Four inmates have died at the Athens-Clarke County Jail since late April. Sheriff John Q. Williams held a press conference Monday morning to address the deaths and ongoing investigations. The GBI is ...

The Clarke County School District’s proposed budget for fiscal 2027, starting July 1, is $261 million, about $6 million ...

The Athens-Clarke County Commission is poised to approve a street safety plan that identifies dangerous corridors and ...

Athens-Clarke County police are investigating a fatal single-car crash on North Avenue that left a 53-year-old woman dead Friday morning. This marks the third deadly crash in the county in less than a ...

CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — The sheriff of Clarke County and administrators of the Athens-Clarke County Jail are vowing to take more measures to improve safety following the deaths of four inmates since ...

Three inmates have died at the Athens-Clarke County Jail since late April, including two from unknown medical issues and one from a drug overdose. Sheriff John Q. Williams will hold a press conference ...

Crime rates in Athens-Clarke County decreased in 2025, according to the latest data from the Athens-Clarke County Police ...

Clarke County school social worker Angela Gay was named School Social Worker of the Year by the state association for her ...

Eleven students from Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School have been selected to participate in the 2026 ...

A domestic shorthair cat found in the area of Westwood Avenue near Bogart has tested positive for rabies. Officials said the cat was white with tabby spots. It is unclear whether any other people or ...

The Friends of the Athens-Clarke County Library, a nonprofit organization that supports the library, hosted a vintage book sale on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Athens, Georgia. Books for sale included ...