All five candidates for Athens-Clarke County Mayor will face off in a debate on April 13th at the Athens Library on Baxter Street.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced that the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.5% in January 2026, remaining below the national rate by 0.8 percentage points.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a list revealing several diagnostic tests that have become unavailable.

The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government is accepting applications to fill multiple openings on local boards, authorities, and commissions, offering residents an opportunity to participate in community decision-making.

Longtime Athens fixture Hendershot’s is officially under new ownership.

The status of a decades-old bunker beneath the now-demolished East Wing is unclear, but the Trump administration has cited security concerns in its legal filings in favor of continuing construction.

On a new album, the experimental vocal group Roomful of Teeth and songwriter Gabriel Kahane take up residence in a multidimensional hotel with a time-traveling elevator and a quirky clientele.

A U.S. official said that one crew member had been rescued and U.S. forces continue to search for the second crew member.

The U.S. job market perked up last month as employers added 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, mainly because the number of people seeking work declined.