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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Despite posting a $19.4 Billion profit in 2018, AT&T is refusing to bargain with members of Communications Workers of America. The contract of AT&T technical and call center employees has expired, and now they’re on strike, asking to keep their current pay and benefits. Are you an employee of UGA? […]
Last week, Athens News Matters featured a discussion on the uncertainty surrounding EMS in Athens. I joined Blake Aued from Flagpole and former Mayor Gwen O’Looney on the panel for this segment: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wuga/audio/2019/08/190809ANMFULL.mp3 APN on Athens News Matters! There was a lot I wanted to say on this program that […]
Emergency Medical Services, or EMS, is a vital part of our public safety and healthcare systems, but it has become increasingly privatized since 2008. Georgia has only vague standards for EMS providers, allowing some companies to operate with very little oversight. National EMS is the for-profit healthcare provider in Athens, […]