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The annual Historic Athens Porchfest is coming up on Sunday, Oct. 19, and students in Kyser Lough’s First Year Odyssey course on music journalism and Athens have scoured the 200+ Porchfest band lineup to build a few custom, themed itineraries for attendees. We’ll give you the first five shows to…

At Ghost of Athens, Dave Ranney and Robby Bailey believe a mix of self-care and community is just the comfort people need, and they work to create a safe and quiet third space. Ghost’s community originally began in Clayton, Georgia, but has since relocated to Athens as of June 2025. Ranney…

Social Circle is a small town in Georgia with one of the most established and successful wrestling programs in the state. A lot of this success is due to one man: Robert Cline. Cline runs two wrestling clubs out of the Social Circle High School wrestling room, the Circle Training…

Many Athens residents live in food deserts. And according to Feeding America, almost 20% of residents in Clarke County were living in food insecurity as of 2023. But the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia is leading the charge to not only feed every mouth, but to do so sustainably.  Athens-Clarke…

The total federal funding for the National Park Service (NPS) in 2025 was $3.337 billion. That’s seven percent less than the Biden administration’s request of $3.576 billion. The Trump administration has proposed a cut of more than $1 billion across the operation of NPS, including its historic preservation fund, construction…

Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz demanded that grants rescinded by the U.S. Department of Justice be restored to the state and local governing bodies.  The federal grants, initially calculated as $820 million, were rescinded in April after the Trump administration sought to cut federal spending. Many of the grants were…