According to the Georgia Department of Labor, Athens has an all-time high number of employed residents. It has increased by almost 600 in April and over 3,500 in the past year.

Historic Athens will organize the official Athens-Clarke County Juneteenth Celebration and Festival on June 19 in downtown Athens after being selected by ACC People & Belonging to lead the annual event.

The Blueberry Festival is one branch of the Blueberry Project, a neighborhood-wide effort to grow and sustain community blueberry bushes.

Athens Area Diaper Bank will receive $200,000 from Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to expand available services.

Pam Knox, the director of the University of Georgia’s Weather Network, will have her official last day in the office on May 29.

In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.

Louisiana's Republican lawmakers raced to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional seats in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current map unconstitutional in a sweeping ruling.

Sky-high gas prices have drivers going out of their way for discounts at the pump. Oil executives warn that even higher prices might be on the horizon.

Though the 2026 festival featured less Hollywood razzle-dazzle than in years past, there were still plenty of great films. Most notable: All of a Sudden, from the Japanese director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.