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 […]
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“My entire leg/lower back felt a pain unlike any I’ve ever experienced. My face was burning from the tear gas, I was hyper ventilating, and could not put any pressure on my left leg.” Protesters who were present at the final stage of the May 31 protest against police brutality […]
Athens-Clarke County Police, in concert with the National Guard, fired tear gas canisters at a crowd of peaceful protesters who had gathered at the Confederate monument downtown just after midnight on Monday morning. Police made 19 arrests for “disorderly conduct” with dozens of others fleeing the scene. “I made the […]
Knowa Johnson, co-founder of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement and candidate for commission in District 10, was booted from the Golden Pantry on Atlanta Highway for alleged disorderly conduct on Wednesday, April 22. But is that what actually happened? Transcript Knowa Johnson, co-founder of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement and candidate for […]
All Athens Transit services will be offered free of charge until April 7, as part of the local government’s response to COVID-19 (aka coronavirus). With UGA out of session, the bus is operating on a weekend schedule of nine routes, 7 days a week. It may be a reduced schedule, […]
There’s a new biomass power plant in Colbert, which is 13 miles from downtown Athens, Georgia. This plant is burning creosote-treated railroad ties to produce electricity, something allowed under new EPA rules. But is it safe? Take the #Stand4Forests pledge. Correction: It’s true that Trump’s EPA changed the rule […]
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 […]
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 […]