In September of 2011, the Athens Banner-Herald ran an article titled “Wal-Mart: No store planned for Downtown,” essentially dispelling the rumors that “the mammoth chain (was) considering building a small store on the edge of Downtown Athens.”
Daily Archives
January 2, 2012
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For me, the Jittery Joe’s Coffee Roaster is a place full of fond memories. I remember the year that the floor of the warehouse in the back was painted to look like a giant chess board and some artist had made a giant
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How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? “42 cords of wood, to be exact. Everyone knows that,” My iPhone 4S responded.
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Having a place to call “home” is not guaranteed for all children — homelessness is a growing problem for students in the Clarke County School District. Katie Wheeler, Homeless Education Program liaison and school social worker for the CCSD, has seen this increase during her time working for the district.
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It’s close to midnight and pitch-black outside except for the headlights of passing cars on Highway 78. Clarke Central High School custodian George Blaylock continues down the highway to his home in Lexington, Ga., over 20 miles away, on his bike.
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To expand the limits of learning, the Clarke County School District has chosen to implement the International Baccalaureate Middle Years program, curriculum for grades sixth through tenth, at schools including Clarke Central High School.