Author: Kimberly Thomas

Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz talked about the city’s plan to allocate $1 million to target affordable housing on April 19, 2024, in the University of Georgia’s Instructional Plaza South Auditorium. Girtz spoke in a news conference about the county’s new Future Land Use Plan and some of its goals. The purpose of the plan… Continue reading Athens-Clarke County To Allocate $1 Million To Target City’s Affordable Housing Crisis

The Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department and the University of Georgia’s New Materials Institute have partnered together to introduce a Residential Compost Pilot Program to residents in the Normaltown and Boulevard Districts of Athens-Clarke County. Sponsored by a grant from the Walmart Foundation, the Residential Compost Pilot Program is expected to run from Jan. 29… Continue reading Residential Compost Program Launched In Normaltown

The president of Spelman College will present the Holmes-Hunter Lecture at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in the University of Georgia Chapel. Helene Gayle will be in conversation with journalist and author Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of the namesakes of the annual event. The Holmes-Hunter Lecture is in honor of Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes, the first Black… Continue reading Holmes-Hunter Lecture To Feature Spelman College President With Charlayne Hunter-Gault

De’Ondre Harris is a third-year transfer student and bus operator for UGA Transportation and Parking Services, which offers students the ability to work as an employee for the university and earn their commercial driver’s license (CDL). Q: Why did you transfer to UGA? A: UGA has always been my dream school since graduating from high… Continue reading Q&A: The Dream Of Driving A Campus Bus