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Articles

The Officials Who Decide Your Power Rates Are on the Ballot June 17

2 weeks ago | flagpole.com | Blake Aued |Chris Dowd

Mad about your ever-rising electric bills? Now you have a chance to do something about it. After elections were delayed for years because of a lawsuit, Georgia voters will soon pick two out of the five members of the Public Service Commission, which regulates Georgia Power, among other duties. Primaries are Tuesday, June 17, and early voting runs through Friday, June 13 at the Athens-Clarke County Elections Department downtown and the ACC Library.
Students March Against Nazis in Response to UGA Employee's 'Aryan Fest'

Jan 22, 2025 | flagpole.com | Chris Dowd

Students at the University of Georgia held a “march against Nazis” on Jan. 15 protesting a university employee who has ties to the Aryan Freedom Network, a neo-Nazi group.
For the First Time, the Athens-Clarke County Commission Is Half Black

Jan 15, 2025 | flagpole.com | Chris Dowd

Former Athens-Clarke County auditor Stephanie Johnson took her oath of office as commissioner Jan. 7 in front of a large crowd who celebrated the occasion as historic. Johnson’s swearing-in marked the first time in Athens history when half of the city council or commission seats were held by people of color. Alvin Sheats, a former ACC commissioner and the president of the Athens NAACP, expressed his joy during public comment about finally achieving equal representation for the Black community.
A nuclear passion for Christ and science

Dec 25, 2024 | catholicweekly.com.au | Chris Dowd

The common myth that science killed religion was itself laid to rest after Australia’s leading voice on nuclear science, Dr Adi Paterson, delivered the third annual Labouré Lecture. Dr Paterson is the former CEO of Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, (ANSTO), current chair of Nuclear for Australia, and the go-to spokesman on all things nuclear for media outlets such as Sky News and the ABC. He also appeared in a recent Senate hearing into the nuclear energy debate.
Conservative Group Seeks to End Plan B Distribution at UGA

Nov 27, 2024 | flagpole.com | Chris Dowd

“Plan B” emergency contraceptive pills are a safe and reasonably effective way to prevent pregnancy when other means of birth control have failed, making them an important part of student life at the University of Georgia. Yet, when students involved in reproductive justice efforts pass out free condoms and Plan B pills on campus, they say they regularly face harassment from anti-abortion students who mistakenly believe these pills can cause abortions.
ACC Commission Considers Trash Hauling Overhaul

Oct 23, 2024 | flagpole.com | Chris Dowd

The Athens-Clarke County Commission is considering a franchising proposal that would completely reshape how trash is collected in some parts of Athens, limiting consumer choice but improving efficiency and potentially lowering costs. In the proposal, the county outside of the old city limits (the “urban services district” where ACC handles trash and recycling pickup) would be divided into five service zones with a single trash hauler permitted to operate in each.
New Testing Finds Contaminated Well Water in Northeast Athens

Oct 9, 2024 | flagpole.com | Chris Dowd

Acting Athens-Clarke County Manager Niki Jones has declared a local public health emergency after “extremely high” levels of toxic chemicals were discovered in wells along Pittard Road and Star Drive on the northeast side of Athens. The emergency declaration has allowed Jones to speed up the process of transitioning ten homes in the area from wells over to city water.
Pittard Road well water found contaminated with “forever chemicals”

Oct 2, 2024 | athenspoliticsnerd.com | Chris Dowd

Acting Athens-Clarke County Manager Niki Jones has declared a local public health emergency after “extremely high” levels of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were discovered in wells along Pittard Road and Star Drive on the northeast side of Athens. The emergency declaration has allowed Jones to speed up the process of transitioning ten homes in the area from wells over to city water.
Classic Center Solar Panels, the West Broad School and More Local News

Oct 2, 2024 | flagpole.com | Blake Aued |Chris Dowd

ACC Withdraws Plan for West Broad SchoolAthens-Clarke County officials have given up on trying to convince the Clarke County School District to turn the historic and decaying West Broad School into a youth development center at ACC expense. “We’ve moved on,” Mayor Kelly Girtz told Flagpole. “I would have liked to have it as the site, but the school district was just not ready to make it happen.”Instead, Girtz said the ACC government will turn its attention to other sites, such as Rocksprings Park.
UGA Students Suspended for Protesting Gaza Invasion File Civil Rights Complaint

Sep 10, 2024 | flagpole.com | Chris Dowd

The University of Georgia is facing a federal civil rights complaint for alleged anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian discrimination against its own students. The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Georgia Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against UGA.