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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
The Mayor and Commission finally started to resolve the crisis at animal control and they made huge progress on affordable housing in Athens. Find out the tentative details of the Bethel Homes redevelopment, aka the “North Athens Project,” here. Local News Update for Athens-Clarke County, Georgia October 1, 2019 Transcript […]
In a statement released at the end of the day on Friday, Mayor Kelly Girtz announced that the unified government intends to redevelop Bethel Homes with the Athens Housing Authority in a public-private partnership. Bethel Homes, located next to Hotel Indigo in downtown Athens, is almost 60 years old and […]
The local government of Athens, Georgia has been reliant on local option sales taxes for decades, with voters always supporting them at the polls. Recently, both TSPLOST and ELOST (for transportation and education, respectively) were approved by huge margins. Voters are being summoned again in November, this time for approval […]