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GBI continues to seek leads into bombing of Georgia Guidestones
A week after the Georgia Guidestones were destroyed, the identity of the bomber remains a mystery. → Read More
'Domestic terrorism': DA vows to pursue felony charges in Georgia Guidestones bombing
Northern Circuit District Attorney Parks White called the Wednesday bombing of the Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County "domestic terrorism." → Read More
'Definitely bizarre': Athens police investigate after bags of decapitated animals found
After "horrifying" odor, residents of Cedar Shoals Drive in east Athens discover bags of decapitated animals in their neighborhood. → Read More
UGA student Harrison Deal, who worked for Kelly Loeffler campaign, killed in car wreck
Harrison Deal, a UGA student working on Kelly Loeffler's Senate campaign, was killed Friday in car crash near Savannah. → Read More
How a magazine piece about his father turned into Athens author Terry Kay’s ’white dog story’
The last day of September glowed bright from a sun perched in a blue sky, but the atmosphere inside the Kay home was akin to sitting under a fully-leafed → Read More
Ex-UGA baseball player dismissed over racial slur files federal suit against university
A former University of Georgia star baseball player who was dismissed from the team for using a racial slur during a football game has filed a federal → Read More
Athens woman at center of notorious double murder lived ’crazy fantasy life’
Rebecca Turpin, an Athens woman who escaped a death penalty sentence in a highly publicized 1974 double murder in Macon and is the main character in a → Read More
Using a magnet, brothers fish more than 20 guns out of Athens river
Adam Cowart and his brother Jacob Cowart were magnet fishing recently in the North Oconee River on the outskirts of downtown Athens when they began catching guns."I found nine in one day, and the day after it was like eight more," Adam Cowart said.During a period of a few days over a month, they pulled about two dozen guns from the bottom of the river at the College Avenue bridge near Martin… → Read More
Georgia teen found safe in Kentucky after missing 4 months
A teenager missing from Oconee County since she left her home on the night of Feb. 20 was found safe Tuesday in another state.Oconee County Sheriff Scott → Read More
Georgia teen found safe out-of-state after missing 4 months
A teenager missing from Oconee County since she left her home on the night of Feb. 20 was found safe today in another state.Oconee County Sheriff Scott → Read More
Bacarri Rambo, ex-UGA star charged with rape, granted bond
Former Georgia All-American safety Bacarri Rambo was granted a $20,000 bond Monday morning in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court.Rambo, 29, is charged → Read More
Athens man killed in 2-car collision on U.S. 29
A 49-year-old Athens man was killed Saturday night in a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 29 north of the Georgia Highway 72 intersection, according to → Read More
Winder man goes to prison in child sex case; Royston man pleads guilty
Two men arrested in “Operation End Game,” a child sex sting that targeted adults seeking sex with children, recently had their cases heard in → Read More
Athens bar owner pleads not guilty to rape charge
Athens bar owner David Ellis Ippisch pleaded not guilty to a rape charge Monday in Clarke County Superior Court.Ippisch, the owner of Hedges on Broad and → Read More
Annual Hardigree Banquet set for March 14 in Watkinsville
The fourth annual fundraising banquet for the Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary in Watkinsville is set for March 14 at the Oconee Civic Center.“The banquet keeps us going all year long and 100 percent of the money raised goes back into educational programs,” Hardigree’s Executive Director Steve Scruggs said Tuesday.The banquet features a dinner, live and silent auctions, a gun raffle and other… → Read More
Greene County pursuits find Facebook Live, gun, drugs, cash
Greene County sheriff’s deputies were busy Wednesday arresting people involved in two separate vehicle pursuits on Interstate 20, including one → Read More
Slow ride on Athens bypass leads to jail for Commerce man
An Athens-Clarke police officer patrolling the Athens Perimeter recently made a traffic stop on a white Honda Civic traveling less than 10 mph that ended → Read More
Oconee veteran searching for missing support dog
A U.S. Army veteran has been diligently searching for his missing dog for a month, visiting animal shelters, combing the woods, posting on social media → Read More
Election for DA post in Athens/Oconee up to Kemp
Gov. Brian Kemp has a decision to make on whether he will allow an election for district attorney in the Western Circuit this November or delay it until → Read More
19 honored as Mentors of the Year
The Clarke County Mentor Program honored 19 people as Mentors of the Year on Wednesday at the annual fundraising breakfast that supports the organization → Read More