Local briefs include forum on Judicial Center, information session on Comp Plan

There is more talk about plans for a new Athens-Clarke County judicial center: a public forum on the sales tax-funded project is set for 5 o’clock this afternoon at the Government Building on Dougherty Street in Athens.

Another public information session will update work on the Madison County Comprehensive Plan: it is set for 6 o’clock this evening at the Jackson EMC office in Hull.

There is a grant in Gainesville, where the Hall County Sheriff’s Office is getting $325 thousand from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, money that will used to ramp up DUI enforcement efforts in Hall County.

The anticipation of weekend rainfall from Hurricane Ian leads to a postponement in Gainesville: the inaugural Gainesville Oktoberfest, originally scheduled for this Saturday, has been rescheduled for Friday October 14.