Athens Clarke County Police say 41 year Dwan Maurice Hewlett was lured to the location by a confidential informant.

The Creature Comforts Brewing company, based in Athens, is set to open a new cocktail lounge on Thursday, July 10th.

Staff members who work with Representative Mike Collins, a Republican who represents the 10th District of Georgia, will visit Clarke County on Thursday.

A release from the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office states that on the morning of Tuesday, July 8, jail staff discovered a 31-year-old African American male with an unknown medical issue inside one of the housing units.

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation of the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

The AJC reports Charlton County approved a nearly $50 million agreement with ICE in June the expand the Folkston Processing Center from 1,100 detainees to nearly 3,000.

In the program, Limited Licensed Legal Practitioners would be authorized to give legal assistance to landlords and tenants and people with consumer-debt issues.

The Fire Department says the individuals are pressuring business owners and employees to allow them to conduct so-called “inspections,” and then soliciting them for business.

The court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Julie Adams, a Republican member of the Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration who refused to certify the results of last year’s presidential primary and maintained she had the legal authority to do so.

Georgia Republican Burt Jones made his long-telegraphed entry into the 2026 governor's race on Tuesday, touting his ties with President Donald Trump and pledging to eliminate Georgia's state income tax in a campaign video.