AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Athens Georgia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/athens-ga 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/athens-ga https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:02:26 -0500 Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on April 20, 2022 that Boehringer Ingelheim, a global research-driven pharmaceutical development and manufacturing https://www.americantowns.com/news/athens-clarke-county-boehringer-ingelheim-invests-57-million-in-athens-with-expansion-31355013-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athens-clarke-county-boehringer-ingelheim-invests-57-million-in-athens-with-expansion-31355013-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 May 18, 2022 Update A Tragic Milestone: Nearly 1,000,000 Deaths in the U.S. From the CDC: The first COVID-19 death in the United States was https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-may-18-2022-31370718-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-may-18-2022-31370718-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Athens-Clarke County Elections Office has identified two errors that affected up to 86 potential ballots for the May 24, 2022 election. One https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-elections-office-corrects-errors-for-86-voters-31370799-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-elections-office-corrects-errors-for-86-voters-31370799-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 UGA Changes to COVID-19 Campus Response as of May 16 As the COVID-19 pandemic transitions and public health conditions and treatments improve, UGA https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-may-11-2022-31365598-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-may-11-2022-31365598-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 On May 11, 2022, around 7:00 pm, multiple fire units were dispatched to a report of a plane that had gone down in the area of Cherokee Road and Buddy https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-news-small-plane-crash-near-buddy-christian-way-31365608-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-news-small-plane-crash-near-buddy-christian-way-31365608-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Last night, our department was dispatched to a structure fire located on Valleybrook Drive. On arrival, crews observed heavy fire involvement in about https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-fire-damages-home-on-valleybrook-drive-31365779-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-fire-damages-home-on-valleybrook-drive-31365779-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 On May 12, 2022, at 6:13 pm, Athens-Clarke County Fire & Emergency Services received notification that a fire alarm was activated at the Arch https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-news-fire-sprinklers-stop-fire-at-arch-village-apartments-31367284-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-news-fire-sprinklers-stop-fire-at-arch-village-apartments-31367284-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 At 11:43 pm on May 18, 2022, firefighters were dispatched to a report of a structure fire located on Chesterton Drive. The first unit arrived on the https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-news-late-night-fire-on-westchester-drive-31370798-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-news-late-night-fire-on-westchester-drive-31370798-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Newsletter Changing Frequency of Distribution This COVID-19 newsletter launched with the March 16, 2020 edition (at 12:02 AM on March 17). Since https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-may-25-2022-31375427-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-may-25-2022-31375427-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Animal Services The Animal Shelter will be closed on Monday, May 30. The shelter will resume regular operating hours by appointment only on Tuesday, https://www.americantowns.com/news/accgov-schedule-and-service-changes-for-memorial-day-holiday-31375479-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/accgov-schedule-and-service-changes-for-memorial-day-holiday-31375479-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 On May 14, 2022, members of Athens-Clarke County Fire & Emergency Services joined up with volunteers from the American Red Cross to support a https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-smoke-alarm-blitz-in-athens-was-a-tremendous-success-31375614-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-smoke-alarm-blitz-in-athens-was-a-tremendous-success-31375614-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Biotech Company Dalan Animal Health Relocates to Athens, Georgia The company aims to bring to market the world’s first honeybee vaccine to https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-news-biotech-company-dalan-animal-health-relocates-to-athens-31379215-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-news-biotech-company-dalan-animal-health-relocates-to-athens-31379215-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGov) is seeking qualified candidates to fill the following terms on important policy-making boards: https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-news-residents-sought-for-19-positions-on-seven-policymaking-boards-by-friday-july-8-31395876-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-news-residents-sought-for-19-positions-on-seven-policymaking-boards-by-friday-july-8-31395876-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Click Here To View The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government COVID-19 Update: July 15, 2022 https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-july-15-2022-31409236-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/athensclarke-county-unified-government-covid19-update-july-15-2022-31409236-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Grand Jury for the July 2022 Term of the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, is required to make eight appointments or https://www.americantowns.com/news/grand-jury-seeks-applications-for-board-of-tax-equalization-by-september-1-31410842-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/grand-jury-seeks-applications-for-board-of-tax-equalization-by-september-1-31410842-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500