The Real Story of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
WEBJun 19, 2019 · RFK, the 42-year-old younger brother of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, served as U.S. Attorney General from 1961–1964 and was elected to the U.S. Senate to represent the state of New York in 1964. At the time of his assassination, Sen. Kennedy had just won the 1968 Democratic presidential primary election in California and was widely regarded as the candidate most likely to be ...
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Athens’ Famous ‘Murmur Trestle’ Is Coming Down - Flagpole
WEBJul 14, 2021 · Athens’ Famous ‘Murmur Trestle’ Is Coming Down. It’s the end of the Murmur Trestle as we know it. Workers started to dismantle the structure last week in preparation for building a new bridge over Trail Creek as part of the Firefly Trail. So called because it was depicted on the back cover of R.E.M.’s 1983 album, CSX Transportation ...
New Campsite Is a First Step for Homeless Athens Residents
WEBApr 6, 2022 · Charles Hardy arrived at Athens’ new government-sanctioned homeless encampment a few hours early on Mar. 17. The president of Athens Alliance Coalition, the organization tasked with running the encampment, Hardy wanted to get a head start on preparations for its second day of operation. He was met by eight unhoused people already hoping to enter—a number that only mounted. The camp, called ...
Watkinsville’s Wire Park: Brewery, Lots Of Restaurants and More
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Watkinsville’s mixed-use Wire Park development, which you may be most familiar with from Reign Streiter’s billboards that mentioned it, includes housing, a park, event space and, of course, restaurants. But what restaurants? South Main Brewing, which you can find listed on Untappd but not a whole bunch of other places, will be Oconee County’s first brewery, because are you even a tourist ...
Six Books to Read About JFK’s Assassination 60 Years Ago - Flagpole
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Sixty years after he was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, the murder of President John F. Kennedy has inspired enough books to fill a library. Historians have documented the Kennedy presidency and the bloody end of a time called Camelot. Conspiracy believers have added their conjectures about the assassination in hundreds of books and in films like director Oliver Stone’s JFK in 1991 ...
Why Springer Mountain’s Chickens Are Athens Chefs’ Favorite
WEBApr 13, 2016 · No doubt, Springer Mountain Farms chicken has quickly become a favorite with Athens’ chefs. What sets this Baldwin-based company apart is its commitment to the customer’s taste buds, which demands a commitment to the chicken. Northeast Georgia is known for raising chickens. Gus Arrendale and Joe Hatfield, whose families own Springer ...
A Series of Fortunate Events: Leslie Kimbell Brings Her
WEBAug 4, 2021 · Town and Gown Players, the venerable community theater in Athens, seemed to vanish into a silent fog of precaution when the pandemic hit last year. Now, rising like Brigadoon, T&G reopens on Aug. 12 with a two-week run of Four Old Broads, a brassy comedy set in a Georgia assisted-living facility. Written and directed by Leslie Kimbell, of nearby Winder, the play is being performed at community ...
These Writers Offer Steady Guidance Through the Chaos
WEBJan 6, 2021 · These Writers Offer Steady Guidance Through the Chaos. by Pete McCommons January 6, 2021. Local radio magnate H. Randolph Holder used to remind us every morning on WGAU, back when that station was still locally owned (by him), that “the news depends on you.”. Thus, local philanthropic magnate Grady Thrasher, who no doubt remembers Randolph ...