All community seats at City Hall were filled at the mayor and commission regular session on Tuesday. Athens residents held ...

ATLANTA — A 98-year-old record high was met Tuesday in Athens. As of 5 p.m., The high temperature at Athens-Ben Epps Airport was 80 degrees, which tied the daily record from 1927.

Temperatures hitting high 70s next week in Athens, according to the weather outlets. But, will temperatures go back down?

A decade ago, as a new assistant professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, Grace Bagwell Adams recognized a need in Athens that was going unanswered.