The Opioid Crisis: America’s Last Concern, But Happening in Athens

Meet Americans’ top three concerns for 2022: strengthening the economy, reducing healthcare costs and ...

Athens-Clarke County Police Sound Alarm After String Of Car Break-Ins

Police have noticed an unsettling trend in recent weeks. The amount of car break-ins ...

Real-Life ‘Blue Bloods’: Jackson County Family Dedicated to Service

Captain Jim Askey’s intricately decorated office depicts a lifetime of service. Jim enlisted in ...

National Drug Take Back Day Addresses Vaping Crisis With Local Collections

The Drug Enforcement Administration has been combatting the misuse of controlled prescription drugs with ...

Understanding the Fight Against School Violence in Georgia

May 20, 1999 seemingly began like any other Friday for 15-year-old Jacob Jones. But ...

DUI Arrests Decreasing Each Year in Athens-Clarke County

Since 2007, the number of DUI arrests in Athens-Clarke County has decreased steadily from ...

Athens Police Adopt New Software To Help Locate 911 Calls

A new computer software has the potential to allow the Athens-Clarke County Police Department ...

Why UGA Doesn’t Have Emergency Blue Lights

Have you ever seen emergency blue lights as you’ve walked around a college campus? ...

Homeless Man Arrested for Burglarizing Athens Walgreens

A spokesperson for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department said an officer arrested 52-year-old Willie ...