Blog posts by Blake Aued, Editor
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Winterville Mayor Emily Eisenman Is Stepping Down
Blog: In the Loop
Winterville Mayor Emily Eisenman won't run for re-election this year, and at least three candidates are vying to replace her.
Eisenman, who is nearing the end of her first four-year term, is stepping down because her career won't allow her to spend as much time on her mayoral duties as she'd previously spent, she said.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Aug. 17
Blog: In the Loop
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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A UGA Astronomer Helped Discover a Planet
Blog: Culture Briefs
University of Georgia astronomy professor Inseok Song was part of a team that recently discovered a gas-giant planet orbiting a distant star.
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Ride Free Buses to Brunch and the Farmers Market This Weekend
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
Starting this Saturday through Dec. 19, you can catch a free bus to the Athens Farmers Market, except on football gamedays.
The “Fresh Food Bus” will run on Saturday mornings every hour from 8:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. and will stop at Building S, Memorial Hall/the Tate Center, the Multimodal Center and Russell Hall. A full schedule is available here.
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Body-Cam Video Shows Officer Beating UGA Student
Blog: In the Loop
A former Athens-Clarke County police officer hit a University of Georgia college student in the head with a baton, then struck him again while he was already on the ground, according to body-camera footage obtained by 11 Alive news.
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Severe Storms Hit the Athens Area
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Alexandra Edwards/Twitter
Storm damage on College Avenue between Willow and Dougherty streets.
More than two inches of rain fell on parts of Athens in less than an hour and winds gusted at 60 miles per hour earlier this afternoon, knocking over trees and knocking out power, mainly in the western half of the city.
Georgia Power reported 45 outages in Athens affected 2,423 customers. Outages were spread throughout downtown, East Athens, Prince Avenue, the mall area, Rocksprings, the Hancock Corridor and Five Points. More than 1,500 of those customers are downtown and in Newtown, Pulaski Heights and Boulevard east of Chase Street.
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Creature Comforts' Newest Beer is a Saison
Blog: Grub Notes
Creature Comforts’ next limited release, available in mid-August, will be a saison called Arcadiana.
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Athens Congressman Jody Hice Endorses Ted Cruz
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz talks to a Georgia GOP convention delegate at the Classic Center in May.
U.S. Rep. Jody Hice is among the Georgia politicians who’ve endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a tea party favorite, for president.
Hice, a Walton County Republican who represents Athens, is serving as Cruz’s Georgia campaign chairman along with Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, a Hull resident who used to represent Athens in the state Senate.
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Where to Watch the GOP Presidential Debate
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Mike Licht/Flickr
Election season is officially upon us: The first televised Republican presidential debate airs at 8:50 p.m. today on Fox News. It will be HUGE, the CLASSIEST debate ever.
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Commission Votes Not to Strengthen Wetland Buffers
Blog: In the Loop
Mayor Nancy Denson broke a 5–5 tie Tuesday night in favor of rejecting a proposal to add protections to local ponds and wetlands.
A committee appointed by Denson—which critics said was tilted heavily toward manufacturers and developers—recommended no local buffers for ponds and wetlands after six months of deliberation.
Denson and five commissioners sided with industry representatives who argued that buffers would hurt economic development and questioned whether they’d do much to help the environment.
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GBI: Athens Police Officer Assaulted UGA Student
Blog: In the Loop
An Athens-Clarke County police officer assaulted a University of Georgia student outside a downtown fraternity house in June, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Aug. 3
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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The ABH Advertised Confederate Flags for Sale
Blog: In the Loop
An Athens-Banner Herald Twitter account—at least briefly—was offering Confederate flags for sale.
@ABHMarketplace, which appears to be an advertising account, tweeted out an offer on Sunday for 3-feet-by-5-feet Confederate flags with free shipping.
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A Republican Congressman Thinks the Federal Government Did Something Good for Once
Blog: In the Loop
Doug Collins is a conservative Republican from Gainesville who represents part of Athens in Congress. He issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act:
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Man Run Over and Killed on Cedar Shoals Drive
Blog: In the Loop
Athens-Clarke County police are still investigating the death of Quantavious Deante Griffith of Spring Valley Road, who was hit by a car and killed on Cedar Shoals Drive early Saturday morning.
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Terrapin Is Making a 'Walking Dead' Beer
Blog: Culture Briefs
Athens-based Terrapin Beer Co. is releasing an official beer for “The Walking Dead.”
The AMC hit—filmed in and around Atlanta—announced Blood Orange IPA on Friday. “Made with blood orange peel and a horrific amount of hops, this bloodthirsty red IPA will have you prepared for the upcoming zombie apocalypse,” the show's site says.
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UGA Will Hire 56 New Faculty Members This Year
Blog: In the Loop
The University of Georgia will hire 56 new faculty members in the coming year, UGA announced today.
Some new faculty will start teaching in August the university said. Ten faculty members were hired last fall to teach 80 courses with high demand.
By fall 2016, UGA will have added 319 course sections in 81 majors, and the majority of classes will have fewer than 20 students.
UGA’s current student/faculty ratio is 18–1.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of July 20
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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Ex-Congressman John Barrow Will Teach at UGA
Blog: In the Loop
Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow, an Athens native, will teach at the University of Georgia starting this fall, UGA announced today.
Barrow will be a scholar in residence at the School of Public and International Affairs, teaching once class this fall and two in the spring semester focusing on political polarization.
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Jamie Hood Found Guilty on Murder Charges
Blog: In the Loop
ACCPD Officer Buddy Christian's official photo (left) and Jamie Hood's mugshot from the Clarke County Jail.
After a bizarre four-week trial, it took an Elbert County jury less than a day to convict Jamie Hood on charges of murdering Athens-Clarke County police officer Buddy Christian and local resident Kenneth Omari Wray in 2011, as well as attempting to murder ACCPD Officer Tony Howard.
But the jury found Hood not guilty on charges of kidnapping Judon Brooks and falsely imprisoning an East Athens family while on the run from authorities after shooting Christian and Howard. He was found guilty of robbing Brooks, though.
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In the Loop | August 19, 2015 1:02pm
Winterville Mayor Emily Eisenman Is Stepping Down
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In the Loop | August 18, 2015 7:48pm
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Aug. 17
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Culture Briefs | August 17, 2015 1:27pm
A UGA Astronomer Helped Discover a Planet
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In the Loop | August 14, 2015 12:15pm
Ride Free Buses to Brunch and the Farmers Market This Weekend
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In the Loop | August 11, 2015 4:52pm
Body-Cam Video Shows Officer Beating UGA Student
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In the Loop | August 10, 2015 5:42pm
Severe Storms Hit the Athens Area
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Grub Notes | August 6, 2015 5:29pm
Creature Comforts' Newest Beer is a Saison
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In the Loop | August 6, 2015 3:58pm
Athens Congressman Jody Hice Endorses Ted Cruz
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In the Loop | August 6, 2015 1:35pm
Where to Watch the GOP Presidential Debate
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In the Loop | August 5, 2015 4:33pm
Commission Votes Not to Strengthen Wetland Buffers
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In the Loop | August 5, 2015 1:02pm
GBI: Athens Police Officer Assaulted UGA Student
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In the Loop | August 3, 2015 4:09pm
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Aug. 3
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In the Loop | August 3, 2015 1:12pm
The ABH Advertised Confederate Flags for Sale
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In the Loop | July 29, 2015 12:11pm
A Republican Congressman Thinks the Federal Government Did Something Good for Once
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In the Loop | July 28, 2015 2:52pm
Man Run Over and Killed on Cedar Shoals Drive
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Culture Briefs | July 28, 2015 11:18am
Terrapin Is Making a 'Walking Dead' Beer
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In the Loop | July 27, 2015 4:57pm
UGA Will Hire 56 New Faculty Members This Year
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In the Loop | July 23, 2015 3:27pm
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of July 20
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In the Loop | July 22, 2015 2:57pm
Ex-Congressman John Barrow Will Teach at UGA
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In the Loop | July 20, 2015 5:22pm
Jamie Hood Found Guilty on Murder Charges