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AT&T Adds 5G Site in Barrow County AT&T added a new cell site to expand 5G coverage and capacity across Bethlehem, serving residents, businesses and public safety users on FirstNet. The site sits…
Caroline's Cheese Straws Wins Idea Accelerator Prize Caroline's Cheese Straws, a craft cheese straw company built on a family recipe, won $2,500 at the first fall UGA Entrepreneurship Idea Accelerator. The event t…
Georgia Seeks to Turn Unused Timber Into Jet Fuel Delta Air Lines, together with a group of Georgia agriculture and business leaders, is exploring a plan to strengthen the state's timber industry by converting …
ASW Distillery Becomes UGA Athletics' Official Craft Spirits Partner Hunker Spirits, made by ASW Distillery, has been named the first and only official craft spirits partner of the University of Georgia Athletic Association. The …
Georgia Suspends Penalties for Off-Road Dyed Diesel Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today that, working with Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Speaker of the House Jon Burns, and Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper,…
Brownstein Adds Georgia Government Relations Staff Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is adding two government relations veterans to expand its presence in Georgia. The firm is bringing Amy Odom and Chuck McMullen …
Stephens County Senior Named Georgia Work-Based Learning Student of the Year Connor Wallace, a senior at Stephens County High School and a Work-Based Learning student at ASI Southeast, was named the 2026 Georgia Work-Based Learning Stude…
Concrete Jungle Athens Teams Up for Root Vegetable Pick Concrete Jungle Athens is a nonprofit that has operated its Athens branch since 2019. The organization works on food security and food waste in the Athens-Clark…
Proposed West Broad Apartments Draw Opposition Over Downtown Expansion A rezoning request for a six-story apartment building on West Broad Street has the support of a nearby historic Black church but faces opposition because it wou…
Athens Planning Commission Tables Georgia Square Overlay District Again Athens-Clarke County planning commissioners tabled a special overlay district for the Georgia Square Mall redevelopment a second time, against the advice of ass…
Jake's Place opens on Gaines School Road; The Jollof Place joins the Eastside Jeff Stover and his wife opened Jake's Place, a casual American restaurant named after their son, in the Ansonborough development at 1040 Gaines School Road on …