Many in the University of Georgia and Athens communities drew comparisons between the government and police’s response to Wednesday's insurrection at the Capitol and law enforcement's reaction to the Black Lives Matter protests in Athens last summer.
An estimated 1,500 people rallied against the injustices the black community faces in Athens on Saturday.
Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz and ACC Police Chief Cleveland Spruill addressed the use of tear gas and police force at the end of Sunday’s protest against police violence in a Thursday YouTube livestream.
Police used tear gas to disperse about 100 protesters at the Arch in downtown Athens around midnight on May 31.
Police used tear gas to disperse about 100 protesters at the Arch in downtown Athens around midnight on May 31.
The group was the remnants of an anti-police brutality protest that drew several hundred people and began to thin out around 7 p.m., after two hours of marching and chanting through downtown.
The Georgia Army National Guard will test inmates and Clarke County Sheriff’s Office employees at the Athens-Clarke County Jail for COVID-19 on Friday, according to a CCSO news release.
Eric W. Norris has been named the chief judge of the Superior Court of the Western Judicial Circuit, which consists of Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties.
The weeks surrounding Veterans Day evoke thought about those who make the monumental decisions to put their lives at risk for the safety of U.…
National Guardsman Travis Ebel is bringing a new meaning to the slogan “Gotta Catch’em All” for the popular smartphone game Pokémon Go.
January 2013 marks the time when Lieutenant General Harry Wyatt steps down and University of Georgia graduate Lt. Gen. Stanley E. “Sid” Clarke III becomes the new director of the Air National Guard. Confirmed by the Senate, Clarke will take up his new role sometime this month.
