Bond was set Friday for an Athens man charged earlier in the week with felony vehicular homicide stemming from a fatal crash that claimed the life of a passenger in his car.

The 46 th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Banquet was held recently in Athens where community service awards were made to local residents and scholarships were awarded to 20 high school seniors.

Second graders at Athens City Schools are preparing to be star citizens in a kickoff event with the Libby Liberty Foundation.

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Nigel Turner that occurred on April 17, 2024, on Huntington Road in Athens.

Having won the last five league titles and previous three Section 2 Class C titles, the Riverhawks are a model of consistency, something exemplified by their three senior captains — Neil Murphy, Brendan Woytowich and Max Rulison.

Athens resident Madeline Schellman, known in the ring as "Mad-Dawg," has made waves again with another international championship.

An Athens man remained in the Athens-Clarke County Jail on Thursday following his arrest on charges stemming from the death of a Commerce man in a December car crash. John Fitzhugh Orchard, 30, of Kennington Drive, is charged with following too close, drunk driving and felony first-degree vehicular homicide.’

An initial investigation determined the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, driven by a 33-year-old Athens woman was traveling along Danielsville Rd. when she encountered a patch of ice on the roadway. The vehicle then left the roadway and struck a tree.

“Warrior Women” is a collection of 60 torso sculptures created by Woodruff, a resident of Watkinsville. The pieces portray heroines from American history, contemporary life and women from around the world, according to Taylor-Grady officials.

The Patroon Conference Coaches vs. Cancer Basketball Tournament this weekend at Columbia-Greene Community College will finish with arguably its biggest match — Catskill versus Coxsackie-Athens, a cont

Schools in the Athens area are announcing closures for Wednesday operations after several early dismissals for snow on Tuesday. See all updates.

Need a warm "pick-me-up" in this cold weather? As the cold snap grips Athens in the next week, residents are on the hunt for the ultimate cozy spots to warm up with a coffee or hot chocolate. Here are the seven best hot chocolate and coffee in Athens ...