Power rate hike — Ceremony to honor Dooley's life scheduled for Nov. 25 — GA tax collections up — UGA soccer gets NCAA bid; men's and women's b-ball open season with wins
In brief: 2.5 million Georgians vote early, 25K in Athens — GA House Speaker to step down — Lunar eclipse tomorrow — UGA football stays atop AP Top 25, volleyball beats Arkansas in 5 sets, men's and women's hoops start season tonight
In brief: ACC Planning Commission passes ADU approval — Kemp and Carr announce gang crackdown — Warnock/Walker race on track to be most expensive race of the '22 election — UGA Soccer's tourney run ends with loss to SC
In brief: More than 2 million Georgians have voted early so far — Abrams and Kemp fundraising tops $165 million — State agency cuts off rental assistance — UGA soccer plays in SEC semis tonight
In brief: Commissioners approve site selection plans for east side library and new judicial center — Graham has to testify in Georgia election probe — Audit finds room for improvement in film tax credit — UGA soccer defeats Tennessee in SEC tournament semis
In brief: No PFAS detected in ACC water — ATL trauma center shuts its doors — ACC Commission meets tonight — Food Bank hosts "Stuff the Truck" — UGA Soccer faces Vols in SEC tourney, men's b-ball plays exhibition game, Hawks fall on the road in Toronto
In brief: Candidates spar over inflation, crime, and abortion — Dooley funeral to be private — Over 2K Clarke County voters turn out on Saturday — Kennesaw State student reported killed in Seoul Halloween crush — UGA volleyball beats Missouri, UGA football stays at #1, UGA soccer to face Vols in SEC tournament
In brief: Popular former president rallies voters in Atlanta today — Early voting in Athens lags behind many smaller counties — Unemployment in Athens remains low — Music industry urges lawmakers to turn tax incentives up to 11 — UGA soccer gets a tie and a bye
In brief: Herschel Walker faces a second abortion allegation — Clarke County extends early voting hours — Clarke County schools get federal money for propane buses — Meadows has to testify in Fulton County election probe — Hawks defeat Pistons — UGA soccer heads to Starkville for high-stakes game
In brief: Clarke County begins vote counting today — More from this week's challenge to to Georgia's abortion law — Former Trump Chief of Staff Meadows fights Georgia subpoena — Hyundai breaks ground on Bryan County plant — Coke banks $11.1B in revenue — Hawks head to Motown
In brief: Thomas blocks Graham subpoena in election probe — Opponents of Georgia's "heartbeat law" testify in court — GA students performing at pre-pandemic levels in reading — UGA soccer player named SEC freshman of the week for second week in a row.
In brief: Friday shooting kills one, injures another — Sunday incident injures 13-year-old — Graham goes to Supreme Court to block Fulton subpoena — Early voting continues to surge — UGA Soccer and Volleyball notch conference wins
In brief: Warnock talks financial aid in Athens — Former UGA football coach Dooley endorses Herschel Walker in new ad — SC Senator could have to testify in election probe — State job numbers continue to be rosy — UGA soccer beats Ole Miss
In brief: Abrams rallies supporters in College Square on Wednesday, while Warnock comes to Athens on Thursday — Biden admin sends money for EV battery production — New report finds "forever chemicals in GA waterways — UGA legend Charley Trippi dies at 100 — Police warn of scams targeting football fans — UGA volleyball beats #11 Florida, Hawks win home opener
In brief: Recaps of debates for Lt. Gov and Secretary of State — Early voting sets midterm record — Authorities investigating Barrow County shooting that left two dead and one injured — ACC Library wins regional award
In brief: Abrams, Hazel, and Kemp debate in Atlanta — School superintendent candidates debate divisive concepts and school safety — GOP congressional nominee skips debate — 550 ACC voters turn out on first day of early voting — UGA tennis player captures title
In brief: After a testy debate on Friday in Savannah, GOP candidate Herschel Walker ducks Atlanta Press Club debate — Kemp, Abrams, and Hazel to debate tonight — Dissatisfied District 2 residents to hold community meeting about special election controversy — Beleaguered Plant Vogtle reaches a milestone — Early voting starts today — UGA stays atop AP Top 25
In brief: Warnock and Walker to debate tonight; Kemp and Abrams square off Monday — State House candidate calls for rent control — Georgia leads nation in flu-like cases — B-52s to end tour in Athens.
In brief: ACT scores top national average — Hispanic Heritage Month at ACC Library — UGA professor named MacArthur fellow — Braves beat Phillies — Dooley released from hospital after COVID treatment
In brief: High turnout expected in midterm election — Walker rallies base in Carrollton — New poll shows tight race for US Senate seat — Ark offers aid for housing-insecure Athenians — Sea turtles sea record year — Braves drop first playoff game
In brief: Gingrich and Flynn could testify after November's midterm election — New details in weekend shooting in downtown Athens — Tax collections surge in Georgia — UGA kicks off initiative to train more nursing assistants — braves play first playoff game this afternoon
In brief: UGA hit in hand during early Saturday shooting — Voter registration deadline tomorrow — Decision expected today in special election lawsuit — ACCPD has a new police chief — Abrams outraises Kemp in governor's race — UGA back on top of football poll, UGA soccer and volleyball fall to SEC opponents
In brief: Robbie Hooker to start as CCSD Superintendent on Monday — Walker dodges questions on abortion allegations — Arrest made in shooting of Jefferson football player — Hawks start preseason with a win
In brief: Herschel Walker raised less than half what his opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock raised over the summer — Kemp reports nearly $29 million in contributions — new CCSD Superintendent to be sworn in tonight — Fulton election probe enters new phase — Hawks face Bucks, Braves fall to Marlins, UGA Soccer heads to Music City
In brief: Commissioners defeat controversial rule change, delve into housing problems, and approve a $2.85 million land purchase — East Athens residents head to court over special election date — Environmental group raises alarm about water pollutants in GA waterways — Library to remain closed this week — Braves clinch with win over Marlins
In brief: The measure to reduce the number of commissioners needed to pass some types of legislation has sparked skepticism and bickering among some commissioners — no major leads so far in weekend shooting on Athens' east side — Warnock reports over $26 million raised — Kemp continues suspension of state's gas tax — Braves flounder against Marlins
In brief: Student arrested and removed from campus over posts to social media — public invited to weigh in on Prince Ave changes — obesity rates grow — Carter celebrates 98th birthday — Braves move to top of NL East, while Bulldogs drop to second in AP football poll
In brief: Judge's ruling could disrupt building of Rivian plant — Ian heads north — Library closes to deal with bed bugs — UGA soccer falls to Alabama
In brief: Ian is now a tropical storm — Ian is expected to cause winds and rain in the Athens area on Friday — Voting group drops its lawsuit against the state — August Wilson's "Jitney" comes to the Morton — UGA volleyball beats South Carolina — Braves lose to the Nats, prepare for key series against the Mets
In brief: Ian barrels towards Florida; Athens could see storm impacts on Friday — Georgia Power asks for a rate increase, and there might be more to come — UGA Spring Commencement to become a two-day affair — Braves swat Nats in DC
In brief: Hurricane Ian's approach prompts precautions as the storm heads north into the Gulf of Mexico — Farmers prepare for hurricane's impact — Georgia Power to ask state officials for rate hike — Braves visit White House — Area high schools move football games to Thursday to avoid storm.
In brief: Kemp leads Abrams by seven points in new survey — Coffee County to get new voting machines — Georgia Court of Appeals to visit Athens — Falcons notch first win of season, while Braves win in Philly
In brief: Athens Salvation Army to shut down for three weeks, citing funding shortfall — some Georgians report problems accessing relief payments — fewer Georgians are thinking about education as election time nears — UGA releases next year's football schedule
In brief: A new poll shows that Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock is viewed favorably by plurality of Georgia voters — Athens unemployment ticks up, but remains low overall — state's EV charging plan gets green light from feds — UGA volleyball falls to Miss State, while Braves stay one game behind Mets in NL East
In brief: After heated public comment, Board of Elections sets March date for District 2 special election to replace Mariah Parker — ACC Commissioners quibble over quorums — Ossoff committee finds undercount in prison deaths — Braves swat Nats in Cobb County
In brief: Elections officials weigh November vs March election dates — ACC Commissioners look at controls on Airbnb rentals — Ossoff to hold hearing on prison deaths — Braves win over Nats
In brief: Abrams talks technical colleges, abortion, and health care in Saturday speech — experts raise concerns about voting machine breaches — voting equipment undergoes regular testing in advance of election — UGA football remains #1
In brief: The county's Board of Elections is deciding between November or March for election to fill Parker's seat — Kemp announces millions for emergency care in Atlanta — employment numbers remain rosy — UGA to offer COVID and flu vaccines — UGA volleyball beats NC State
In brief: Special election to fill Parker's seat creates myriad complications — state lawmaker says Georgia needs to improve cybersecurity — more arrests in August downtown shooting — ATL United wins while Braves fall short, UGA Volleyball faces NC State
In brief: US Senate candidates agree to Oct. 14 debate — Monkeypox cases slow in Georgia — Schumer doles out money to Senate candidates, including Warnock
In brief: Kemp calls for grants to cover COVID learning loss — ACCPD investigating weekend shooting — COVID booster should improve state's infection rate — Athens woman sentenced in hit and run — UGA stays in top 20 in US News rankings — Braves fall to Giants
In brief: Thousands call mental health crisis line — federal lawmakers push protections for pregnant people — Bulldogs top AP poll
In brief: ACC returns to medium transmission level — five arrested in connection with downtown shooting — SAT and ACT not required for most Georgia colleges — UGA football kicks off home opener on Saturday
In brief: Potential debate scheduled for Oct. 14 in Savannah — UPS to hire more than 100K holiday workers — Atlanta Public Schools to spend $2.6 million on upgraded security equipment — CDC community COVID data expected later today