Jefferson News

Some University of Virginia alumni are upset and others are intrigued that UVa is embarking on a historic preservation project that will alter the iconic appearance of the Lawn.

When a revenue shortfall nearly forced the Athens-Clarke government to cancel Athens' annual July Fourth fireworks show at Bishop Park, smalltown fireworks organizers across the area kind of shook their heads at the aerial display's $10,000 price tag.

Todaya s visit is not so much about our town, but our state. I have long suspected South Carolina does a better job of promoting tourism than Georgia because it names things logically.

A deadly game has taken the life of a Jackson County teenager. It's called the "choking or fainting game." It involves choking oneself and cutting off the blood supply to the brain with the hopes of getting a quick "rush." But it left 16-year-old Michael Nalley of Jefferson dead.

In an age when everyone seems to be clamoring for the newest model of gizmo or gadget, there are still people clinging to good old-fashioned fun.

In the early days of AthFest - back when the main stage was located at the eastern end of Washington Street in the vicinity of the Classic Center - Susan Staley's "Georgia Mountain Stage" concerts provided the perfect closing notes for the three-day music-and-arts festival.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Pavilion X is going back to its Jeffersonian roots. In accordance with Thomas Jefferson's original plans for the University of Virginia, Facilities Management workers will soon restore a parapet to the facade of the 185-year-old Lawn building.

Pastor Bobby Bloodshaw stands in the Living Waters Christian Fellowship recently.

Some trees were toppled as stormy weather moved across northeast Georgia overnight.

It took more than 20 years of use and several years of organizing, but city and county officials are finally ready to being improving John B. Brooks Road.

Donna McDonald, 37, of 38 White St., was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly allowing 14-year-old Brittane Nicole Brown to take oxycodone and Xanax while she was in her care, according to court documents released Wednesday.

Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol's Athens post still are investigating what caused a motorcycle to crash Saturday afternoon in Jackson County, killing a Flowery Branch man.

Two men who pleaded guilty to trying to rob the China Cafe in November were sentenced this week to seven years in prison plus three years on probation Tony Bernard Wilson, 19, and Armonti Kelaad Thompson, 18, pleaded guilty to the crime in May.

Linda Lack Brown, of Canon, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at her home. Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, has charge of arrangements.

The Jefferson City Schools System is continuing its study to determine if the system should pursue charter status.

It's nearly halfway through the current fiscal year and the city of Jefferson is getting started on the 2010 budget.

When the heat of the summer arrives, most people's thoughts turn to taking some sort of family vacation; but with economic progress currently frozen, a lot of people don't have the necessary funds for extended trips.

With its stately white columns and red brick exterior, the Cooley house in Jefferson looks like a very pretty house on a very quiet block.

Chart shows the percentage of area high school juniors who passed graduation tests this year, broken down by subject and showing whether results improved or decreased from the 2007-08 school year.

A cornerstone of our democratic republic is judges' ability to decide cases challenging the constitutionality of congressional statutes and executive-branch actions.