How did Athens’ state representatives vote? Legend Row color• Red rows indicate a bill sponsored by Republicans only.• Purple rows indicate a bill with sponsors from both parties. Vote color• Votes (yes or no) colored red indicate that most people who voted that way were Republicans, with few or no […]
National EMS paramedics responded to a 911 call earlier this month without wearing masks and refused to wear them when asked by a patient, apparently in violation of company policy. This happened on June 16 when Board of Elections member Willa Fambrough tripped and fell on ACC property while on […]
The commission passed the fiscal year 2021 budget for the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government this Thursday in an 7-2 vote. Commissioner Mariah Parker, who voted no, urged her colleagues to do more to reform the ACC Police Department in the wake of the George Floyd protests. Furthermore, she asked Mayor […]
Commissioner Mariah Parker and Tim Denson’s plan to “reimagine public safety” evolved slowly over months before the death of George Floyd catapulted it to the forefront of civic consciousness in Athens. Then, like a shooting star, it faded quickly, now seeming completely out of reach as part of this year’s […]
Mayor Kelly Girtz pledged two weeks ago that he would remove the Confederate monument standing at the intersection of College Avenue and Broad Street, but this is being challenged in court by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Girtz’s pledge came after Black Lives Matters protesters used the monument as a […]
Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters and pro-police counter-protesters gathered outside city hall on Tuesday to comment on a controversial proposal to “reimagine public safety” and divert money away from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. Commissioner Mariah Parker and Tim Denson developed the proposal, which they refer to as the […]
Jesse Houle won the election for District 6 Commissioner, according to Athens-Clarke County Attorney Judd Drake in a statement issued today. That’s because Houle was the only valid candidate on the ballot in Drake’s view. Drake cites a decision of the Georgia Supreme Court, Jones, et al., v. Norris (1992), […]
Local / Nonpartisan Election Results The results finally came in after a long night for ACC elections workers: Georgia Supreme Court, seat 1 Charlie Bethel (incumbent) – 53.5% Beth Beskin – 46.6% Georgia Supreme Court, seat 2 Sarah Warren (incumbent) – 78.1% Hal Moroz – 21.9% Both incumbent […]