Mask Requirement Continued in 15th Declaration of Local Emergency Approved through May 16

The Mayor and Commission approved a 15th declaration of a local state of emergency at their Regular Session on April 6, 2021. The declaration is in effect through May 16, 2021 unless extended, rescinded, superseded, or altered by the Mayor and Commission....

Vaccine Day for Clarke County School District Students Age 16+ & Their Parents

The Clarke County School District (CCSD) is coordinating a school-based student vaccination day with the Georgia Department of Public Health and AU/UGA Medical Partnership students. CCSD students who are ages 16 and up are eligible to receive the COVID-19...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Provide COVID-19 Funeral Assistance for Individuals

As part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide financial assistance to individuals for COVID-19 related funeral e...

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Rental Assistance Program

The State of Georgia received $552 million from U.S. Treasury's Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide relief to individuals, families, and landlords whose finances have been negatively impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The G...

Georgians 16+ Eligible for COVID Vaccine Beginning Thursday, March 25, 2021

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and Governor Brian Kemp announced on March 23, 2021 that the state will expand its COVID vaccine eligibility beginning March 25, 2021, to include all Georgians aged 16 and older. Increased COVID vaccine supply...

Clarke County School District Students Return to School Five-Days-a-Week on April 12

March 22, 2021 - Superintendent Dr. Xernona Thomas announced today that all Clarke County School District (CCSD) schools will resume full-time, in-person instruction following Spring Break on Monday, April 12, 2021, for all students.

Currently, Wednesdays ...

Order Designating an Alternative Courthouse Location & Plan for Safe Resumption of Jury Trials

ORDER DESIGNATING AN ALTERNATIVE COURTHOUSE LOCATION and PLAN FOR THE SAFE RESUMPTION OF JURY TRIAL PROCEEDINGS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia's Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergen...

Transit Remaining Fare-Free through June 30, 2021

At their Regular Session meeting on January 6, 2021, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission unanimously agreed to continue fare-free transit for passengers through June 30, 2021, the end of the current fiscal year. In response to the coronavirus pa...

Settlement Leaves Mask Ordinance Requirement in Effect, Changes Last Call to 11:30 p.m.

The Mayor and Commission held a Special Called Session on Friday, August 14 at 8:15 a.m. to approve a settlement with plaintiffs related to the recent adoptions of a mask ordinance requirement for public and commercial spaces and an ordinance changing the...

Second Standing Order for Court Procedures During COVID-19 Judicial Emergency

In accordance with the Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency entered on July 12, 2020, by the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Judges of the Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal, Probate, State, and Superior Courts of the Western Judi...