CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Michael H. McLendon Transparency vs. secrecy at City Hall It has been said that transparency is the enemy of government. Transparency...

By Leon Galis One of Donald Trump’s most famous sayings is this one: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and...

By Linda Krotki As many people have expressed recently, there is a need for unity in Athens. Divisive comments made with no basis in...

By Michael H. McLendon Part 1 - How We Got Here Athens was already approaching a tipping point due to the consequences of being a magnet...

By Gordon Rhoden We live and work daily within very diverse and vibrant collegial communities full of promise and mutual cooperation. We...

By Bruce Menke From earliest days, our country faced challenges to its survival and won. Once again, we face a threat which can destroy...

By Regina A. Smith I grew up in a small Alabama town.  My parents, a service station operator and a textile worker, had 8th-grade...

By Bruce Menke Minutemen were young (25 or less), selected for, "enthusiasm, reliability and physical strength", an "elite force", "the...

By Peggy Perkins MAGAs’ insistence that they want border funding has proved to be a lie, as Democratic and Republican senators hammered...

By Erik Hogan Loose earth tumbles down the cliff face. Beneath my boots the damp leaves, soil, and rock making up this thin ledge shift...

Foreword by Erik Hogan This week I offer you a cross-post from Wildhood Wanted, a publication by Kristi Keller. She has been one of the...

By Leon Galis The day after the Athens-Clarke County Commission passed unanimously a package of new regulations for short-term rentals,...

By Scott Howard Two weeks ago, Georgia voters were shocked to learn that a key component of the state’s electronic voting system was...

By Erik Hogan Animals have an uncanny ability to detect movement, incongruous sounds, or even just sense when they are being watched....

By Michael H. McLendon City Hall is leaving citizens and business owners on their own to deal with the problems created by the increasing...

By Eddie Whitlock As a native Georgian, I love SEC football. The NFL? Not so much. There were a few years that I followed the Atlanta...

By Erik Hogan There is a church located in Lawrenceville, Ga, about a 45 minute drive from my town.  Its members have organized many...

We hope that you will plan to join us for our meeting this Thursday, January 25th at 5:30 PM. We will be meeting at the Magnolia Room...

By Erik Hogan Fear lurks in these midwinter nights. Like a hunting animal, it follows along in the darkness. This is not a terror, the...

By Erik Hogan At the beginning of 2023 my main outlet for sharing my photography was Instagram. These posts were re-shared on Facebook...