Kate Regan
News Reporter-
The Athens-Clarke County Commission unanimously approved its fiscal year 2027 budget Tuesday during a special called meeting, setting property tax rates and funding priorities for the coming year. -
Athens-Clarke County commissioners are expected to adopt the county's fiscal year 2027 budget and consider placing a new property tax relief measure before voters during a special called session Tuesday night. -
The Clarke County School District’s Human Resources Division this week will host a hiring event for special education teacher and paraprofessional positions that are open for the 2026-27 school year. -
Athens-based St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary Upscale Thrift Store has surpassed $3 million in total sales as it celebrates its 19th anniversary, hospital officials announced this week. -
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. -
Athens-Clarke County sanitation workers used a full load of trash to extinguish a garbage truck fire believed to have been sparked by improperly discarded batteries. -
The Clarke County Board of Education tentatively approved maintaining the current school district millage rate at its May 14 meeting. -
An investigator with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department was terminated after being arrested alongside two others in connection with a child abuse investigation in Franklin County. -
Federal prosecutors said Gabryele Watson posed online as pregnant teenagers in a scheme targeting couples hoping to adopt. -
The Clarke County Board of Education selected interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott as the sole finalist to permanently lead the Clarke County School District during its May 14 meeting.
