The new movie theatre on Epps and the Oconee Connector opens tomorrow. We'll have more on this in tomorrow's paper but the word on the street is that it's pretty sweet. The theater has things like seats with buttons that allow you to order food from your seat...! } more
According to my swollen eyes and scratchy throat, the pollen count in Athens is exceptionally higher than usual. Yesterday's... } more
Wilcox County High School will be holding their first ever integrated prom this year. } more
Georgia lawmakers approved a bill that makes the names of companies who make the drugs used for execution a "confidential... } more

The Athens Banner-Herald sports staff combined to win 11 individual awards on Sunday at the Georgia Sports Writers Association's annual meeting in Marietta. You can get a few more details on that in this story ? "Banner-Herald sports staff wins 11 awards" ? and I thought I'd provide some links to the winning stories for the curious. The awards were for the sports staff's work in 2012. read more

It?s hard to make too much out of a depth chart put out just under three months before the season opener, but it?s the dog days of June so here are the takeaways I see from Georgia?s latest official pecking order outlined below:--John Theus remains outside the first five on the offensive line. Continued motivation for the summer workouts? Maybe. The rising sophomore is behind Xzavier Ward at right tackle. read more
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