In the Loop
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Commission Votes Not to Strengthen Wetland Buffers
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
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
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
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
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
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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UGA Will Hire 56 New Faculty Members This Year
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 27
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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