In the Loop
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UGA Sold Its TV Station
The University of Georgia has sold its TV station to a Maryland company.
Marquee Broadcasting paid $2.5 million for the station, which has hemorrhaged money ever since UGA bought it seven years ago.
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Famous Athens Dog Cheeseburger Has Died
Photo Credit: Melissa Hovanes
Sadly, this is not an April Fool's Day joke. Well-known Athens dog Cheeseburger has passed away at age 15.
Covenant Presbyterian Church on Barnett Shoals Road, where Veasey attends and Cheeseburger is buried, will hold a service for the dog at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Cheeseburger and his owner, Johnny Veasey, were featured in the Aug. 29, 2012 issue ofFlagpole.
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Mike Hamby and Kathy Hoard Chased a Chicken All Over the Kroger Parking Lot
Photo Credit: Mike Hamby via Facebook
Talk about free range.
Was this chicken looking for one of its deceased ancestors? Whatever the reason, it was roaming around the Alps Kroger parking lot a few days ago—and it was up to three Athens-Clarke County commissioners to track it down.
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Athens Reps Split on Plastic Bag Ban Ban
Rep. Chuck Williams (R-Watkinsville) was the only one of three Athens legislators to vote in favor of SB 139 on Friday.
Clarke and Oconee counties' three members of the Georgia House of Representatives cast opposing votes again Friday, this time on plastic bags.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 30
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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Beer Bill Passes, Plastic Bag Ban Ban Rejected
Photo Credit: Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr
A watered-down version of Senate Bill 63, the "Beer Jobs Bill," passed the Georgia House this afternoon. House members also voted down SB 139, which would have barred local governments from banning or regulating plastic bags and other disposable containers.
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An Athens Representative Asked GDOT for Documents, and They Wanted to Charge Her $100,000
The Georgia Department of Transportation has told Rep. Regina Quick (R-Athens) that it will respond to her open records request for documents about the operation of the department, but only if she pays more than $100,000 in advance.
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GDOT Rep: My Clients Will Benefit from Road Project
Jamie Boswell, commercial real estate broker and area representative to the Georgia Transportation Board, readily admits that his clients will benefit from the proposed Daniells Bridge Road extension and flyover of Loop 10.
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