This summer, the coalition started a twice-monthly public discussion that gathers residents around the common goal of ending homelessness in Clarke County.

William Gaulden is the vice chair of the Democratic Party of Athens-Clarke County. He has also joined the race for Senate District 46.

Thousands of Northeast Georgians attended the No Kings protest in Athens last month to voice their dissent with President Donald Trump’s administration.

Next year, voters in Northeast Georgia’s Senate District 46 will decide their new state senator.

John King, one of the Republicans who declared his candidacy to unseat Democratic incumbent John Ossoff next year, has suspended his campaign, saying it’s clear there is little path forward for the nomination.

The political action group Fair Fight has launched a new voter purge lookup tool as the state moves to remove hundreds of thousands of voter registrations from the rolls.

The new Senate Committee on Eliminating Georgia’s Income Tax, chaired by Blake Tillery, will hold hearings later this summer and fall.

The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department is extending the summer pool hours at the Bishop Park Pool, located at 705 Sunset Drive.

Transferring students will be able to work toward the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing without any interruption or loss of credit.

On Thursday, the newest member of the state Supreme Court was sworn in.