In the Loop
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Why Guns Will Be Allowed on Campus Next Year
University of Georgia faculty, staff and students (and parents): If you don't want North Campus to become the Wild West, better speak up now. Senate Bill 101 may have died last month, but the AJC's Jim Galloway explains why the skids are greased in 2014:
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More Furloughs for Clarke County Teachers
Clarke County School Superintendent Phil Lanoue is proposing a $121 million budget that includes five furlough days for all employees (the same number as last year) and seven for those making more than $80,000 a year. The furloughs will save nearly $3 million.
Restructuring the central office would save more than $300,000 and eliminating some school staff will save almost $700,000. Lanoue said he hopes to avoid any layoffs after teachers sign their contracts for the coming school year, instead reducing positions by attrition, but 10 high school teachers could be on the chopping block.
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No More Hope for People of Hope
After nine years, HUD wants its grant back for the resident-owned trailer park.
People of Hope spent a decade trying to build a resident-owned mobile home park for people displaced by development. They failed—and now the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development wants its money back.
The Athens-Clarke Commission approved a slate of federal block-grant projects Tuesday night that was amended late last week to include a $175,000 cut in affordable housing dollars to pay back HUD for a 2004 grant to People of Hope.
HUD's clawback effectively puts the last nail in the project's coffin. "I don't see it coming to fruition," said Keith McNeely, director of the ACC Human and Economic Development Department, which administers federal block grants.
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George Gibson's Menswear Closes, Seeks Buyer
George Gibson's Menswear—Athens' go-to spot for snazzy gameday gear, office attire and fraternity formalwear—is closing after 49 years. Owner Thomas Hinson, who took over the store in 2008, cited the recession and a trend toward more casual dress.
But all is not lost for fans of red blazers and seersucker pants with Bulldog logos on them. The Gibson family says it is seeking a buyer who will reopen the store. Here's a statement from the family:
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Tennessee's Plan to Beat Georgia in the Water War
In Wire magazine, a former Army Ranger hashes out how his native Tennessee might repel the invading Georgia forces coming for its water. (Spoiler alert: It doesn't involve the Volunteer football team, who tackle like five-year-old girls.)
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Gun Bill Jams on Final Day
Sorry, UGA students, faculty and staff. You still have to leave your six-shooters at home.
An effort to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry guns on college campuses died on Thursday, the last day of the legislative session. The AJC explains:
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Downtown Grocery Store Bill Passes
A bill that would pave the way for a long-awaited grocery store in downtown Athens passed the state Senate this afternoon and looks good to go in and the House on the last day of this year's legislative session.
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Paul Broun Ate a Lion
Paul Broun is king of the jungle.
Athens' Republican congressman, now a U.S. Senate candidate, is a big-game hunter who got his start in politics lobbying for Safari International. National Review recently profiled him, and apparently hollandaise is not a lie straight from the pit of Hell.
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