In the Loop
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Best Buy Is Moving to Oconee County
Best Buy is the latest chain retailer to move to the new Epps Bridge Centre outdoor mall in Oconee County, reports Lee Becker, leaving another empty big box on Atlanta Highway.
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Republicans, Fraternity Back Denson Campaign
Prominent local Republicans, including two state lawmakers, gave at least $1,200 to Mayor Nancy Denson's re-election campaign.
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UPDATE: Schools Are Open Tomorrow
The Clarke County School District just announced that schools will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 7), presumably due to the fact that Athens is transforming into Antarctica. (What global warming, amirite?) So feel free to lay there like a slug if you want to.
Also, if you're curious whether it's snowing in Athens, here's a handy website.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Jan. 6
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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Mayor Denson Raises $18,000 for Re-election Bid
Mayor Nancy Denson has raised almost $18,000 for her re-election campaign so far.
Denson's campaign finance disclosure has not shown up on the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission website, so we don't know yet who is contributing to her campaign. Opponent Tim Denson hasn't filed a disclosure yet (the deadline is Jan. 8), and Ryan Berry hasn't even filed as an official candidate.
Denson also announced her campaign brain trust. Houston Gaines is managing the campaign, taking the place of John Eric Schleicher, her grandson, who ran it in 2010. Todd Krohn is treasurer, and Dan Maxey is the publicity chairman.
Here's the full news release from Team Nancy:
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The Most Popular Flagpole Stories of 2013
Here's what y'all thought were the most 10 interesting stories of the year.
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Downtown Arcade Flashback Games Closing; Downtown Arcade Wonder Bar Opening
Flashback Games, the retro arcade at 162 W. Clayton St., is moving to Loganville later this month, according to its Facebook page:
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Cobbham Historic District Sign Stolen
Photo via fullcircleathens.com.
Someone stole the Hill Street "Cobbham Historic District Neighborhood Park" sign from Piedmont College between 8 a.m. Dec. 11 and noon Dec. 17, according to Athens-Clarke County police. (That's a long time to not notice a sign is missing.)
The sign is black and gold and 32 inches by 42 inches.
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