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05/28/2026

The Forest Heights neighborhood in Athens is preparing for its annual Blueberry Festival this weekend.

The Blueberry Festival is one branch of the Blueberry Project, a neighborhood-wide effort to grow and sustain community blueberry bushes.

The Blueberry Festival is one branch of the Blueberry Project, a neighborhood-wide effort to grow and sustain community blueberry bushes.

05/27/2026

Athens Area Diaper Bank will receive $200,000 from Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to expand available services.

Erin Campbell is the founder and executive director of Athens Area Diaper Bank. She said the funding will allow for short and long term growth.

Athens Area Diaper Bank will receive $200,000 from Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to expand available services.

05/26/2026

The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those that previously expressed support for voting rights and racial justice, to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts.

05/22/2026

Athens-Clarke County sanitation workers used a full load of trash to extinguish a garbage truck fire believed to have been sparked by improperly discarded batteries.

Waste Management officials said the fire broke out as a crew was collecting trash in the Country Club Estates neighborhood, forcing the driver to immediately unload the truck's contents to put out the flames.

Athens-Clarke County sanitation workers used a full load of trash to extinguish a garbage truck fire believed to have been sparked by improperly discarded batteries.

05/21/2026

Drought conditions persist but there’s hope that this weekend’s rain will offer some small relief.

The two major fires in Southern Georgia have both been 90% contained. However, the Georgia Forestry Commission continues to urge caution because of dry conditions.

The National Integrated Drought Information System predicts that the rain expected Memorial Day weekend through to the last days of May will result in around 4 to 5 inches of rain for the county.

05/21/2026

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission discussed the cost of the new Judicial Center at an agenda setting meeting Wednesday evening.

Additional funding for the construction of the Judicial Center could come from future SPLOST or millage rate increases. Over $75 million has been allocated to the project from the SPLOST 2020 project budget. The total cost is expected to be over $200 million.

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission discussed the cost of the new Judicial Center at an agenda setting meeting Wednesday evening.

05/20/2026

The Clarke County Board of Education tentatively approved maintaining the current school district millage rate at its May 14 meeting. A $263 million general fund budget was proposed for fiscal year 2027, which would keep the millage rate at 18.8 mills for a fourth consecutive year.

In accordance with state law, the school board will hold three public hearings starting June 1 due to the proposed millage rate being higher than the “rollback” rate, the rate that would produce the same amount of taxes collected in fiscal year 2026.

The Clarke County Board of Education tentatively approved maintaining the current school district millage rate at its May 14 meeting.

05/20/2026

An investigator with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department was terminated after being arrested alongside two others in connection with a child abuse investigation in Franklin County.

05/20/2026

In the Athens-Clarke County Nonpartisan Election, Patrick Davenport of District 1 and Tiffany Taylor of District 3 both held onto their commission seats. Edward Tolley picked up the seat for Commission District 7.

The fight for Commission Districts 5 and 9, as well as the election for the next Mayor of Athens-Clarke County, appears to be headed for a runoff June 16th.

Athens-Clarke County residents will have to wait a few more weeks to find out who will become the city’s next Mayor.

05/19/2026

Clarke County voters took advantage of the last day to cast their ballots in the general primary election.

The parking lot at Clarke Central High School was busy this morning as voters came to cast their ballots for the local nonpartisan and state general primary elections.

The parking lot at Clarke Central High School was busy this morning as voters came to cast their ballots for the local nonpartisan and state general primary elections.