In the Loop
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CDC Accidentally Sends Deadly Flu Virus to Athens
Photo credit: European Commission.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were supposed to send a relatively mild form of avian flu to the Southeastern Poultry Research Laboratory in Athens for study.
Instead, in an incident officials disclosed Friday, what the CDC actually shipped was an H9N2 sample contaminated with the far more dangerous H5N1 virus, which has killed 375 people since 2002.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of July 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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Is Republican Mike Collins Really Wooing Democrats?
Much has been made lately of Republican 10th Congressional District candidate Mike Collins' purported effort to win Democratic votes in the July 22 runoff with Jody Hice. Tim Bryant addressed it on his 1340 AM radio show last week, and Erick Erickson of the influential conservative blog redstate.com has attacked Collins for it as well.
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Half-Moon Outfitters Moving to Prince Avenue
Half-Moon Outfitters plans to move next year from Five Points to the former New Way Cleaners building—vacant since 2009—on Prince Avenue.
Flagpole news intern Stephanie Talmadge spoke to Chad Hall at Half-Moon, who said the move is unofficial but "pretty much confirmed" and won't take place until "June-ish."
New Way is considered a brownfield because of the chemicals used in dry-cleaning, so some environmental cleanup will be necessary.
Hall said the store is moving so they can have more space for outdoor equipment rentals (kayaks and paddle boards, for example).
Half-Moon has seven stores in Georgia and South Carolina and an eighth planned in Augusta.
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Medical Marijuana Hearings Scheduled in Georgia
A committee of state lawmakers will hold hearings in Atlanta, Macon, Lawrenceville and Augusta later this year on legalizing medical marijuana.
The committee's co-chairman, Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon), released the following statement today:
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Mayor Nancy Denson Raised Almost Six Figures for Re-Election
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
Mayor Nancy Denson spent nearly $90,000 to win re-election—more than $10 per vote won.
Candidates recently filed campaign finance reports for the Apr. 1–June 30 reporting period.
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UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Bootlegger's Shooting
Athens-Clarke County police have identified a suspect in the May 10 shooting at the nightclub Bootlegger's that left one man dead and another seriously injuried.
Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are looking for Corey Antwan Blount, 33, of Atlanta. He's described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, 210 pounds, with a tattoo on his left forearm.
Police say Blount shot and killed Derrick Merritt of Athens and shot and injured another man in the Bootlegger's parking lot after the club closed. "Information obtained clearly indicates that the victims in this senseless act of violence were innocent bystanders and played no role in triggering the assault," police said.
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Megabus Adds Athens–Charlotte, D.C. Routes
The occasionally maligned discount transit company Megabus will offer service from Athens to Charlotte, NC, Richmond, VA, and Washington, DC starting Sept. 10.
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