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Apr 4th, 2025 👍 4205

A judge — Lisa Lott — set an October trial for 49-year-old Edrick Faust, who is accused of killing Tara Baker in 2001, and will hold a hearing in September to check if defense lawyers are ready. Faust’s lawyer said his office still needs more time to study the evidence from the case.

Apr 4th, 2025 👍 2191

On April 1, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission voted on major issues — a resolution to keep the current board of elections, a 40-day hold on the rezoning request at 450 and 460 Gaines School Road, plans to preserve the historic Saye Building, and a resolution on Black minority inequities. Public input was strong and the rezoning request will be reviewed in May — community voices raised concerns on both local election integrity and historic preservation.

Apr 4th, 2025 👍 3864

Today, with the swearing-in of District 6 Commissioner Stephanie Johnson, half of Athens-Clarke County commissioners are Black, including District 9 Commissioner Ovita Thornton, District 3 Commissioner Tiffany Taylor, District 1 Commissioner Patrick Davenport and District 5 Commissioner Dexter Fisher. Thornton said the new commission may bring change to her large Hispanic & Black district by fixing long-held issues like stormwater fees and old septic systems while a UGA professor noted the shift could boost attention to Black community needs.

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