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Kirby Smart knows college football is going to be a different beast this coming season.

Peter Burns has correctly predicted two of the past three national champions by selecting Georgia

Former Monroe City Councilman was sentenced to 36 months with 60 days to be served in jail. Former Monroe City Councilman Norman Garrett was sentenced to 36 months on probation with 60 days to be served in confinement following last week’s guilty verdicts by a local jury. Garrett was in curt regarding his interactions with Monroe police officers in 2022.

May is a busy month for high school graduations in Athens and northeast Georgia. The Clarke County School District has announced that Cedar Shoals graduation is planned for 9 a.m. May 23 at Waters-Wilkins Stadium on campus. Graduation for Clarke Central is set for 9 a.m. May 24 at Billy...

Gretchen Pearson, a registered nurse with the St. Mary’s Intensive Care Unit, has received the hospital’s systemwide DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence. Pearson, who resides in Watkinsville, joined St. Mary’s in October 2020. She was nominated for the award by a family member of a patient who needed mechanical thrombectomy procedure to remove a blood clot from his lungs, according to the hospital.

On October 19th, two of if not the two best teams in college football will face off against each other in Austin, TX in front of atleast 105,000 people.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports a Tiger woman was arrested over the weekend on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and trafficking in fentanyl. 23-year-old Makenna Leeanna Ryan was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 10:19pm Saturday. Ryan was also charged with one count of accessory after the fact of a felony. The E-911/Communications Center received a call Saturday night in regards to reports of an adult male who reportedly shot himself in the leg accidentally at an address on Curtis Drive near Seneca. Emergency responders and Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau were dispatched to the scene. When Deputies arrived, they observed a vehicle pulling out of the driveway at a high rate of speed, upon which a Deputy initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle at the intersection of Biggerstaff Road and Fairview Church Road. At the traffic stop, the Deputy spoke with Ryan, the driver of the vehicle. A handgun was located inside of the vehicle while a magazine was located at the incident scene. Ryan stated that another female, identified as 31-year-old Sarah Margaret Whitten of Walhalla, had asked her for a ride and had placed the gun and some bags in her vehicle. As the investigation continued, Deputies learned that Whitten had taken a black bag from a building on the property and placed it in the woods. Whitten was then observed taking the bag from the woods and then gave the bag to Ryan, who got into her vehicle and then attempted to leave at a high rate of speed. Deputies then located the bag inside of Ryan’s vehicle. A search of the bag produced approximately 234 grams of methamphetamine and approximately 4 grams of fentanyl. Besides the arrest warrants obtained against Ryan, an arrest warrant was also obtained against Whitten on a charge of accessory after the fact of a felony. The patient was transported to the hospital for further treatment and evaluation. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation.

His first day in his new role will be Monday, June 3.

The City of Monroe will have its May 2024 meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Council Chamber, Monroe City Hall located at 215 N Broad Street. The public is invited to attend. The full agenda follows. Invocation. Roll Call. Approval of Agenda. Approval of Consent Agenda.

ATHENS, GA — The University of Georgia celebrated more than 8,000 candidates for graduation in the Class of 2024 during Commencement ceremonies. The spring undergraduate ceremony took place Friday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Sanford Stadium. Ella Morris, of Monroe, was one of the graduates. She will continue...

“Our nation’s law enforcement officers courageously risk their lives every time they don their uniforms."

“We are deeply grateful to Governor Kemp and the General Assembly for their tremendous support of the University of Georgia."

“I want to thank the board for entrusting me with this opportunity."

Athens music legend turned hotelier Kate Pierson is selling a unique piece of Americana. For just under half a million dollars, you can purchase Kate’s Lazy Desert, a hotel in the Mojave Desert. The ten-acre property, located near Landers, California, features accommodations in six vintage Airstream trailers. Each trailer...