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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Westbound East Broad Street reopens; eastbound stays closed into the weekend

Plus, Georgia hits 91 points and Bear Hollow Zoo says goodbye to Yonah the bear.

The Daily Athens team1 story13 sources4 min read

DowntownTop story

Westbound East Broad Street is open again, but the Magnolias bar closures last through the weekend

Three downtown streets are open and three stay closed

Streets near Magnolias bar, as of 11:30 a.m. Fri.

✓3 Open

  • E. Broad westbound
  • N. Jackson St.
  • Wall St.

✕3 Closed

  • E. Broad eastbound
  • S. Jackson St.
  • Spring St.

Sources: The Red & Black, The Augusta Chronicle

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E. Broad westboundOpen
N. Jackson St.Open
Wall St.Open
E. Broad eastboundClosed
S. Jackson St.Closed
Spring St.Closed

If you're headed downtown this weekend, plan around the crash. A vehicle hit the building at South Jackson and East Broad streets early Wednesday, Nov. 4, causing a partial collapse. Athens-Clarke County reopened westbound East Broad Street after initial stabilization, but the eastbound lanes closest to campus stay closed into the weekend, UGA said in an email.

  • Right turns only: North Jackson Street and Wall Street
  • : closed; riders use the UGA Library stop
  • Pedestrians: cross East Broad at Thomas Street or College Avenue
  • Alerts: tps.uga.edu/alerts and accgov.com/AlertCenter

Magnolias and Republic Salon, both in the building at 312 East Broad Street, are closed, and both plan to reopen once repairs are made. Historic Athens' Tommy Valentine said Magnolias' owners told him:

“We will rebuild and reopen. There is a lot of work ahead, but we are determined to see it through.”

Paul DeGeorge and Murphy Wolford of Magnolias, as reported by Historic Athens' Tommy Valentine

Downtown closures near Magnolias bar are expected to last through the weekend

  1. Nov. 4A vehicle crashed into , partly collapsing the building.
  2. Nov. 5Athens-Clarke County announced a partial reopening, including westbound East Broad Street.
  3. Nov. 6-8Remaining closures are expected to continue through at least the weekend.

Sources: The Augusta Chronicle, Online Athens

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Bear Hollow

Yonah, a 16-year-old American black bear at , was humanely euthanized Nov. 1 after developing severe pneumonia, according to Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services. Her sister, Athena, contracted a respiratory illness in October and has recovered. Athena will keep living at the zoo, where Yonah lived out her life. WUGAFOX 5 AtlantaNow Georgia

Dawgs at Ole Miss

On Saturday night, the second-ranked Bulldogs hit the road to face 10th-ranked Ole Miss, which beat Georgia 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. Georgia is tied for seventh in the nation with 26 sacks, and it already has more than in all of 2025, when it had 20. FOX Local will air UGASports' Georgia Watch Along Show with former Georgia coach Jim Donnan. FOX 5 AtlantaSavannah Morning News95.5 WSB

Georgia has 26 sacks this season, up from 20 all of last year

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  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Georgia is No. 2 in the first playoff rankings and heads to Ole Miss
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  4. Tues., Nov. 3Georgia visits Ole Miss Saturday night, and it's Election Day
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Daily Athensto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

Westbound East Broad Street reopens; eastbound stays closed into the weekend

Plus, Georgia hits 91 points and Bear Hollow Zoo says goodbye to Yonah the bear.

The TLDR

  1. Westbound East Broad Street reopens; eastbound stays closed into the weekend
  2. Bear Hollow Zoo mourns Yonah, a 16-year-old black bear
  3. No. 2 Georgia visits No. 10 Ole Miss on Saturday night
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