Georgia football coach Mark Richt said prior to facing Virginia Tech in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl that the Hokies under defensive coordinator Bud Foster "just get after it," and "their defense is better than most in the SEC, if not at the top." Full Story »
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster won’t be Georgia’s next defensive coordinator. Full Story »
Oglethorpe County High School students returned to classes this morning but will be kept out of two classrooms while workers finish cleaning up from a mercury spill last week, county schools Superintendent Raymond Akridge said this morning Full Story »
The state Department of Transportation closed a section of Georgia Highway 53 near Oconee County High School this morning while workers clean up material that was spilled when a tanker truck overturned. Full Story »
The University of Georgia's historic but deteriorating "Red Barn" might wind up in Oconee County. Full Story »
The youth of the First Pentecostal Church of Athens wanted to go caroling this holiday season - stopping by nursing homes and shut-ins' houses, anywhere someone needed the holiday spirit. Full Story »
Despite numerous brushes with the law during the past five years, a former University of Georgia student now accused of holding a Clemson University student against his will and beating him faced university discipline only once. Full Story »
Having a baby changed Shannon's life - but unfortunately, not all of the changes were good ones. Full Story »
Several Athens lawyers are accusing the Athens-Clarke government of violating state law by raising the tax values of thousands of properties this year, despite a statute banning most counties from increasing their estimates of how much someone's land is worth. Full Story »
Road work taking place around the region this week. Full Story »
You might not need that laptop computer or flat-screen TV at Mom and Dad's house, but if you want to keep it, you'd best hide it or take it with you. Full Story »
Athens-Clarke leaf-and-limb pickups this week are scheduled in seven neighborhoods on the north and west sides of Athens. Full Story »
A Wilderness Skills program scheduled from 9-11 a.m. Saturday will feature training in outdoor survival techniques, wilderness first aid and how to be prepared for an emergency in the backcountry. Full Story »
The annual Booger Hill-Moons Grove Nativity and Illuminaries Tour will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Booger Hill Road, south of Danielsville off U.S. Highway 29 in Madison County. Full Story »
Attorneys defending the men accused of killing a couple in a 2006 robbery in Arnoldsville plan to ask an Oglethorpe County judge to move the trial along, even though a prosecution witnesses is recuperating from a heart attack. Full Story »
Lena Cook visited an Athens-Clarke fire station with her preschool class a couple of years ago to learn how firefighters protect the community. Now, when she goes there, she can see where her Mom works. Full Story »
Between family and school, Kate had her hands full. A single mother of four, she also helped raise two nieces and a nephew while still finding the time to study culinary arts. Full Story »
Here's a list of contributors to the Athens Banner-Herald's Empty Stocking Fund this week. Total donations this year amount to $26,686.25. Full Story »
WINTERVILLE - Fifty-six years ago, the Winterville Civitan Club bought land next to Pittard Park and constructed a small building that soon became home to the local Boy Scout troop. Full Story »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens will hold a benefit New Year's Eve Ball at 9 p.m. Dec. 31 in the Grand Ballroom of the Georgian Hotel in downtown Athens. Full Story »
Writer Darrell Huckaby, a columnist for the Athens Banner-Herald, will sign copies of his 10th book, "Kelley's Boys," on Thursday and Saturday at the Athens YMCA, 915 Hawthorne Ave. Full Story »
A look back at the top stories of the week in the Athens Banner-Herald and OnlineAthens.com. Full Story »
A judge has ordered a psychological evaluation for a man with brain damage who authorities say slipped away from a supervised home and assaulted a woman in her yard. Full Story »
Natalie had done the hard part and ended an abusive relationship. She found a job and a new home for her and her three sons. Full Story »
ATLANTA - One quarter. Eleven minutes. That's all that stood between Clarke Central and the fourth state championship in the school's illustrious football history. Full Story »
A 6-day-old sheep relaxes with its mother at a zoo in Tokyo, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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