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Rodrigues Allen, 24, of 274 Tefel W. Drive, Hartwell, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center.

Temp: 98.0 F Heat Index: 95 F Augusta, Bush Field, GA July 2, 2009 Fort Gordon Independence Day Celebration Fort Gordon will be celebrating the nation's Independence Day July 2 on Barton Field to allow for Soldiers to celebrate the holiday with their Families on July 4. The U.S. Army Signal Corps Band will perform.

It's the Fourth of July weekend and we have a very extensive list of events. As you know, there are three types of Fourth of July weekend events: Those with *FIREWORKS,* those without *FIREWORKS,* and those that have nothing to do with the Fourth of July.

A Superior Court judge has denied separate trials for two men accused of murdering an Athens man and his female companion three years ago in Lexington County, two days after the man got $50,000 for selling some property.

Former Oglethorpe County Sheriff William "Ray" Sanders and his son-in-law face assault charges for allegedly beating another man with a baseball bat last month at Sanders' daughter's home in Comer.

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

Clarke Central High School senior Paris Allen missed the chance to graduate with his peers by a few points on a Georgia High School Graduation Test, but he still may get a chance to walk across a stage and celebrate his other accomplishments.

Many national holidays have been relegated to nothing more than a three-day weekend.

For a country club chef tasked with preparing a banquet for 40, going meatless is a "curve ball." But how else would bicycle riders touring from one Athens-area farm to the next - let alone the farmers hosting them - prefer meals? "They threw me a curve ball.

A scheduled trial won't go forward next week for two men accused in a gruesome double murder in Oglethorpe County nearly three years ago.

If you have ever traveled west from Athens on U.S. Highway 78 through here and have never gotten off the beaten path, then you have missed something - like Church Street, the next street up from the main road on the north side of town.

Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Aaron of Arnoldsville announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Renee to Keith Randall Paul, son of Mr.

For Danielsville lawyer Warren Caswell, last year it came down to this: Shut the files on 150 poor clients, or shut the doors permanently on his small, one-man practice.

Poplar Spring Baptist Church, Athens Highway, will celebrate its annual men's day at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19.

The biggest story of the week isn't the final four match ups taking place in Detroit this weekend it's will John Calipari take the Kentucky job ? Kentucky is prepared to make Coach Cal the highest paid coach in college basketball history with an 8 yr $35 million deal to leave Memphis and clean up the mess that Billy Gillespie made in Lexington.

The Jefferson baseball team defeated Oglethorpe County 13-3 on Friday night in Lexington.

Coming off a fantastic effort against Kentucky on the road in Lexington, Georgia returned to Stegeman Coliseum for Saturday's regular-season finale against South Carolina and found the basket almost impossible ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Georgia freshman Torrin Lawrence captured the Bulldogs' first indoor 200-meter dash title in school history at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships to lead his team on Sunday.

The Georgia Tourism Foundation recently recognized The Point of Art Gallery and Studio as a Founding Producer of Distinction for 2008-10. Quick Glimpse Story updated at 6:44 pm on 2/25/2009 The Georgia Tourism ...

Graduation coach Cedric Allen talks with 11th-grader Teaspoon Jones while walking down the hall recently at Oglethorpe County High School in Lexington.