In the Loop
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Oconee Officials: Let People from Athens Pay
People from outside Oconee County, not the citizens of Oconee County, will pay the bulk of the 1 percent SPLOST tax, according to commission Chairman Melvin Davis (above), Sheriff Scott Berry and others.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 17
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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You Can Drive Faster on the Loop Now
But not this fast.
Good news for drivers with heavy feet: The state Department of Transportation has raised the speed limit on the Loop from 55 to 65 miles per hour.
The change took effect today on a seven-mile stretch of the bypass between North Avenue and the Clarke/Oconee county line. The speed limit on the rest of the freeway was already 65 mph. However, a lower speed limit in the work zone around the Peter Street/Olympic Boulevard interchange is still in effect until the project is done.
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Oconee Issues Permit for Hog Mountain Business Park
Oconee County late last month issued a building permit for the third of three permitted buildings in the long dormant Legacy Building Park on Hog Mountain Road east of Butler's Crossing.
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Commission Candidate Herb Gilmore Launches Websites, Looking for Volunteers
Athens-Clarke County Commission District 3 candidate Herb Gilmore has launched a website,Facebook page, Twitter account and Instagram account.
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Poll: Paul Broun Leads in Senate Race
Was it the gun giveaway? Whatever the reason, Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) has opened up a double-digit lead in the Republican U.S. Senate primary, according to a new poll conducted by the liberal groups Better Georgia and Public Policy Polling.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 10
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 after the jump.
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Caterpillar Overstates Jobs Created
Caterpillar hired 364 full-time employees in 2013, including 60 contract service workers, allowing it to claim the 364 figure in the compliance report it filed with Oconee County on Feb. 26 as required by the memorandum of understanding it signed with the county.
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