Athens, Georgia, the county seat of Clarke County, is actually a consolidated city-county called Athens-Clarke County. In 1991, the original city gave up its charter in order to unify with Clarke County. In 1801, the University of Georgia approved the city of Athens as the site of the university. They named the town in which their school was to be situated in honor of the academy of Plato and Aristotle in ancient Greece.
Regular Blogs
The official blog of the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau publishes details about outdoor stage shows, holiday events, culture and arts, and other things to do, as well as places to stay, eat, or party.
http://www.athens-lifeunleashed.blogspot.com/
Discussions here are strictly about Athens, encompassing the news relating to the city and the lifestyles of those who live there. Local news about politics, crime, and cultural events are found here, as are items about visual arts and music, the police department and its activities, and holidays.
http://www.athensworld.com/
Begun in 2005 as a liberal progressive blog, the tenor was very pro-Obama and pro-MoveOn, it also provided diversions regarding music and local news. The blog ran through the 2008 election.
http://safeashouses.blogspot.com/
The blogger on this site says that the Athens area is among the most solidly Democrat in the state but that there is a portion of the population which is either libertarian or conservative, and this weblog is about them, their principles, and their political events, along with election news.
http://theotherathens.blogspot.com/
