Athens News

"Epic" is playing at Beechwood Cinemas 11 and Carmike 12 in Athens. The premise, courtesy of the film's official website : "Epic" is a 3D CG adventure comedy that reveals a fantastical world unlike any other.

Tennessee women's golfer Erica Popson once again used the 18th hole to alleviate previous trouble Thursday at the NCAA championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.

The Wisconsin Badger women's golf team had their best round of the 72-hold NCAA tournament, shooting an 11-over-par 297 in 3rd round action in Athens, Georgia.

A 25-year-old resident of Campus Ridge Apartments on Appleby Drive reported Wednesday that someone entered his Jeep and stole a GPS unit.

Mothers chased their children around the pool with globs of sunscreen in either hand while many fathers enjoyed a book in the sun.

A committee of Athens-Clarke County commissioners is taking a swing at standardizing the process for designating a neighborhood as historic.

MONEY RECOVERED: On May 17, Deputy Bruce Cronic was dispatched to Traditions Way, Jefferson, where a woman who had collected about $700 in cash and checks during a fundraiser reported the money was gone.

A fight outside a housing complex in Athens on Wednesday led to the arrest of a self-professed juvenile gang member, who admitted to owning marijuana and numerous prescription drugs later seized during the search for a stolen gun, according to Athens-Clarke police.

A group of area artists founded The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art in 2002 as a way to provide an outlet for contemporary art independent of the University of Georgia.

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First, let's start with some self promotion. Pick up a copy of Sunday's paper, and you'll read my story about the 2013 Farm Bill and how it impacts Athens.

If there's one thing about getting nostalgic over analog music, something that digital music doesn't have, it's the terminology of vinyl, a mostly numeric language that invites and creates community.

Athens-Clarke police had to struggle with a suspected shoplifter Tuesday at the eastside Walmart after the man refused to let them search him for stolen merchandise, authorities said.

Businesses of all ages and sizes are invited to participate in the 2013 Small Business Summit scheduled for May 31 at The Classic Center in Athens.

The metro Athens economy will grow slightly better than the state this year, according to Georgia State University's quarterly economic forecast released Wednesday.

A section of University of Georgia's renovated North Campus fence was plowed into early Tuesday morning by an Athens man who UGA police reported as driving under the influence of drugs.

A Clarke County judge rejected a petition from the man accused of running over Emily Bowman in an Athens hit-and-run accident to remove his ankle monitor and leave Oconee County.

Alex Magallan and Timmy Theus were on their way to the Twilight Jam in Athens with the Tree crew and decided to hit up some spots along the way.

An Athens area BB&T branch is hiring a part-time, on-call teller. This employee is responsible for: Providing professional client service, which includes, but is not limited to: performing accurate transactions, greeting the client, smiling, using the client's name during the transaction, and thanking each client for his or her business.

An Athens woman tells police she was upstairs in her Bailey Street home Sunday, May 19, around 10 p.m. when the lights began to flicker.