Athens News

State investigators say a University of Georgia student whose body was found in an Athens-Clarke County creek last month committed suicide.

The Athens Master Chorale is kicking off its celebratory 25th anniversary a little early, by one to four months depending on where we begin the group's origin story, but they're doing so in style.

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me: This documentary about the rise, fall and weird rebirth of Memphis band Big Star should've arrived in Athens back in September, but agreements kept it out of Cine until this Friday .

A man who seemingly tried to disguise his face by covering it with Band-Aids while robbing an adult lingerie store on Tuesday was captured six minutes after he made his getaway, Athens-Clarke police said.

The Reverb Appreciation Society opened its stash box just now to reveal 43 acts playing Austin Psych Fest 7 at Carson Creek Ranch May 2-4.

Despite pleas from several citizens, the Athens Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday night to increase by 15 cents the fare for riding the Athens Transit bus and a fare increase for the Lift.

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.