Breaking News: UGA professor suspected in deadly Athens shooting

Downtown Athens, GA is packed today with families attending the Twilight Criterium. The local newspaper web server cannot handle the explosion in traffic and local news radio is not running live reports. Will post more as it happens. I cannot get out and get pictures for...

UGA Homecoming Parade Takes Over The Streets

Athens, GA (Nov 3, 2007) - There was a marching band. The was a radio legend. There were football players. There were gymnasts. There was an Air Force ROTC drill team. There was a drag king and drag queen. Welcome...

Doing the Dawg Walk in Athens

Athens, GA (Nov 3, 2007) - When Football Coach Mark Richt arrived on the University of Georgia campus in 2001, one of the first things he did was to institute a new ritual called the "Dawg Walk". Simply put, the...

For UGA Basketball, The Turmoil Never Seems To end

Athens, GA (Oct 30, 2007) - When you are a head basketball coach at a college more known for its college football program, it might be tempting to think that you can live in the shadows and earn a pretty good...

Drought Forces Long-time Nursery To Close as Business Wilts

Athens, GA (Oct 19, 2007) - It had to be expected as the drought continues to put the potable water supply at risk in Athens and other parts of Georgia. Charmar Flowers and Gifts, which has been a family run...

Anti-War Rally Kicks Off in Athens, GA

Athens, GA (Oct 13, 2007) - The normally quiet streets of Downtown Athens will be a little livelier. On Washington Street, right outside the doors of the Legendary 40 Watt Club, the annual "Fall Into Athens"...

University of Georgia to Broadcast Updated "War of the Worlds"

Athens, GA (Oct 12, 2007) - The University of Georgia Theater Department will be presenting an updated version of the the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast on October 13, 2007. For those who cannot get...

Athens (GA) Water Crisis Requires Education, Communication

Athens, GA (Oct 9, 2007) - As the countdown ticks to November 21, 2007 and the possibility of forced water rationing in Athens, Georgia (USA), people continue to violate the outdoor watering ban. Rather than...

Opinion: The March of Progress

Athens, GA (Oct 8, 2007) - Living in a smaller city, there are certain things you take for granted. This includes some of the subtle. yet distinctive quiet views you enjoy as you walk to work in the morning. One...

Update: Athens, Georgia Running Low on Water

Athens, GA (Sept 28, 2007) - Earlier this week, it was reported that the northeast Georgia city of Athens was running low on water, with only a 6-8 week supply remaining in the Bear Creek Reservoir. In the latest...

Georgia Bulldogs Cowboy Up To Oklahoma State

Athens, GA, Sept 2, 2007 - Going into last night's college football game between the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and the University of Georgia Bulldogs, there were a lot of questions about what kind of team...

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