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🌱 Patch AM: What this new ACC ordinance means for downtown doorways and encampments
Happening soon: Mike Mattison on the Athens Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- What this new ACC ordinance means for downtown doorways and encampments
- How December became one of Athens’ deadliest months on the roads
Also on today's calendar: Tanner Laws Band and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Athensfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Athensfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 72, low: 61.
- Saturday: Warm with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ACC Mayor and Commission meeting addresses impediments to public areas (wuga.org) — Athens-Clarke County commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance amendment tightening definitions of interference in public areas, which could affect unhoused residents downtown. Officials stressed they do not want to criminalize homelessness, urging ACCPD to enforce the rules with care while still protecting businesses whose doorways are being blocked. 
• Name released for man killed in fiery Christmas day crash in Athens (onlineathens.com) — Athens-Clarke police have identified the driver killed in a fiery single-car crash on Christmas morning as 36-year-old Athens resident Edwin Webb, whose car hit a tree near Barnett Shoals and Gaines School roads and burst into flames. Officials note this was one of several deadly crashes in Athens-Clarke County in December, a month that saw multiple local residents lose their lives on area roads.
📸 Around Athens
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Athens
★ Featured events ★
- Mike Mattison
Hotel Indigo Athens Downtown - Univ Area by IHG, 500 College Ave, Athens
8:00 pm
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Tanner Laws Band
The Foundry , 295 E Dougherty St , Athens
8:00 pm - "The King Center" Adult Trip
Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 291 Henderson Ext. , Athens
9:00 am - Adult Trips
Howard Park & Community Center , 291 Henderson Extension , Athens
9:00 am - Homeschool: "Create a Nature Journal" at Sandy Creek Nature Center (5-7 year olds)
Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 205 Old Commerce Rd , Athens
10:00 am - "Art in the Park: Tree Ring Prints" at Sandy Creek Park
Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 400 Bob Holman Rd. , Athens
10:00 am - Homeschool: "Create a Nature Journal" at Sandy Creek Nature Center (8-12 year olds)
Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 205 Old Commerce Rd. , Athens
10:00 am - WonderLights Disco Nights
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia , 2450 S Milledge Ave , Athens
5:30 pm
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
📣 Athens Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Toddler Thursday
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation , 34 School St , Watkinsville
10:00 am - Shih Tzu Not Trivia
Terrapin Beer Co. , 265 Newton Bridge Rd , Athens
6:30 pm - Art in the Park
Sandy Creek Park , 400 Bob Holman Rd , Athens
10:00 am - Big Fish Auditions — The Stage Oconee
The Stage Oconee , 560 Jerry Smith Dr , Watkinsville
10:30 am
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey everyone!
I am coming on here to get help finding my cat! He is like one of my kids so I desperately missing him and he’s only been gone since last night! We… (Nextdoor Gaines & Hilsman) - Anyone missing this beauty?
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- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Athens. Apply here.
- University of Georgia posted a job opening for Candler County Administrative Assistant in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Athens here.
🗞 Nearby News
Watkinsville
- Watkinsville's Elizabeth Ann Florist celebrates 70 years (oconeeenterprise.com)
- Early hurricane forecasts, names and outlooks. What to expect in Georgia (onlineathens.com)
- Oconee Blotter: Bogart home with odor of 'rotting flesh' infested with maggots (onlineathens.com)
Bogart
- Jo Ann Hagan Bates, 84 (thecrossroads.news)
Commerce
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