The SEC Softball Tournament begins on May 6 in Athens, Georgia. Oklahoma is the No. 1 seed. Texas A&M is seeded second, followed by Texas and Tennessee. All four received a double bye into the ...

The View at NoDA, a new public housing development, opened near downtown Athens. The View at NoDA offers 120 apartments with varying rental rates for a range of incomes. Funding for the project ...

Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School will be renamed Donovan Catholic School starting in the 2025-26 school year. This expansion is a partnership with St. Joseph Catholic Parish School, which will ...

One bill reduces the state income tax rate from 5.39% to 5.19%. The other bill provides a one-time tax rebate of $250 for single filers, $375 for heads of households, and $500 for married couples ...

We are deeply saddened that Harry Ruston "Russ" Gunter passed away on May 10th, 2024. Russ grew up in a loving household in DeKalb County, Ga the son of the late Julia Mae Kelly Gunter and Charles ...

Gail Heard, 64, of Comer died May 9, 2024. Viewing will be Wed. May 15, 2024 from 1-6 pm.at the funeral home. The funeral service will be Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm at Thankful Grove Baptist ...

Eugene Carlton Brown of Hull, Georgia, age 88 passed away on May 12, 2024. A native of Madison County, he was born September 29, 1935, in the Community of Fort Lamar.? Eugene was the son of the late ...

Mrs. Karen Stafford Saye passed away on her birthday, May 13, 2024. Mrs. Saye, the daughter of W. A. "Dub" Stafford and Anna Cathryn Jones of Athens, Georgia, is survived by her husband of 43 years, ...

The Varsity, a Georgia-based fast-food chain, opened a new location in Watkinsville, near Athens. The new location is smaller than the previous Athens Varsity, which closed in 2021. The menu features ...