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The Real Story of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Jun 19, 2019 · RFK, the 42-year-old younger brother of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, served as U.S. Attorney General from 1961–1964 and was elected to the U.S. Senate to represent the state of New York in 1964.
Commission Approves Permanent Prince Avenue Bike Lanes, …
Dec 11, 2024 · Athens-Clarke County commissioners voted unanimously to make the bike lanes on Prince Avenue permanent, while a resolution declaring Athens a “safe haven” for the LGBTQIA+ community also passed but proved somewhat more controversial. The commission voted 8–0, with commissioners Allison Wright and Tiffany Taylor absent, to replace the temporary “zippers” and flex poles protecting ...
Reflection on Athens in Harmony - Flagpole
Dec 26, 2024 · I first saw Mokah Johnson, the director of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM), in action in 2016 when she organized a prayer vigil with Athens for Everyone to lament the recent deaths of Black men at the hands of the police and to mourn officers killed in Dallas around that time. She and the new police chief Scott Freeman warily approached one another because tensions were high ...
Georgia Lawmakers Look to Make Child Care More Affordable
Dec 11, 2024 · Getting someone to watch your kid is expensive, but it could be getting cheaper in Georgia. The state Senate’s Committee on Affordable Childcare heard its final testimony in a hearing at the state Capitol last week and is expected to release its findings for next year’s session later this month. The federal measure of affordable child care is 7% or less of one’s income, but caring for an ...
How Kalki Yalamanchili Won the District Attorney Race
Nov 13, 2024 · In the summer of 2020, millions of protesters nationwide took to the streets after George Floyd died with his neck underneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer who’d stopped him on suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill, calling for his mother with his last breath. That included Athens, where some protesters were met with tear gas late at night. A couple weeks later, thousands more ...
Kalki Yalamanchili Wins DA Race and Other Athens Election Results
Nov 6, 2024 · Independent candidate Kalki Yalamanchili defeated Western Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez in a landslide Tuesday with help from Athens Democrats. Yalamanchili and Gonzalez split the vote right down the middle in Clarke County, where 69% of voters cast their ballots for Kamala Harris. It appears that about 10,000 people voted for Harris, then against Gonzalez down-ballot. In heavily ...
Athens Musician Will Hart of Olivia Tremor Control Has Died at 53
Nov 29, 2024 · The Athens music scene suffered a huge blow over the Thanksgiving holiday as Will Cullen Hart of the legendary 1990s psychedelic pop band Olivia Tremor Control has died at age 53, according to his lifelong friend and collaborator Robert Schneider. Hart “passed away this morning of natural causes, suddenly, peacefully, and in a very happy mood around the release of the two new OTC songs ...
Akins Ford Arena Receives Occupancy Permit - Flagpole
Dec 11, 2024 · The Athens-Clarke County fire marshal has cleared the Classic Center’s new arena to open on Friday. Akins Ford Arena received a temporary certificate of occupancy today after problems with the fire system last week pushed back the arena’s grand opening. It was originally scheduled to open on Dec. 6 with the home opener for the Rock Lobsters minor league hockey team. Tickets for that game ...
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Athens as New Law …
Oct 2, 2024 · Almost a decade after the Georgia legislature legalized it, Athens residents finally have access to medical marijuana without driving to Atlanta now that the city’s first dispensary is open. Meanwhile, a new state law threatens the livelihood of existing hemp shops that sell similar products without a prescription. Fine Fettle—an outpost of one of …