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At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Mayor and Commission heard from Bill Mosely, a lawyer with an outside law firm who will be representing the county in upcoming negotiations with the firefighter’s union. Also discussed were the results of Athens-Clarke County’s illegal dumping abatement efforts.

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Local lawyer and former president of the Clarke County Board of Education Ed Tolley announced his candidacy for the Athens-Clarke County Commission District 7 seat last Monday.

As the Omicron Variant of the Coronavirus surges in Clarke County, ACC Commissioners passed another emergency declaration at their meeting on Tuesday.…

The Athens-Clarke County government has issued a temporary phone number for non-emergency storm-related questions. That line, 706-613-3330, is staffed by…

Athens tenants’ housing security is at stake after Athenian First Development Corp., an eviction prevention program, failed to document their finances.

Most of the extra spending is driven by overtime costs caused by staffing shortages in those three departments. According to county documents, those three areas – Sheriff, police, and fire – accounted for 91% of the county’s total overtime costs.

IN brief: The county's Board of Elections is deciding between November or March for election to fill Parker's seat — Kemp announces millions for emergency care in Atlanta — employment numbers remain rosy — UGA to offer COVID and flu vaccines — UGA volleyball beats NC State

Clarke County residents who plan to vote this year and need to register or change their address must do so by October 7th. Early voting starts soon after on October 15th and ends on November 1st.

Athens-Clarke County District 1 Commissioner Patrick Davenport joins Chris Shupe to talk about the local response to COVID-19, the devastating impacts on…