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National EMS on Athens News Matters

Flagpole published an article (written by APN’s editor!) on Dec. 4 about untrue statements by National EMS, our for-profit ambulance provider in Athens. It was discussed by Alexia Ridley, Blake Aued, Gwen O’Looney, Fred Smith and Lee Shearer on Athens News Matters on Friday: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wuga/audio/2019/12/191206_-_a1b1_-_panel.mp3 National EMS segment starts at […]

Shocking Falsehoods from National EMS Discussed on Athens News Matters

Athens-Clarke and Oconee County, Georgia are neighbors, but they’ve been growing along two different paths ever since the University of Georgia was founded in the late 18th century. We take a look at their history, land area, population, economic growth and school systems to get a better idea by how […]

Athens & Oconee County — Compared!

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Deborah Gonzalez, candidate for District Attorney and patron of APN, held a fundraising party in the “tree room” in Athens, Georgia on November 8, 2019. In addition to Gonzalez, speakers included Donarell Green, Commissioner Ovita Thornton, Mayor Kelly Girtz and former state representative Stacey Evans, all of whom endorsed Deborah […]

Stacey Evans and Mayor Girtz endorse Deborah Gonzalez for DA

Sarah Riggs Amico, Jon Ossoff and Ted Terry

The Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee hosted a conversation with US Senate candidates Jon Ossoff, Sarah Riggs Amico and Ted Terry on Veterans Day, 2019. It took place at the Cotton Press in Athens, Georgia and was moderated by State Representatives Spencer Frye and Dar’shun Kendrick. Teresa Tomlinson was unable to […]

Conversations with US Senate Candidates

The mayor and commission met on November 5 to discuss the future of the famous Murmur trestle. They also had another intense debate on the Prosperity Package.  Transcript Last week, the mayor and commission voted to give the famous Murmur trestle a makeover that not everyone is excited about. […]

It’s the End of the Trestle as we know it …

Voters in Athens went to the polls on Tuesday, November 5 to vote on the $314 million dollar project list for SPLOST 2020. SPLOST is a 1% sales tax which is the primary means of capital funding for Athens-Clarke County. Voters approved the referendum 78-22%, a resounding victory in line […]

SPLOST 2020 Passes

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