In the Loop
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Oconee Commission Agrees on SPLOST Priorities
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners agreed after a five-hour meeting last night to a tentative list of spending priorities for the planned 2015 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
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Monday Qualifying: Broun, Deal, Denson, More
Qualifying for the May 20 and Nov. 4 elections started Monday morning. Here's a look at who's on the Athens ballot so far.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 3
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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UPDATE: Mayor Nancy Denson Has #Swag
Let's just say Mayor Nancy Denson had no trouble paying the $1,350 qualifying fee.
Denson is on pace to shatter Athens political fundraising records. Her campaign announced a war chest of $85,409 Sunday night, including $20,470 raised in the past five days alone.
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Called Meeting on Oconee SPLOST Monday
County Clerk Jane Greathouse and Commission Chairman Melvin Davis.
Oconee County commissioners have agreed to a called meeting on Monday to discuss funding priorities for the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum they are scheduled to take up again at their regular meeting on Tuesday night.
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Jason Carter Wows Athens Dems; Keith Heard Is Running for Insurance Commissioner
An estimated 400 people turned out to hear a speech by state Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur), the party's likely nominee for governor, at a Clarke County Democratic Committee fundraiser Thursday night at the Classic Center.
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No, Lee's Wigs Is Not Closing
A misleadingly-headlined Athens Banner-Herald article today (warning: paywall) left some readers with the impression that Lee's Wigs downtown is closing. It is not.
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Sunshine Cycles Accepting Donations for Tobias Smith
Sunshine Cycles is accepting donations for the family of Tobias Smith, the cyclist who was hit by a car and killed Saturday on Winterville Road, and is setting up a scholarship fund in his name.
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