Good morning, Athens.

Athens will unveil the redesigned College Square on Saturday, Oct.

24 at 11 a.m. The downtown space along College Ave between East Broad and East Clayton, located near the UGA campus, was transformed with new seating and paving and will host SquareFest plus a free outdoor concert later on.

Athens is hosting a range of family-friendly and nightlife events to celebrate spooky season this October, with activities spread across local venues.

Concrete Jungle Athens partners with local gourmet & fly fishing pro Abby Jackson to host a root vegetable pick on November 14; the nonprofit will donate gathered produce to the Foodbank of Northeast of Georgia to boost local food security.

UGA held a lively Homecoming Week with a concert by Penelope Road, a carnival (hosted by University Union), a parade, and a dance event while local sports saw soccer, volleyball, and football victories.

The celebrations ran from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Athens.

The Historic Athens Welcome Center offers Death & Mourning Tours every Friday at 5:30 p.m. through October at the Church-Waddel-Brumby House on Dougherty Street.

The $20 tours feature new funerary art exhibits & mourning artifacts that show early 19th century customs.

Consumers in Georgia should check 28-ounce Gatorade bottles for undeclared Yellow No. 6 & Yellow No. 5 after PepsiCo recalled over 122,000 cases on Sept.

25; the recall spans 37 states and was confirmed by the FDA on Oct. 2.

St. Mary’s Medical Group opens a new office today at 1077 Hog Mountain Road in Watkinsville to house Endocrine Specialists of Athens, Georgia Family Medicine and St. Mary’s Neurological Specialists (appointments from today will be scheduled there) as part of a $100 million expansion to improve local care.

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 31-14 at Sanford Stadium yesterday.

Kirby Smart led the team in securing the win.

Piedmont Athens Regional and the Athens Banner-Herald invite the community to vote for the high school athlete of the week based on performances from Sept.

28 through Oct. 4 (nominations are accepted from coaches and others) while the poll closes Oct. 11 at 5 p.m.

Georgia football will face Auburn at Sanford Stadium on Oct.

17 with a kickoff at 3:30 p.m. TV assignment will be announced after Saturday's games.

Georgia football senior Peyton Woodring is unfazed by the forecast ahead of the Alabama game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

10. The forecast calls for a high of 80, a low of 66, eight mph winds, rain, and thunderstorms — conditions both Woodring and coach Kirby Smart have prepared for in wet practices.