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Kickoff countdown: Who wore it best? #59
UGASports is counting down the days until the Bulldogs’ 2024 season opener. For each day in our countdown, we will reveal our opinion of the best player in Georgia football’s history to wear that particular jersey number. With 59 days before kickoff, UGASports selects Broderick Jones as the best Georgia player to wear jersey number 59. Position: Offensive Tackle Hometown (High School): Lithonia, Georgia (Lithonia HS) Height/Weight: 6-4, 315 Lettered: 2020-2022 Stats: 32 games/19 starts (all 19 at left tackle) in three seasons. Career: Despite starting just 19 career games, Broderick Jones is considered one of Georgia’s top offensive linemen…
What's closed in Athens on July 4th? Here's your guide.
As the Athens area gears up for Independence Day, here's a quick rundown of what will be closed on Thursday:. The Animal Shelter / Adoption Center will be closed on Thursday, July 4. No non-emergency calls will be handled. Non-emergency service calls will resume on Friday. Emergency services – such...
UGA Recruiting: LEADER WATCH – This Five Star is in Athens More Than Most Georgia Commits
“I honestly wanted to take the official during the season. I feel like it’ll be better for me. That’s my plan anyways, to wait it out until December. I just took an unofficial and pushed my official all the way until December,” Griffin told Dawgs247. “I’m going to wait it out until that Early Signing Period.”
Georgia baseball coach Wes Johnson on staying in Athens and transfer portal additions
Life is pretty good these days for Georgia baseball coach Wes Johnson. Fresh off the Bulldogs first trip to the NCAA Super Regional since 2008, Johnson got a boost in pay of nearly $300,000 and a one-year contract extension through 2030. His star player from this past season, Charlie Condon,...
Calendar Pick: Leigh Ellis Opening Reception
Local artist Leigh Ellis’ most recent collection of watercolor paintings, “Time on Earth,” has found its rightful home at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. The works in the collection explore time through the eyes of a naturalist, with circular arrangements of the subjects mimicking that of a clock, reflecting cycles and seasons of nature. Birds are a motif in the collection, flying, colliding and entwining with each other and other natural imagery. Ellis has been painting and teaching in Athens for 25 years, but began her career 30 years ago as a biological illustrator after receiving her MS degree in biology. The crossover between art and science that characterizes her career path is evident in her award-winning artworks, which have been displayed in exhibits across the country, from Hawaii to Georgia.
Georgia state representatives visit South Columbus to honor the late Pops Barnes
COLUMBUS, GA (WRBL) — Jerry “Pops” Barnes was honored in the district he represented by a group of state representatives and volunteers ahead of the Fourth of July. Democratic State Representatives Debbie Buckner, Teddy Reese, and Caroyln Hugley began placing American flags throughout District 1 and Barnes neighborhood as part of a bigger project across […]
Athens man looking to encourage son's Lego hobby ends up building global business
Children and even adults throughout the world are using small plastic blocks called bricks to create everything from imaginary cities to sports cars and planes. It’s the ever-expanding wide world of Legos. But there is a new business in Athens that has latched onto the gigantic Lego market in a big way. The...
Georgia Court of Appeals denies DA's motion to dismiss Athens man's complaint
The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by Western Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzales who sought to dismiss a suit filed in 2023 that alleged she was not complying with state law in regards to carrying out her responsibilities as an elected prosecutor. The decision was released Monday.
Local Banker Earns Banking School Diploma
Shea Campbell with First National Bank in Bainbridge has graduated from the Georgia Banking School. The graduation ceremony took place May 3 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel in Athens, GA. During the three-year program, graduates complete an annual one-week residence session at the University of Georgia in Athens and […] The post Local Banker Earns Banking School Diploma appeared first on The Post-Searchlight.
SkIO Student Spotlight: Claire Zwiers-Cook
Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, just east of Lake Michigan, Claire Zwiers-Cook is a PhD student studying in Dr. Natalie Cohen’s lab at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO). Zwiers-Cook received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, where she double-majored in earth and environmental science as well as evolution, ecology and biodiversity. At the University of Michigan, Zwiers-Cook worked in a lab that studied harmful algae blooms (HABs) in the Great Lakes.
McCormack Called To U.S. U-20 WYNT Training Camp
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Sophomore midfielder Yuna McCormack has been called to participate in the U.S. U-20 Women’s Youth National Team Training Camp it was announced by U.S. Soccer with the release of the 24-player roster by head coach Tracey Kevins. The training camp runs July 8-16 in Athens,...
The Plant Center: A nexus for plant research at UGA
The University of Georgia Plant Center is a collection of faculty and scientists from across multiple campuses who share common interests in plant science. From basic science in plant biology and genomics to highly applied projects in genetics and plant breeding, researchers run the gamut of plant-based research. More than...
Getting to the roots of climate solutions
As responses to climate change move toward adaptive solutions, plant genetics research faculty at the University of Georgia are seeking plant-based solutions. Some of these colleagues – from across campus, within and beyond the Franklin College – conduct studies at the cellular level, while others investigate plants as whole organisms. Still others are exploring how epigenetics shape entire ecosystems. And while a number of UGA geneticists prioritize fundamental discovery, others are partnering with breeders or with industry to bring new crops and plant-based products to market:
Birthday celebration ends in tragedy with two teens dead, one injured
A makeshift memorial now sits against the bullet-riddled stairwell where three teens were shot during a birthday celebration in Atlanta's Oakland City neighborhood -- two died. Police identified the victims as best friends JaKody Davis and Lamon Freeman, both 13 years old. The boys were shot along with Davis' 12-year-old...
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