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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Drive-By Truckers

1. Chickens

Could backyard birds finally soon be legal in Athens? Check this week's Flagpole for more. 

2. Classic City Rollergirls

The home team matched up against the Greenville Derby Dames Saturday, and came away with a resounding win that bodes quite well for the 2015 season.

3. Drive­-By Truckers

The Southern rock renegades completed yet another Homecoming weekend at the 40 Watt, with nary a drop of PBR left in sight.

4. Georgia Theatre

There are a lot of really great concerts coming up in Athens at a lot of great venues, but the Theatre leads the pack. See this week's paper for our spring concert preview.

5. Hugh Acheson

The Five & Ten founder is the keynote speaker at this weekend's Georgia Organics Conference at the Classic Center. See The Locavore this week.