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Retired Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV will speak at a veterans luncheon at noon Thursday, Nov.

5 at Ashford Memorial Methodist Church on Main Street in Watkinsville, and Daniel Shafer of Athens will sing the official songs of each military branch.

Georgia will play Ole Miss at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

7, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford; the game will air on ABC and stream via Fubo.

Georgia men's basketball plays North Carolina Central at Stegeman Coliseum today, with tipoff about 7:30 p.m. and the game streaming on SEC Network+; it's coach Mike White's fifth season and the Bulldogs' regular-season opener.

Georgia's defense keyed a 27-8 victory over Florida, holding the Gators to eight points and seizing control of the rivalry game.

Members of the community gathered in costume for the 18th Annual Wild Rumpus on Saturday, Oct.

31, 2026, in downtown for a parade followed by an evening of food, drink, music, dance, and street performances.

Nosh, a pop-up from Regina and Brian Bedell, serves a rotating global dinner menu tonight and every Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. during trivia at Athentic Brewing, 108 Park Ave; the Bedells also run Nosh Cafe on weekdays for coffee and lighter fare.

Jefferson's fast-pitch softball team won the school's first state championship on Oct.

31, claiming the program's inaugural title at the state tournament.

Most aluminum ParkMobile zone signs installed after the summer switch to (pay-by-app) parking have been snapped off downtown, Athens Downtown Development Authority officials said, and staff are documenting damage while exploring repair and enforcement options.