Blog Topic: Last Night
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Homedrone: Waka Flocka Wiped His Ass With a Frat Boy's Trump Jersey at the Georgia Theatre
That headline pretty much tells the story, but here's a bit more detail:
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In the Loop: Oconee Commissioners Turn Down Solar Farm
Photo Credit: Lee Becker
From left, Oconee County commissioners Mark Thomas, Chuck Horton, Bubber Wilkes and Mark Saxon.
Oconee County commissioners in a 3-1 vote Tuesday night turned down a request for a 30-megawatt solar energy farm at the intersection of McNutt Creek Road and Dials Mill Road in the northwestern part of the county.
Commissioner Chuck Horton made the notion to deny the request for a special use of the 205 acres zoned agricultural for the solar farm, proposed by Rural Green Power LLC of Athens. Commissioner Mark Saxon seconded the motion and was joined by Horton and Commissioner William “Bubber” Wilkes in the vote on the motion. Newly elected Commissioner Mark Thomas provided the sole vote against the denial.
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In the Loop: Trump Protesters Gather at the Arch
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
About 60 protesters gathered at the Arch Wednesday night to express their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump (it's gonna weird writing that for a while). They were joined by Trump-supporters counter-protesters as well as a number of onlookers, the Red & Blackreports.
Meanwhile, the Athens Banner-Herald describes local Republicans as "excited but cautious" about a Trump presidency.
Flagpole photographer Joshua L. Jones documented the scene at the Arch Wednesday night.
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In the Loop: Congressman Hice Urges Athens Republicans to 'Stay Focused,' Vote for Trump
They wouldn't mention him by name, but at least two Republican elected officials representing Athens are urging GOP voters to continue supporting Donald Trump in spite of the video that surfaced Friday of Trump describing sexually assaulting women and attempting to commit adultery.
"None of us anywhere will defend the comments that were made," U.S. Rep. Jody Hice (R-Loganville) said in a brief speech at an Athens GOP meeting Monday night. "I will tell you this, if you are struggling with who to vote for, just remember the platforms the parties are running on."
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In the Loop: Athens Education Experts: Vote 'No' on the Opportunity School District Amendment
Photo Credit: Federation of Neighborhoods
A panel of education experts left no doubt about the intention to vote “no” this November againstAmendment 1, the Opportunity School District constitutional amendment, at the latest Athens-Clarke County Federation of Neighborhoods meeting Monday.
The amendment, which would allow the state to overtake schools labeled as “persistently failing,” faced criticism throughout the forum, which focused on one question: “Who will control our schools?”
The amendment’s language is broad, vague and a “power grab,” said C.J. Amason, a local parent and director of the Foundation for Excellence in Public Education.
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In the Loop: Activists Continue Push for Athens Civil Rights Commission
Photo Credit: Chris Dowd
From left, Mokah Jasmine Johnson, Commissioner Kelly Girtz and Jesse Houle.
The Anti-Discrimination movement has been going strong in Athens since an MLK Day rally that saw almost 400 people march to City Hall in freezing temperatures. At the Athens-Clarke County Library Wednesday, they gathered again to work to ensure the ACC Commission passes a strong anti-discrimination ordinance.
Mokah Jasmine-Johnson facilitated the meeting, and began by explaining her perspective and her hopes for what this ordinance could become. In essence, she believes our local government has an obligation to fight discrimination throughout the county—not just downtown, and not just in bars.
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In the Loop: Commission Approves 100 Prince Development
Photo Credit: Smith Planning Group
Just a few hours after Daily Groceries Co-op announced a deal to move into a much larger space at 100 Prince, the Athens-Clarke County Commission gave final approval Tuesday night to the development on what’s now the St. Joseph Catholic Church property.
The mixed use project—which will also include a restaurant in the historic sanctuary and 126 apartments aimed at young professionals and empty-nesters—was lauded by manyneighborhood residents as the type of development Athens needs. Some on nearby Pulaski, Barrow and Childs streets, though, expressed concerns about traffic the development would bring.
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In the Loop: ACC Chose a Controversial Site for a New UGA Extension Office
The location of the new Clarke County extension office.
After a lengthy and at times hostile debate, the Athens-Clarke County Commission chose an office park off Atlanta Highway as the site for a new UGA Cooperative Extension office Tuesday night.
The site was among six put forward by a site selection committee. After the University of Georgia refused to let ACC build the center on land it owns off South Milledge Avenue, the Cleveland Road site rose to the top because the county is also building a new fire station there, reducing costs for the underfunded $2.5 million SPLOST project.
Other sites would have required scaling back the project. Even so, the committee recommended sites on Lexington Road and Gaines School Road over Cleveland Road.
Several 4-H representatives and others who use the facility spoke against that site.
“It should be something we’re proud of, not something we tuck back where people can’t find it,” said Leslie Johnson.
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In the Loop: ACCPD Chief: No Tolerance for Violent, Racist Officers
Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Scott Freeman.
Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Scott Freeman will fire and arrest any officer who violates a citizen’s civil rights, he said at a community forum on racial issues Tuesday night at the ACC Library.
“If you do your job, I will back you up to the hilt, even if it costs me my career,” Freeman said he tells his officers. “If you violate somebody’s constitutional rights, I will fight the GBI to be the first one to put handcuffs on you.”
Freeman defended an officer who shot an armed suspect earlier this year. He also fired and pressed charges against another officer, Jonathan Fraser, who beat up a drunken UGA studentlast August.
Freeman said he wants the right to more easily fire officers like Fraser. “He should have been fired years prior to that taking place,” he said.
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Homedrone: 2016 Flagpole Athens Music Awards Winners and Photo Gallery
The 2016 Flagpole Athens Music Awards show took place Thursday evening at the Morton Theatre. Local favorites Mothers were the night's big winners, taking home three awards, including the coveted Artist of the Year trophy.
Below, check out the complete list of this year's winners, as well as a photo gallery from the show. All photos are by Joshua L. Jones.
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