In the Loop
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UGA Breaks Ground on Business Building Friday
An enormous UGA construction project will kick off Friday, when officials break ground on the first phase of a new Terry College of Business complex at the corner of Baxter and Lumpkin streets.
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Immigration Panel and Concert This Saturday
The Clarke Central High School DREAMTeam—a group of students pushing for comprehensive immigration reform—and the Bezos Scholars Program are presenting a panel discussion and concert on Saturday.
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Landmark Oak on Jefferson Road Cut Down
The owners of one of Athens' most famous trees cut it down earlier this week after the Athens-Clarke County community forester noticed it was dying.
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UGA's Adams Talks Aldean, Guns, Coal, Tuition and Canceling the Georgia Tech Game
Calling Night Train a success, University of Georgia administrators are not ruling out another concert at some point as the future.
"I have to say it, was a wonderfully behaved crowd, probably better than a typical football crowd," UGA President Michael Adams told reporters at a press conference this morning.
Adams watched the show from the president's box at Sanford and called it "a great event."
Provost and incoming president Jere Morehead concurred. Athletics Director Greg McGarity told him the concert was "a tremendous success," Morehead said.
"I am certainly open to replicating this in the future," but planning another concert might take a year or two, he said.
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Our Daily Bread Moves to First Baptist After Fire
Members of First Baptist Church voted unanimously Wednesday night to allow the soup kitchen, which was destroyed in the Monday fire at Oconee Street United Methodist Church, to continue operating at its kitchen and fellowship hall, according to First Baptist Pastor Paul Baxley.
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Police Chief: Frat Boys Are Like Homeless People
Citing safety and property damage concerns, the Athens-Clarke Commission's Legislative Review Committee is considering banning people from public property like City Hall after hours.
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More Photos of the Oconee Methodist Fire
Reader Kelly Doyle-Mace sent in these photos of the aftermath of the Monday night fire that gutted Oconee Street United Methodist Church. For more coverage, click here.
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UPDATE: Fire Guts Oconee Street Methodist Church
A fire burned through Oconee Street United Methodist Church in just minutes late Monday night, destroying the 110-year-old church, except for the brick exterior walls. No one was hurt.
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