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Athens, Georgia is located in Clarke County. Zip codes in Athens, GA include 30602, 30609, and 30612. The median home price in Athens is $149,900 which is roughly $73/per square foot. More Athens information.

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1 hr ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Will Morris named CEO of Morris Venture Capital

William S. Morris IV has been named CEO of Morris Venture Capital , a new division of Morris Communications Co.

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6 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

911 transcripts show tense negotiations for admitted Athens cop-killer's surrender

After an intense four-day manhunt for a suspect who gunned down two police officers, a police dispatcher received an unexpected 911 call the afternoon of March 25, 2011.

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6 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Farmed Out: Athens reaps harvest from trillion dollar Farm Bill

What's stacked up on tall metal racks inside the Northeast Georgia Food Bank warehouses obviously looks like packaged edibles - boxes of bananas, flats of soda, trays of peanut butter.

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7 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Dialysis company settles Athens woman's whistleblower lawsuit

Registered nurse Laura Davis, a Clarke Central High School graduate, had filed the lawsuit more than four years ago after beginning work at a Royston dialysis center owned by Dialysis Corporation of America.

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10 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Polaneczky: Twin Tigers' 'Death Wish' sends out heavier vibes

Founded by Matthew Rain and Aimee Morris, co-workers at the revered local restaurant The Grit, the now four-piece band Twin Tigers has a unique sound in the Athens music scene.

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14 hrs ago | Patch.com

Two Residences on Sayemore Drive in Athens Burglarized

Two Sayemore Drive residences side by side to one another were burglarized this week.

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18 hrs ago | Patch.com

Unemployment Rate in Athens Drops

The Georgia Department of Labor announced this week that metro Athens' unemployment rate declined to 5.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 5.9 percent in March.

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21 hrs ago | Philadelphia Weekly

Terrapin Monk's Revenge Imperial Belgian IPA: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 42

Welcome to PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week! Every day from now through the Opening Tap ceremonies on May 31, we'll be getting in the mood by spotlighting a different great craft brew that's been poured by one or more Philly Beer Week participating venues.

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Fri May 24, 2013

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UA women fall to 15th

The Arkansas women's team struggled on the third day of the NCAA's golf championships like much of the field did on a hot, windy afternoon at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Tenn. grant to help Athens neighborhood build park

In 2005, Marci White sent an email out to the residents of the Boulevard Neighborhood Association asking if anyone was interested in building a park in the neighborhood.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Landfill provides perfect setting for birds, birders

R ichard Hall knows exactly how to locate the birds that call the county landfill home.

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Patch.com

'Epic' Movie Reviews and Trailer

"Epic" is playing at Beechwood Cinemas 11 and Carmike 12 in Athens. The premise, courtesy of the film's official website : "Epic" is a 3D CG adventure comedy that reveals a fantastical world unlike any other.

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GoVolsXtra.com

Erica Popson tied for 33rd after third round of NCAA championships

Tennessee women's golfer Erica Popson once again used the 18th hole to alleviate previous trouble Thursday at the NCAA championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.

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WIGM-AM Medford

Badger women's golf at NCAA's

The Wisconsin Badger women's golf team had their best round of the 72-hold NCAA tournament, shooting an 11-over-par 297 in 3rd round action in Athens, Georgia.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Thieves take items from vehicles

A 25-year-old resident of Campus Ridge Apartments on Appleby Drive reported Wednesday that someone entered his Jeep and stole a GPS unit.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Legion Pool re-opens, once considered for demolition

Mothers chased their children around the pool with globs of sunscreen in either hand while many fathers enjoyed a book in the sun.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Athens Banner-Herald

Athens committee looks to add public info session to historic designation process

A committee of Athens-Clarke County commissioners is taking a swing at standardizing the process for designating a neighborhood as historic.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Jackson Blotter

MONEY RECOVERED: On May 17, Deputy Bruce Cronic was dispatched to Traditions Way, Jefferson, where a woman who had collected about $700 in cash and checks during a fundraiser reported the money was gone.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Athens police seize marijuana, narcotics after teen arrested

A fight outside a housing complex in Athens on Wednesday led to the arrest of a self-professed juvenile gang member, who admitted to owning marijuana and numerous prescription drugs later seized during the search for a stolen gun, according to Athens-Clarke police.

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Athens Banner-Herald

ATHICA might soon need a new home

A group of area artists founded The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art in 2002 as a way to provide an outlet for contemporary art independent of the University of Georgia.

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