COLORBEARER OF ATHENS, GEORGIA LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1987

News Features

  • A Sea of C-Notes

    Taxpayers Pour Millions into Questionable Reservoir

    The state of Georgia and Walton and Oconee counties are moving forward with a costly new reservoir based on overly optimistic population projections. They might end up selling the water to metro Atlanta.

  • Slaves and Squaws

    Controversial Murals Go Up at GMOA

    1950s murals showing a potentially offensive version of agricultural life are now on display—in context—at the Georgia Museum of Art.

  • Crime and Punishment

    Don't Let a Fun Night Out End Behind Bars

    How to have a good time in the Classic City without finding yourself beaten up, behind bars or picking up trash on the side of the road.

  • Out, Now!

    Love, Fear and the Flagpole Guide to Athens

    The Flagpole Guide to Athens is out all over town. Get one.

  • History of Public Housing

    From Poor and Segregated to Mixed Income and Race

    The revitalization of Jack R. Wells Homes is just the latest chapter in the long history of public housing, race and poverty in Athens.

  • A Way to Get on Your Feet

    Thousands of Athenians Living in Poverty Struggle to Find Housing

    More than 11,000 Athens families are struggling to find housing they can afford, and local agencies are struggling to provide it, as the safety net frays.

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