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News from February 2023

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ACCPD Chief of Police Jerry Saulters welcomed back former ACCPD Captain Willie Brinkley

By Press release submission | Feb 10, 2023

At a Swearing-In Ceremony today, ACCPD Chief of Police Jerry Saulters welcomed back former ACCPD Captain Willie Brinkley.

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Athens Tech Foundation to Celebrate 35 Years with ‘Illuminate’ Event

By Press release submission | Feb 10, 2023

The Athens Tech Foundation Board of Directors is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a benefit dinner on April 20, 2023, at The Georgia Club in Statham, Georgia.

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Live! @ the Library with Seline Haze

By Press release submission | Feb 10, 2023

The Friends of Athens-Clarke County Library present a free afternoon concert featuring Seline Haze at 3:00 pm on Sunday, Feb. 12, at Athens-Clarke County Library.

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Afternoon with Athens-area African American Authors

By Press release submission | Feb 10, 2023

The Athens-Clarke County Library invites the public to a panel discussion featuring four Athens authors as they discuss their books and Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 3:00 pm.

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AHS Cluster Rezoning Recommendation Approved

By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023

The Barrow County School System Board of Education voted to approve the Apalachee Rezoning Committee's recommendations at their Feb. 7 meeting.

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Madison County is home to 80 registered sex offenders as of week ending Feb. 4

By Athens Reporter | Feb 9, 2023

80 of Georgia’s sex offenders live in Madison County as of the week ending Feb. 4, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.

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Piedmont Eastside Medical Center Top Sponsor for Run the Reagan

By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023

Piedmont Eastside Medical Center is proud to be the 2023 Title Sponsor of the Run the Reagan race again this year!

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Oconee County Government to Hold Town Hall March 21 at Civic Center

By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023

Oconee County Government to Hold Town Hall March 21 at Civic Center

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Jackson County is home to 186 registered sex offenders as of week ending Feb. 4

By Athens Reporter | Feb 8, 2023

Jackson County is home to 186 sex offenders registered as of the week ending Feb. 4, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.

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Elbert County is home to 76 registered sex offenders as of week ending Feb. 4

By Athens Reporter | Feb 7, 2023

The Georgia Sex Offender Registry shows 76 registered sex offenders were living in Elbert County as of the week ending Feb. 4.

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Clarke County is home to 162 registered sex offenders as of week ending Feb. 4

By Athens Reporter | Feb 6, 2023

There were 162 registered sex offenders living in Clarke County as of the week ending Feb. 4, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.

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192 registered sex offenders live in Barrow County as of week ending Feb. 4

By Athens Reporter | Feb 5, 2023

192 of Georgia’s sex offenders live in Barrow County as of the week ending Feb. 4, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.

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53 registered sex offenders live in Oglethorpe County as of week ending Jan. 28

By Athens Reporter | Feb 4, 2023

Oglethorpe County is home to 53 sex offenders registered as of the week ending Jan. 28, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.

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Athens Reporter area weekly mass times

By Athens Reporter | Feb 4, 2023

The following parishes in the Athens Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Soldier of the Sea Distillery Grand Opening

By Press release submission | Feb 3, 2023

Thank you to the fifty plus supporters who celebrated Soldier of the Sea Distillery last Friday at their ribbon cutting and grand opening.

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18 registered sex offenders live in Oconee County as of week ending Jan. 28

By Athens Reporter | Feb 3, 2023

The Georgia Sex Offender Registry shows 18 registered sex offenders were living in Oconee County as of the week ending Jan. 28.

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Simpson Hosts STEAMapalooza for Hundreds of Families

By Press release submission | Feb 3, 2023

What does a Tesla, Star Wars characters, slime, rare books, and rocks have in common? They were all featured at Simpson Middle School’s recent STEAMapalooza event.

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Notice to Business Owners Regarding Oconee County Sales Tax Rate Change

By Press release submission | Feb 3, 2023

The purpose of this notice is to inform you that the Oconee County sales tax rate will be increasing from 7% to 8% effective April 1, 2023.

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Jim Walters’ impact memorialized with statue

By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2023

The legacy of James A. “Jim” Walters, Gainesville resident and former member of the Brenau Board of Trustees, has been memorialized with a life-sized statue at the university.

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Read Across America Week

By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2023

We will be celebrating reading with many fun activities in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and our Read across America celebration. Our celebrations will be the week of February 27-March 3.