Athens Decides: mayoral election
After eight years under Mayor Kelly Girtz’s leadership, Athens will elect a fresh face to fill his role on May
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Athens Decides: LaKeisha Gantt
As the only mayoral candidate born and raised in Athens, LaKeisha Gantt believes she knows the city best, including its
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Athens Decides: Dexter Fisher
Originally from South Carolina, Dexter Fisher moved to Athens to attend Piedmont College. Now one of the five candidates running
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Athens Decides: Mara Zúñiga
After growing up in Nicaragua and migrating to Brooklyn in 1972, mayoral candidate Mara Zúñiga says she understands the struggles
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Athens Decides: Tim Denson
With his campaign promise to “Make Athens affordable again,” Clarke County School District Board of Education member (District 5) and former
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Athens Decides: Sharon Miller
Community organizer and pastor Sharon Miller desires to improve Athens’ reputation as the poorest county in Georgia. “I want to
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The Woman in the Yard
Filmed at Athena Studios based in Athens, “The Woman in the Yard,” is a Blumhouse production taking a psychological approach
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A Celebration of Culture: Hip-Hop Canvas black history event at Ciné
As a celebration for Black History Month ATHfactor Liberty Entertainment hosted a hip-hop canvas at local movie house Ciné. To
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Playing from the HEART
When the Athens Youth Symphony orchestra closed operations in 2023, Athens was left without a medium for young musicians to
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An adapted addition: Classic City Dawgs take on the court
The American Association of Adapted Sports was established in 1996 to provide disabled students the opportunity to experience school athletic
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