In the Loop
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Jeb Bush, in Athens, Calls for a Kinder, Gentler GOP
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
For a guy Donald Trump famously derided as “low energy,” Jeb Bush proved he has stamina while campaigning in Athens today.
Bush—the former Florida governor and latest in a political dynasty to seek the presidency—walked from a fundraiser at the Classic Center to the UGA College Republicans’ tailgate at Herty Field, where hundreds of fans and gawkers mobbed him. He shook hands and posed for photos in 90 degree heat—“I really like taking selfies,” he joked, rolling his eyes—for half an hour before giving a brief stump speech.
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Jeb Bush Is Tailgating at Georgia-South Carolina
Photo Credit: Michael Vadon
Former First Brother and Florida governor and current Republican presidential candidate Jeb! Bush is paying a visit to Athens on Saturday.
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Complete Streets: Prince Is Now Complete Streets Athens
Safe streets, whether they wind through a neighborhood or carry trucks and cars on their daily commutes, lead to a better community.
That is the mantra behind a group of residents who are starting an effort to align Athens-Clarke County’s policies with state and national transportation standards. Complete Streets Athenslaunches its community-wide effort with the event “Streets are for People” from 6-8 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 24, at Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W. Hancock Ave.
The event is free and open to the public, and will include bike light installations and an introduction to the mission of Complete Streets Athens.
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Mars Hill Widening Will Bring More Development to Oconee
Oconee County Strategic and Long-Range Planning Director Wayne Provost told Oconee County commissioners back in January that they could get an idea of what Mars Hill Road could look like in the future by looking at Epps Bridge Parkway today.
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Grocery Store, Apartments Planned for St. Joe's Property
A Greenville, SC, developer has been meeting quietly with Athens-Clarke County officials and neighborhood groups and is expected to release plans for the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church property soon.
According to Davis Property Group’s website, the development firm, which specializes in multifamily mixed-use development, is tentatively planning 125 apartments and 25,000 square feet of retail space on the property at the corner of Prince Avenue and Pulaski Street.
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Two Killed in Fiery Wreck in Oconee County
Two people died Monday night when they tried to flee from a sheriff's deputy and collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 316.
According to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office:
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Sept. 14
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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R.E.M. Doesn't Feel Fine About Donald Trump Using Its Song
Members of R.E.M. had the hugest, the classiest, the most luxurious putdowns Wednesday night for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
At a "Stop the Iran Deal" rally in Washington, DC, today, Trump took the stage to the Athens band's 1987 hit, "It's the End of the World as We Know It."
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