Blog posts by Pete McCommons
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Memorial Service Planned for Tree Surgeon John Conaway
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Emuel Aldridge
John Conaway, a skilled and popular local tree service operator, fell to his death Wednesday, Oct. 4 while working on Holman Avenue. A limb to which he had attached his safety rope broke off and carried him down with it.
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Ort Goes to Court, Cleans Up His Carport
Blog: In the Loop
After a somewhat convoluted hearing in Athens-Clarke County Municipal Court Monday afternoon, Judge Leslie Spornberger Jones found William Orten Carlton guilty of two counts of probation violation and ordered that he remain on probation for another month while he finishes cleaning up his property.
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Two UGA Retirees on the USG Health Care Changes
Blog: In the Loop
Below, the observations of two UGA retirees who attended Tuesday’s UGA-Aon Hewitt meeting at the Classic Center, held to explain the new retiree health benefits.
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UGA Retirees Pack Meeting Held to Explain Health Benefits Changes
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
William Bell, a retired UGA research assistant, speaks to University System Associate Vice Chancellor Karin Elliott at a Friday meeting at Masters Hall.
A standing-room-only-plus-overflow crowd of UGA retirees, employees and family members showed up for a 10 a.m. Friday, Apr. 3 information meeting in Masters Hall at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education on campus.
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Writer Philip Lee Williams To Be Celebrated in Madison Sunday
Blog: Culture Briefs
Philip Lee Williams, the prolific and multidimensional local writer, will be honored Sunday in his nearby hometown of Madison, GA, just down Hwy. 441 south of Athens.
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Damn Good Theater: Proof, Reviewed
Blog: Culture Briefs
I didn't expect much from a play about a mathematition losing his mind while his family tries to cope, but I didn't count on what a good playwright, interpreted by fine acting, can do to elucidate the human condition and hold your attention all the way through. Proof, as directed by Beth Kozinsky, moves nimbly from scene to scene on a finely designed and eminently workable set, with just the right amount of music to carry us through.
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Live Review: The Jesters' Farewell Show at Georgia Theatre
Blog: Homedrone
Photo Credit: Richard Piotrowski
The Jesters filled the stage at The Georgia Theatre Friday night without Harold Williams but with his son, Ben, and other friends.
The Jesters sold out the the Georgia Theatre Friday night, May 30, and they filled up the stage in their farewell performance after 50 years of bringing musical delight to their fans, many of whom have been with them since high school. The show raised a phenomenal $41,000, according to Jester Donny Whitehead, who spearheaded the effort. Proceeds go to fellow Jester Harold Williams, the popular musician/CPA debilitated by a paralyzing fall in November.
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Walking Across America
Blog: Culture Briefs
Kevin Dahl stopped by the Flagpole office Tuesday to tell us about his walk across America to raise awareness of healthy living.
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Gov. Deal Was at Town & Gown Last Night
Blog: Culture Briefs
Gov. and Mrs. Nathan Deal attended the Town & Gown performance of Savoring the Brew, A Taste of Shakespeare's Women Saturday evening. Their daughter, Mary Emily O'Bradovich, is one of the playwrights who created the play, taken entirely from Shakespeare's lines for the female characters in his plays. In this picture are (left to right) Mary Emily O'Bradovich, Gov. Deal, the actresses Brittanny Krause, Kris Schultz and Danielle Bailey Miller and the director, Dillon Nelson.
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Fire Breaks Out at Downtown Apartments
Blog: In the Loop
The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department evacuated the 909 Broad apartments downtown after a fire broke out this morning in the building's parking deck.
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Legal Seminar Extolls the Personal Touch in the Law
Blog: In the Loop
Participants and spectators enjoyed a day and a half of homage to the personalities of the local law.
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In the Loop | October 11, 2017 12:49pm
Memorial Service Planned for Tree Surgeon John Conaway
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In the Loop | October 12, 2015 9:38pm
Ort Goes to Court, Cleans Up His Carport
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In the Loop | August 19, 2015 10:23am
Two UGA Retirees on the USG Health Care Changes
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In the Loop | April 3, 2015 9:27pm
UGA Retirees Pack Meeting Held to Explain Health Benefits Changes
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Culture Briefs | March 12, 2015 12:00am
Writer Philip Lee Williams To Be Celebrated in Madison Sunday
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Culture Briefs | August 15, 2014 12:41pm
Damn Good Theater: Proof, Reviewed
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Homedrone | June 2, 2014 4:37pm
Live Review: The Jesters' Farewell Show at Georgia Theatre
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Culture Briefs | May 6, 2014 5:15pm
Walking Across America
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Culture Briefs | October 27, 2013 12:41pm
Gov. Deal Was at Town & Gown Last Night
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In the Loop | August 23, 2013 11:17am
Fire Breaks Out at Downtown Apartments
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In the Loop | March 8, 2013 8:28pm
Legal Seminar Extolls the Personal Touch in the Law
Participants and spectators enjoyed a day and a half of homage to the personalities of the local law.