Athens News

Rapidly rising costs of college tuition and fees are making it more and more difficult for students to afford a higher education.

Although no injuries were reported, a vehicle was destroyed Thanksgiving Day in Oconee County after a turkey fryer was left unattended.

A Maxey's woman reported the theft of her purse about 12:35 p.m. Wednesday while she was shopping at Walmart on Lexington Road, according to Athens-Clarke police.

Two brothers have been arrested and jailed in Gwinnett County in connection with an armed robbery incident in Suwanee in November, according to police.

Few American humor writers have been able to attract both critical accolades and popular acclaim as David Sedaris, a slightly neurotic and engrossingly detailed modern Twain.

The following is a list of Oconee County restaurants that have been inspected recently.

Nonprofit art house cinema Cine in downtown Athens officially announced this week that its search for a new executive director is underway.

From noon until 2:30pm on Sunday, December 8th, you can shop for a difference at the Holiday Benevolence Market at First Baptist Church.

Frank Bundy and daughters Karen and Sandra Bundy, 61 and 63 respectively, were arrested and each charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass for using "a large tree stump" to trap a woman inside of her home last week, according to ABH.

The latest record from Athens, GA trio Cars Can Be Blue has everything you could want in an album, catchy hooks, quirky lyrics and sweet vocal harmonies.

Animal health research firm TRS Labs Inc. of Athens paid a federal fine this year for violating the Animal Welfare Act.

IF YOU GO What: Downtown Parade of Lights "The Sounds of Christmas" When: 7 p.m. today Where: The parade will line up down Dougherty Street and begin at the corner of Dougherty and Pulaski streets.

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.