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A meeting of Athens-Clarke commissioners and other officials Tuesday would have violated the state sunshine law if one more commissioner had shown up.

University of Georgia officials have asked for inspections of two parking decks under construction at the school that have the same contractor as the garage that collapsed in Atlanta this week.

Aquarium staffers released the two a 'Hoover and a newer nurse shark they call her Hoover's girlfriend a ' about six miles east of Ossabaw Island Thursday at an artificial reef.

Friday, July 3, 2009 7:13 a.m. The five best universities in the country are Stanford, the University of Chicago, MIT, Cal Tech and the University of Georgia - at least according to UGA President Michael Adams.

When it comes to drawing major employers, Athens has been the bridesmaid so many times, it's starting to seem like a bad romantic comedy.

Julie Stinar once worked with some of the top names in fashion: Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani, Tracy Reese.

The trial of Sam Parker, a former LaFayette police officer accused of killing his wife, will start on Aug.

A Democratic gubernatorial candidate is urging former Gov. Roy Barnes to reconsider his run for office.

The University of Georgia's 4-year-old College of Public Health has gained full accreditation.

University of Georgia officials have asked for inspections of two parking deck under construction at the school that have the same contractor as the garage that collapsed in Atlanta this week.

Not once in a million years did I see it coming. I never even imagined it as a possibility.

"If I had my druthers, all of 'em would be fired." That's what Dekalb County civil rights activist John Evans thinks should happen to any school employees responsible for a statewide CRCT test scandal that came to light two weeks ago.

When Carlotta and Carlona Gardin's mother was pregnant, she didn't know that she was carrying two babies - identical twins.

In the wake of the fire that destroyed the Georgia Theatre in Athens, The Bobby Compton Band is looking for another venue to hold the release party for its first CD, "Country Living." Around Madison: Fire interrupts CD party Story updated at 5:16 pm on 6/30/2009 In the wake of the fire that destroyed the Georgia Theatre in Athens, The Bobby Compton ...

The general contractor on the parking deck that collapsed Monday in Midtown Atlanta currently has two parking-deck projects underway at the University of Georgia, both scheduled for completion by autumn.

A Shaw Industries executive based in Dalton was recently appointed vice chairman of the University of Georgia Foundation, the group that oversees the university's endowment funding.

A second Miss Georgia has been crowned in two days. One day after winning the title Saturday night at the annual pageant in Columbus, Gwinnett County school teacher Kristina Higgins relinquished the post, now filled by the runnerup, Emily Cook, a Marietta law student.

By Melissa Weinman mweinman@gainesvilletimes.com A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia could explain how drought conditions in the fall and winter may affect tornado activity the following spring.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might have finished out his tenure in office and mounted a stellar campaign for the White House without anyone learning of his extramarital affair, separation from his wife and lies to his staff and colleagues if tenacious newspaper reporters hadn't been on the job.

After rough spring weather, the heat is on. And some crops are doing better than others in Georgia fields, where farmers are finishing up a disappointing wheat harvest and hoping the rain hasn't stopped for the year, say University of Georgia crop experts.