As The Ridges New Community Authority prepares for a roughly 27-acre transfer, the 317 Board works to secure rezoning on a tight deadline.

The facility, on the grounds of the Athens Community Center, would give the 50-year-old farmers market a permanent home.

Statutory city council addressed “a lot of talk” on social media, and how to amplify and grow local business.

Athens City Council adopted a resolution asking the administration to freeze hiring to keep the city’s cash reserves stable.