On this day in 1918, the Athens Banner reported that one of the city's most prominent citizens, Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford, the principal of the Lucy Cobb Institute, was denied passage on a train to Richmond, Virginia, because the trunk of books she... »
You will soon see up to 1,400 new jobs come to Georgia.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Caterpillar will open a new plant in Athens during a press conference Friday. Governor Nathan Deal and local officials made the announcement in Atlanta... »
Walter Jones takes a look back at the grandiose "Go Fish" program instituted by former governor Sonny Perdue; what he finds isn't pretty . . . »
On this day in 1936, more than a year after the act was signed into law, news that the Social Security Board would be opening an office in downtown Athens made the front page of the Athens Banner-Herald. The Social Security Act had been signed into la... »
For all practical purposes, it appears that Gov. Nathan Deal has effectively eliminated the job of state climatologist . . . »
Is Newt Gingrich deluding himself? Or is he finally considering dropping out of the race for the GOP nomination? On Tuesday, Gingrich lost all five primaries to former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Scoring wins in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Isla... »
