UGA announces 2021 Alumni Awards recipients
February 8, 2021
Outstanding alumni and friends recognized by the UGA Alumni Association
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has announced eight recipients of the 2021 Alumni Awards, an annual program dating back to 1936 that recognizes individuals and organizations who demonstrate a commitment to the university. The 2021 honorees are:
Chester Davenport, Alumni Merit Award
The Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Alumni Merit Award
Bonney Shuman, Alumni Merit Award
Dr. Libby Morris, Faculty Service Award
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Friend of UGA Award
St. Mary’s Health Care System, Friend of UGA Award
The Paris Family, Family of the Year Award
Athens-Clarke police said Friday they continue to search for leads to identify a person who shot and wounded two teens Jan. 21 in east Athens.
Both 18-year-olds were shot shortly before 3 p.m. along Highland Park Drive, a street off Cedar Shoals Drive, according to a police report.
Police were dispatched to a home off nearby Crows Nest Court, where the pair had run to find help.
One teen from Winterville had a bullet wound to his abdomen, while the other had a wound in his leg.
The wounds were not life threatening and both were transported to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
Athens teen killed in crash on perimeter caused by wrong-way driver
Athens Banner-Herald
A 13-year-old Athens teen was killed Sunday night in a wreck on the Athens Perimeter caused by a wrong-way driver, authorities said.
Authorities identified the youth as Kayla Smith, a student at Hilsman Middle School in Athens.
The wreck occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on the loop near Mitchell Bridge Road, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Prior to the wreck, Athens-Clarke police broadcast a warning about a wrong-way driver on the perimeter, according to police reports.
An Oconee County sheriff’s deputy first saw the car near Epps Bridge Parkway.
Piedmont Athens Regional opened one of the state’s first infusion centers to provide antibody treatment for high-risk patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
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MONROE, Ga. A Porterdale resident was hurt after her vehicle collided with a dump truck in Walton County.
It happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. The collision blocked both eastbound lanes of U.S. 78 between Loganville and Monroe.
A 2020 Chevrolet Malibu traveling eastbound on the four-lane highway struck the rear passenger side of a 2018 Kenworth dump truck which was turning onto Youth-Monroe Road. An axle from the dump truck became detached and struck the front left side of a 2018 Ford Explorer.