Today on Athens News Matters, reviewing the TSPLOST referendum on this month’s ballot. Then, the Classic City Band will take movie soundtracks to New York City.
Reviewing the TSPLOST choice on the primary ballot
Voters will decide this Spring whether Athens-Clarke County will have the option to levy a new Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST. Alex Sams is a local realtor and the Chair of the TSPLOST 2026 Advisory Committee.
That committee chose the projects that the special tax will fund if approved. Sams sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss what exactly voters will be deciding when they cast their ballot this month.
TSPLOST 2026 projects can be viewed at athenstsplost.squarespace.com.
Classic City Band to bring Athenians to Carnegie Hall
The composer John Williams is behind some of the most recognizable movie scores of the 20th century, from Indiana Jones to Star Wars. The Classic City Band will play a selection of Williams’ music, from early classics to later pieces, at a performance later this summer. This community band won’t be playing in Athens, however. They’ll be gracing one of America’s most famous stages on June 28th: Carnegie Hall in New York City.
WUGA’s Emma Auer visited their latest rehearsal and spoke with the band’s director Michael Brewer, as well as its President, Davis Clark, about this milestone.
