Athens Banner-Herald

The Athens Banner-Herald is a daily publication based in Athens, Georgia, and is part of the Gannett family of newspapers. In addition to its regular print edition, it features a Sunday special and operates online as Online Athens. Since the year 2000, the newspaper has experienced various restructurings and mergers. This journey led to its sale, along with other publications, by Morris Communications to GateHouse Media in August 2017. Following the merger between GateHouse Media and Gannett in November 2019, the Athens Banner-Herald is now firmly under Gannett's ownership.

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"Sunday Dinner Griscuits" takes home the Grand Prize and Best in Baked Goods awards

11 hours ago | onlineathens.com | Andrew Shearer

If a cheese puff stuffed with macaroni and cheese-flavored grits with collard greens and smoked turkey sounds amazing to you, you're not alone in that opinion. The product, entitled "Sunday Dinner Griscuits," took home the Grand Prize and Best in Baked Goods awards at this year's Flavor of Georgia contest, a yearly event at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).
Super 16 college softball rankings: Chaos rules, but Texas A&M and Texas stay on top

1 day ago | onlineathens.com | Jenni Carlson

Create chaos. That’s a phrase heard regularly in softball circles when talking about putting baserunners in motion and causing the defense to react. But currently, the chaos being caused in college softball is courtesy of parity. Thirteen of the teams in the latest Oklahoman College Softball Super 16 lost at least once this past week, and four of them, a quarter of all the ranked teams, lost twice. But all of them are in the Super 16 because, well, it’s not easy to win nowadays.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs into law long sought-after tort reform legislation

2 days ago | onlineathens.com | Dave Williams

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed two tort reform bills into law. The bills aim to curb excessive jury awards and lower liability insurance premiums. One bill, SB 68, limits premises liability lawsuits, while the other, SB 69, regulates third-party litigation financing. ATLANTA - Gov.
Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves announces election bid to run for Georgia governor

2 days ago | onlineathens.com | Dave Williams

Esteves is the first Democrat to officially enter the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Republican contenders include Attorney General Chris Carr, with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as potential candidates. ATLANTA - Georgia state Sen. Jason Esteves announced Monday that he will run for governor next year. The Atlanta Democrat was elected to the Senate in 2022 and is serving his second term under the Gold Dome.
Is it legal to shoot an alligator in Georgia? Here's what the law says

4 days ago | onlineathens.com | Miguel Legoas

As Georgians get closer to summer, more alligators will be visible as they are most active in warmer temperatures. While they may be dangerous animals, are they a threat? If so, are you allowed to defend yourself? Here's what the law says about gators:How dangerous are alligators? Alligator attacks against humans are not common. According to a study affiliated with the North Carolina health department, over a 56-year period, there were less than 400 injuries and only 15 deaths caused by gators.
Commerce woman threatened with death after telling scammer she knows he is a fraud

5 days ago | onlineathens.com | Wayne Ford

A Commerce, Georgia woman was threatened after confronting a phone scammer impersonating a Jackson County Sheriff’s deputy. The scammer initially claimed the woman missed jury duty and had a warrant out for her arrest. Jackson County Sheriff Kevin McCook advises against engaging with such scammers. A Commerce woman reported Wednesday to authorities that after discovering a caller was trying to scam her she called the person back only to become frightened by the response.
Looking for Easter egg hunts in the Athens area? Here's a list of participating venues.

5 days ago | onlineathens.com | Andrew Shearer

Easter Sunday falls on Apr. 20 this year, so all of the egg hunts in the Banner-Herald's list of options are scheduled to take place on Saturday, Apr. 19. Even if you just want to snap a photo with the Easter Bunny, Athens has got you covered. Please note that the events in this list are subject to rescheduling, cancelation or the registration being full or expired. Easter Egg HuntsCovenant Presbyterian Church of Athens (1065 Gaines School Rd.): Saturday, Apr. 19 at 11 a.m..
Georgia baseball vs Vanderbilt: Live score, highlights, how to watch

6 days ago | onlineathens.com | Marc Weiszer

Georgia baseball continues a stretch of eight straight games against top 20 teams with a three-game set Thursday through Saturday in Nashville against Vanderbilt. The No. 5 Bulldogs (34-6, 10-6 SEC after Friday) begin the series tied for fourth with LSU in the SEC standings. Georgia won two of three from then No. 1 Arkansas last weekend and beat No. 13 Georgia Tech Tuesday night at Truist Park in Atlanta. The No. 17 Commodores (28-10, 8-7) are tied for eighth with Alabama.
'She's swinging.' David Pollack provides update of wife, Lindsey, five weeks after craniotomy

6 days ago | onlineathens.com | Ryne Dennis

David Pollack on Thursday updated the condition of his wife, Lindsey, five weeks after she had a craniotomy to address brain cancer. He provided the update on the Family Goals Podcast. Steady progression with a high hill to climb was the consensus, as Pollack said she still struggles some with fatigue and movement of her left arm. But Lindsey's outgoing personality and strong faith have kept the family upbeat as she continues to recover at home, David said.
Another cicada brood expected to come out this season. Will Georgia be part of the bug-mania?

6 days ago | onlineathens.com | Miguel Legoas

Butterflies and hummingbirds aren't the only bugs you can be on the look out for this spring. Just last summer, Georgia was one of the hosts of a double brood emergence, and now another brood is expected to emerge very soon. Here's what we know:What are cicadas? A cicada is a large insect with long transparent wings that makes a loud, shrill droning noise. They spend most of their life underground, until they emerge, mate, reproduce and start the cycle all over again.