Athens News

Angella Smith, a 43-year-old mother of two children, died from injuries sustained in the June 26 wreck that occurred on U.S. Highway 441 at the White Oak Drive intersection.

University of Georgia student Sarah Lovett has earned a $1,500 scholarship from America's Farmers Grow Ag Leaders.

The Athens Neighborhood Youth Leadership Academy celebrated the end of its summer learning program Thursday during a banquet at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

As commanding officer, Tommy Waldrop is responsible for and will oversee the daily operations of all 51 state patrol posts and specialized units.

Survivors of two pedestrians killed in separate collisions on Athens roadways recently filed wrongful death lawsuits in Clarke County Superior Court.

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is preparing to launch a program to keep tabs on at-risk senior residents.

The 10-year-old Athens boy also likely won't be joining his fifth grade classmates the following week as they begin the new school year at Gaines Elementary School.

THE music of R.E.M. left such an impression on one fan, he now tours the country playing the band's music live.

"Party Down South" star Ryan "Daddy" Richards was investigated for rape and CLEARED ... after cops viewed 20 hours of videotape.

As a woman in Athens who plays music, Erica Strout of local band Incendiaries said there have been times when she felt like she wasn't "part of the club" in the town's music scene.

Most area high schools did better than state averages on Georgia's end-of-course tests, which students are required to take in eight core high school courses.

Sep 28, 2013; Athens, GA, USA; A general view of the field prior to the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers at Sanford Stadium.

The latest installment of the Georgia Museum of Art's Picturing America Film Series picks Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" as its featured movie depicting U.S. political, social and economic history on screen.

More than a dozen residents of Denney Towers, a housing complex for the elderly in downtown Athens, displayed their artwork and crafts Wednesday during the building's second annual arts fair.

It was announced Wednesday that Garth Brooks' second tour stop on his upcoming comeback world tour will be in none other than Atlanta.

Two recent graduates of Clarke County public schools will attend Athens Technical College this fall with fellowship funds provided by the Rotary Club of Athens.

A second arrest on a felony murder charge has been made in connection with the May 30 shooting of an Athens teen, Athens-Clarke County police announced in a Wednesday news release.

For Michael Wegner, it's the Grateful Dead. As a teenager, Wegner learned to play guitar by listening to Jerry Garcia's licks.

From AthFest to Slop Fest, ATHICA Emerges to Cine's Summer Comedy Classic Series, the town might be half empty of students and vacationers, but us lucky stragglers have a lot to appreciate.

A thief stole a gray Giant Boulder mountain bicycle valued at $350 from the porch of its owners home at Riverwood Apartments on Cole Manor Drive between noon Monday and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Athens-Clarke County police said.