Reward offered in Madison Co. bank robberies

Madison County authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of a man who robbed Colbert bank at least once and perhaps a second time.

County worker, others charged in pot-growing case

LEXINGTON - An Oglethorpe County government worker and five other people face charges as part of a monthlong investigation into a marijuana-growing operation.

Tailgaters will feel the squeeze

Crowds returning for a new season of University of Georgia football games this weekend will find more restrictive tailgating rules and less space to set up the grill.

Sturdivant returning after missing nearly two full seasons

Trinton Sturdivant hasn't played a complete game in the last two seasons because of two major knee injuries.

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Twin Tigers come home

The Twin Tigers and the Steve Miller Band likely never have been linked before, but the former is living out one of the latter's songs.

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Editorial: Grad rate change isn't reforming anything

OK, so maybe it makes sense for the federal government to institute a standard nationwide formula for states to use in calculating high-school graduation rates. But if this is what the No Child Left Behind initiative has come to, in terms of federal guidance for much-needed educational reform across the United States, it may be time to wonder whether the educational accountability effort has become too weighed down by bureaucracy.

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The Editor's Desk

► ORGANIC AGREEMENT: I find myself in complete agreement with Kevan Williams, development writer for Flagpole magazine, regarding any master plan for downtown Athens. While there is not yet any formal master planning process under way, it is being talked about as a possibility. Several months back, I talked in broad strokes with Kathryn Lookofsky, director of the Athens Downtown Development Authority, about a plan for downtown Athens and what such a plan might entail.

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