Painting the town yellow
posted by: jessica.sooknanan @ 04/11/13
According to my swollen eyes and scratchy throat, the pollen count in Athens is exceptionally higher than usual. Yesterday's... } more
Wilcox County students against segregated prom
posted by: jessica.sooknanan @ 04/05/13
Wilcox County High School will be holding their first ever integrated prom this year. } more
Secrets behind lethal injection
posted by: jessica.sooknanan @ 03/26/13
Georgia lawmakers approved a bill that makes the names of companies who make the drugs used for execution a "confidential... } more
Should Walmart be on UGA's campus?
posted by: Matthew Hreha @ 01/16/13
Walmart is opening it's smallest store in the US on Georgia Tech's campus. } more
Here we go again: Time to secede from the Union
posted by: Satyam Kaswala @ 11/15/12
Have you had enough? Have you decided that after over two centuries of effort, after massive wars and unprecedented movements for progress,... } more
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Rep. Regina Quick pulls no punches on Chamber scorecard
ColtrainRep. Regina Quick, R-Athens, was one of two local delegates to score less than an "A+" in the Chamber of Commerce's annual legislative score card. She and I played phone tag Monday when I was reporting the story and I wasn't able to get her comments in a timely fashion. Instead, she sent over this statement Wednesday morning and she did not mince her words. (Links and italicized portions are my own; otherwise, it's as she wrote it.) Dear Friends: read more
Nick
UPDATED: Draft language of so-called curfew ordinance
ColtrainThe committee opted Tuesday night to put off deciding on the ordinance until, at the earliest, its next meeting. Of note: The Athens-Clarke County attorney highlighted that the proposed times are, in essence, placeholders for the commission to change or keep as it pleases. Full text of the Use of Public Right-of-Ways ordinance draft is below. read more
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