University of Georgia officials expect state environmental regulators to fine the university after workers spilled paint into Tanyard Creek last month, turning a small creek that runs through campus white and pink. Full Story »
Claire had a steady job and finally had found an affordable apartment for her and her four children. Full Story »
LEXINGTON - An Oglethorpe County grand jury declined to indict the county's former longtime sheriff on charges he and his son-in-law beat a man with a baseball bat at his daughter's home in Comer. Full Story »
Bess Allen left a lasting legacy as director of Rutland Academy by helping 13 school systems finance a new state-of-the-art building where some of Northeast Georgia's emotionally disturbed children go to school. Full Story »
Atlanta lawyer Jason Carter is following in his grandfather President Jimmy Carter's footsteps and entering politics. Full Story »
A judge has thrown out the results of the Franklin Springs mayoral race and ordered a new election Dec. 29. Full Story »
Jury selection is expected to continue into a third day today in the murder trial of Randy Lamar Johnson Jr. and Therron Johnson, the men accused of killing Ronnie Cooper, 53, and Vickie Wolford, 39, three years ago in an Arnoldsville home. Full Story »
ATHICA, the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, will host a silent auction Friday to raise money for the award-winning art and news magazines produced by Clarke Central High School students. Full Story »
In February, a young woman will replace Kourtney Hope McCreary as the 2010 Madison/Elbert Miss Forestry Queen. McCreary won the 2009 pageant, and the runner-up was Brittany "Alex" Spivey of Madison County. Both women then were students at Athens Technical College. Full Story »
The annual Booger Hill-Moons Grove Nativity and Illuminaries Tour will take place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 19 on Booger Hill Road, south of Danielsville off U.S. Highway 29. Full Story »
Cloverleaf 4-H 'ers from across the county competed in the recent County Project Achievement event at Colt Academy in Danielsville. Forty-five fifth- and sixth-grade students presented demonstrations on researched topics or gave talent performances. Full Story »
Whether fighting a fire in the middle of the night or serving as the first emergency personnel on the scene, the men and women of the Hull Volunteer Fire Department are on alert to serve their community. Full Story »
The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Full Story »
The Madison County 4-H and FFA swine show team recently competed at the Georgia National Fair's market pigs and breeding gilt show in Perry. This is the last and largest swine show for the fall season, and more than 750 head of swine were entered. Full Story »
Six noted area writers will take part in "Signing & Singing: A Holiday Treat," at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation on Dec. 16. Authors Julie Cannon, Donny Seagraves, Gail Karwoski, Terry Kay, Philip Williams and Grady Thrasher will take turns reading excerpts from Clement Moore's "The Night Before Christmas ." What make makes this poem so special? And what else do these authors enjoy reading ... Full Story »
The Watkinsville Garden Club was named the outstanding garden club in Azalea District II by the Garden Club of Georgia at the fall district meeting in Thomson. Full Story »
Pilot Club of Oconee County members, clockwise from left front, Bette Davis, Donna MacPherson, Ann Giles, Marge Saar and Jan Thomas attend a Pilot workshop in Macon. Full Story »
Colham Ferry Elementary School fourth-grader Culley Cook, seen with Principal Jackie Carson, shows off a recently received signed letter from President Obama. Full Story »
The National Council of Teachers of English recently recognized Athens Academy senior Christine Shaw as an outstanding writer as part of the 2009 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. She was nominated in her junior year and was one of 11 selected from Georgia. Full Story »
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Full Story »
Two youth choral groups will perform a Christmas concert and six writers will read a beloved Christmas poem as they gather Dec. 16 for "Signing and Singing: A Holiday Treat" at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Full Story »
The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation will host "Mingle with Kringle" on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 3 p.m. Full Story »
LEXINGTON — An Oglethorpe County grand jury declined to indict the county’s former long-time sheriff on charges he and his son-in-law beat a man with a baseball bat at his daughter’s home in Comer. Full Story »
A University of Georgia employee fell or jumped from a parking deck on South Campus today and was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital with critical injuries. Full Story »
Meredith Mitchell set a career high. Georgia won by a lopsided score. But the Lady Bulldogs were in a surly mood. Full Story »
Fireworks light up the sky at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. AP/Danny Johnston
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