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Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, whose 10th District includes Athens, has refused to hold a town hall meeting here, but he ...

The 2026 race for Georgia governor is shaping up with candidates from both parties now entering the race. Gov. Brian Kemp ...

On Thursday, May 1, the Classic City Rotary Club will host the 9th annual Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Awards Show at ...

The inaugural Athens Comedy Fest happening May 2–4 at the Morton Theatre is the culmination of the growth the local comedy ...

Athens’ art community will open its doors May 3 for the first-ever StudioFest, a day-long, citywide art and craft crawl that ...

With Gregory Frederick and Frank Russell behind the camera, Athens GA Live Music seeks to document local and touring bands ...

Clarke County School District administrators are proposing to leave this year’s property tax rate unchanged, but homeowners ...

AthFest Educates has officially announced the full lineup for this summer’s 27th annual AthFest Music & Arts Festival, ...

In an announcement slamming his hometown as a “sanctuary city” run by “extremist liberals,” state Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens ...

Mayor Kelly Girtz highlighted the steps Athens-Clarke County is taking to address housing costs during his annual State of ...

Grammy and Emmy Award-winning country artist John Berry is returning for a homecoming show celebrating 40 years since he ...