University President Michael F. Adams announced the appointment of an interim director of athletics and members of a search committee to help choose the next UGA athletic director during a regular monthly media briefing Tuesday. “I have appointed Frank Crumley to serve as interim athletic director,” Adams said.  “Frank is the executive associate athletic director [...]

Damon Evans’ six-year stint as Georgia’s athletic director came to an abrupt end Monday morning, as the athletic association’s executive committee accepted Evans’ resignation just days following his DUI arrest. University President Michael Adams announced Evans, who presided over the second-most prosperous athletic program in the country, will receive $237,500 severance to end his term [...]

The contract of Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans gives the University the latitude to fire him if convicted of a felony “or crime of moral turpitude,” but makes no mention of consequences stemming from a misdemeanor arrest. Evans, who was arrested and charged with driving under the influence early Thursday in Atlanta, finds himself in [...]

The bags under his eyes said it all. Damon Evans probably didn’t sleep much prior to his Thursday press conference at the Rankin Smith Student Athlete Academic Center. And it’s not as if this conference was something Evans had scheduled weeks in advance, either. No, this all came together quickly in the aftermath of Evans’s [...]

The day started in an Atlanta jail cell for Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans and ended before a media throng in Athens, as an “ashamed and embarrassed” Evans addressed the DUI charges against him and vowed Thursday afternoon to do whatever he could to regain the trust of the Bulldog nation. “I let this University [...]

Summer — the season when classes are more relaxed, studying in Europe is common and fewer students are in Athens to frequent their favorite downtown establishments. “Most businesses are affected quite a bit,” said Ricky Vaughn of the Mayflower Restaurant. “Not only are the Georgia students gone, but also a lot of local students are [...]

Former University baseball player Jasha Balcom may not be in professional baseball anymore, but it is possible in the near future you may see a player he groomed playing in the MLB. Balcom founded HittersBox Baseball Inc. a little over a year ago. “I just decided to start my own baseball training company because I [...]

Sandy Creek Nature Center (off of GA 441 North, Commerce Road/Free) With more than 225 acres of woodlands, the Sandy Creek Nature Center provides a respite from the hustle and bustle of downtown Athens. With a diversity of trails of varying distances, Sandy Creek is suitable for a short, shaded stroll or a longer, 4-mile [...]

An organization promoting immigrants’ rights formed in Athens recently in response to anti-immigration sentiment in Georgia and elsewhere in the United States. The group, Uni2 — pronounced “unidos” — meets at the arch every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. to illuminate the plight of undocumented immigrants in America — an issue which is, out [...]

Pick of the Week: ACC Tennis Center Public Information Open House The Athens-Clarke County Tennis Center Public Information Open House is being held for members of the community to have a chance to make comments on the proposed tennis center at Bishop Park. Community members are in an uproar about tearing up Bishop Park to [...]