Athens News

Americans with physical disabilities face well-known challenges, ranging from social or workplace discrimination to buildings without elevators or accessible bathrooms.

When discussing the Drive-By Truckers' 12th album English Oceans , Mike Cooley, the band's co-lead singer and guitarist, is quick to draw a connection to Alabama Ass Whuppin' , a raucous live record the group re-released this fall.

When Athens resident Ruthann Lariscy's joints started to ache last spring, she believed it a side effect of aging.

I'm not talking that crackly dried noodle jive that sustains many a frosh through long study binges for Psych 101.

Athens-Clarke police arrested a 41-year-old Athens man following a wreck Monday on the Athens Perimeter in which witnesses said they saw the man drinking a beer moments after the crash.

Job Number GA8136240 Job Title BUSINESS MANAGER II /20131664 Job Location Athens, GA Minimum Skills Employer requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or a related discipline with seven years of related experience required.

Last year at this time, I wrote about the tradition of using smilax as the family's Christmas greenery.

ATHENS, Ga. - The next time someone tells you they don't play quality basketball in the Southeastern Conference, remind them that while No.

Athens Area Homeless Shelter: Donations of umbrellas for adults and children, black 30-gallon trash bags, cleaning supplies, diapers, baby wipes, new women and children's underwear and toiletries.

Commissioner Kelly Girtz is prepared to accept the "modest" base fare increase for Athens busses, but only if a comprehensive look at the transit system is part of the deal.

Melissa Kelley of Athens, a nursing student at the Chamberlain College of Nursing's Atlanta campus, recently returned from a service project trip to Honduras where she assisted local residents with little to no access to proper health care.

A drunken Athens man in May used a key to get into the apartment of the mother of his children.

Athens has been named the fifth best city in the U.S. for organic food by Safe Organics , an online store for supplements, vitamins, natural cleaners and other organic goods.

Safe Organics , an online store, has included Athens in its list of the seven best cities for organic food.

Hope Haven of Northeast Georgia gave thanks for each other and the community during its Thanksgiving luncheon on Nov. 19 at The Holiday Inn in Athens.

Monday, December 2 At 10am, distribution will start for tickets to the Athens Symphony's Christmas concert on December 14 and 15th.

What it is: An organization dedicated to helping the Athens Latino community become a part of the larger Athens area community while preserving and enriching its own heritage.

Carter, a Democrat running for governor, described the state as being "hamstrung" by politics in matters of public health and health education.

For five decades, Hanna has been recording books for Learning Ally, a group which provides such books for print-disabled students such as the visually impaired or those with reading disabilities.

Commerce movie theatre Commerce Stadium Cinemas participated in Georgia Theatre Company's 10th Annual Cinema for a Cause in September and helped raise over $141,100 to be donated to charity groups in Georgia.