Blog Topic: Breaking News

In the Loop: So Is Rachel Watkins (Running for Commission, That Is)

By Blake Aued | November 26, 2013 11:08am

photo via Facebook.

Now we have three, count 'em, three candidates running for Athens-Clarke County Commission in District 3. Rachel Watkins is joining Herb Gilmore and Melissa Link in the race to replace retiring Commissioner George Maxwell.

Watkins lives in Boulevard and works in marketing at Avid Bookshop and the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau. She sent out this mass email yesterday:

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In the Loop: Melissa Link Is Also Running for Commission

By Blake Aued | November 25, 2013 2:42pm

Neighborhood activist (and sometimes Flagpole contributor) Melissa Link is also running to replace retiring Commissioner George Maxwell in District 3.

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In the Loop: Herb Gilmore Is Running for Commission

By Blake Aued | November 25, 2013 12:51pm

Former Athens-Clarke County planning commissioner Herb Gilmore is running for county commission on a platform of comprehensive planning and helping small businesses, he announced today.

An Old West Broad Street resident, Gilmore is running for George Maxwell's District 3 seat. (Maxwell is not running for re-election.) The district includes the Hancock Corridor, Rocksprings, Cobbham, Boulevard and Normaltown neighborhoods in central Athens.

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In the Loop: UGA Has a New Provost: Pamela Whitten

By Blake Aued | November 21, 2013 1:52pm

The University of Georgia has a new No. 2. President Jere Morehead has named Pamela S. Whitten, dean of the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences, UGA's senior vice president for academic affairs and provost (Morehead's old job) effective Feb. 1.

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Homedrone: Is OutKast Finally Getting Back Together? (UPDATE: Yes)

By Gabe Vodicka | November 19, 2013 5:01pm

OutKast is finally getting back together.

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In the Loop: The UGA Student Who Was Found Dead Wasn't Murdered

By Blake Aued | November 19, 2013 3:18pm

The body of Rebecca Greene, a UGA student who had been missing since yesterday, was found in a creek near The Plaza this morning.

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Homedrone: Is R.E.M. Getting Back Together?

By Blake Aued | November 17, 2013 2:11pm

R.E.M. members' kids are trying to talk the band into getting back together again, The Onion reported Friday.

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In the Loop: Jared Bailey Steps Down from AthFest

By Blake Aued | November 19, 2013 11:12am

Jared Bailey is stepping down as executive director of AthFest Educates at the end of January, according to the nonprofit's board of directors.

More after the jump.

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In the Loop: UGA Protestors Concerned About Cultural Diversity

By David Schick | November 14, 2013 4:21pm

Photo Credit: David Schick

Continuing protests from last week, the University of Georgia’s Black Affairs Council held a rally outside the president’s office to bring awareness to the school’s lack of ethnic diversity.

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In the Loop: Frank Eberhart's House Burned Down; Here's How to Help

By Blake Aued | November 13, 2013 11:36am

Eberhart owns Marvin's Shoe Service, the popular cobbling shop on College Square.

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