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07/24/2025

Cuts to Medicaid contained in President Donald Trump’s new budget bill put 37 Georgia nursing homes at risk of closing, according to a study released by Brown University’s School of Public Health.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that President Donald Trump’s new budget bill will slash Medicaid by $1 trillion during the next 10 years.

07/23/2025

The Clarke County School District has announced that, starting Monday, July 28th, it will temporarily transition to in-person registration for students.

07/22/2025

Georgia’s former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was honored Monday night in Athens for his role in reforming the state’s justice system.

Justice Norman Fletcher served as Georgia’s Chief Justice from 2001 to 2005. His lifetime achievement award was presented by the Georgia Public Defender Council.

07/21/2025

A small committee of Clarke County School District Board members will meet this week to revise the rules that govern renaming facilities.

07/18/2025

The Athens-Clarke County Government is inviting local artists to submit their public art proposals for consideration in a Community Center Improvements project.

07/17/2025

The protest was one of several nationwide as part of the Good Trouble Lives On National Day of Action.

07/16/2025

Robert “Bob” Cowell was named the new manager of Athens-Clarke County by the Mayor and Commission on Tuesday night.

07/14/2025

Athens new county manager, set to be approved Tuesday, has been called out in two lawsuits for events pertaining to his previous job.

The finalist for county manager, Robert Cowell, is scheduled to be formally approved Tuesday, July 15th at a special session of the Athens Clarke County Mayor and Commission. Cowell was selected from approximately 50 candidates by a committee of commissioners.

Athens new county manager, set to be approved Tuesday, has been called out in two lawsuits for events pertaining to his previous job.

07/11/2025

Over $200 million dollars in federal grants meant for Georgia’s public school system have been frozen by the Trump administration. The president of the Georgia Federation of Teachers, Verdalia Turner, has asked that a special session of the Georgia General Assembly be called to fund the shortage from the state’s $15 billion surplus.

Georgia’s education system is under pressure with barely a month left before classes begin.

07/10/2025

About twenty residents of Georgia’s District 10 stood along Barnett Shoals Road protesting Representative Collins. They were organized by progressive political group Indivisible Georgia 10. The Republican Congressman did not attend the office hours, which were scheduled from 11 am to 2 pm.

A small group of protestors gathered at Fire Station Number 7 on the Eastside of Athens Thursday afternoon, where members of USRepresentative Mike Collins’ staff held office hours.

07/09/2025

An investigation is underway after one inmate died on Tuesday and two others were found unresponsive at the Athens-Clarke County Jail.

A release from the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office states that on Tuesday, July 8, jail staff discovered a 31-year-old African American male with an unknown medical issue inside one of the housing units. Despite life-saving measures by staff, Emergency Medical Services and the ACC Fire Department, the man was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

An investigation is underway after one inmate died on Tuesday and two others were found unresponsive at the Athens-Clarke County Jail.

07/09/2025

Staff members who work with Representative Mike Collins, a Republican who represents the 10th District of Georgia, will visit Clarke County on Thursday.

Representative Collins’ staff will be available from 11 am to 2 pm at the Athens-Clarke County Fire Station 7 on South Barnett Shoals Road in Athens. According to a release, constituents will be allowed to speak with the staff on an individual or family basis. No appointments are necessary.

Additionally, recording devices are not permitted.

Staff members who work with Representative Mike Collins, a Republican who represents the 10th District of Georgia, will visit Clarke County on Thursday.