University of Georgia News

The first University of Georgia Alumni College, an event offering experiences and learning opportunities for individuals in the UGA community, will be held June 4-7. Sponsored by UGA's College of Education and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UGA, the Alumni College is designed to provide lifelong learners who have valued previous student ... (more)

A ringing cellphone helped University of Georgia police find a hiding thief shortly after he robbed two people at gunpoint near the corner of Finley and West Broad streets about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.

Age: 71 Hometown: Arp, a small village near Fitzgerald in the middle of south Georgia with about 27 people and one railroad that passes through Length of time in Gainesville: 50 years Education: Bachelor's of music from the University of Georgia; master's of music education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago; specialist in education degree ... (more)

Despite a tough economy, growth in Houston County has continued at about the same pace as a decade ago, and Bibb County saw a relatively large population surge when compared to the previous 10 years.

Two Kappa Delta Sorority sisters present Mary Hood, executive director of Prevent Child Abuse Athens, with a check for $16, 453.

W hen Leo Jensen retired in 1991, he began transforming his yard into a gardener's paradise with a rainbow of flowering plants, striking evergreens, exotic bushes and even a shaded pond for the goldfish.

The two-day sex-offender compliance check was the first of its kind by the Clarke County Sheriff's Office, which maintains the registry in which convicted offenders must list their current addresses.

Photos courtesy of Horace Johnson Apex Lions Club President Joe'l Lynde stands with scholarship recipients Adam Nelson, Zachary Erlemann and Arianna Swift.

Rome Circuit Superior Court Judge John Niedrach is unopposed for another four-year term on the bench.

Floyd County Probate Court Judge Steven R. Burkhalter is unopposed for re-election. He released the following state-ment: Judge Burkhalter received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 1976.

Throughout Cobb County, anxious, high school seniors entered graduation ceremonies on Saturday to the tune of "Pomp and Circumstance," and exited as alumni, embarking on new paths in their young lives.

But for months before the news came to the Mountain View High School senior, Tanna had worn a path to his guidance counselor’s office.

Walter Y. Murphy, college president, at the spring meeting of the college's board of trustees.

This year, as a result of the continued support of the community, the Boosters continued the tradition of providing eight Howard S. Anderson Scholar Athlete Awards.A Four young men and four young women received scholarships of $1,000 each.

Former members of the Athens League of Women Voters gathered May 18 to celebrate the opening of the Athens League of Women Voters Records Collection at the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies.

As qualifying closed Friday for those seeking election to judicial positions in Georgia, the long list of mostly uncontested races was punctuated by hot spots in Cobb County for the jobs of two judges and one district attorney.

University of Georgia researchers say human breast milk is the best source of food for infants, but a new second best-formula may be made from hazelnut oil.

Allyson Reyer, a senior at Sprayberry High School, played softball for the Yellow Jackets, but she will become a Bulldog in college, enrolling at the University of Georgia.

The former Richmond Senior standout helped the Pirates finished second in last week's Athens Regional behind Alabama to secure their first-ever berth in the NCAA Championship beginning Tuesday at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Green industry professionals often find themselves in the field needing immediate access to the latest pest and plant disease information and plant care recommendations, especially when they are caught off guard by destructive pests emerging in their area.