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Area briefs: Dooley home from the hospital, Fall Book sale concludes today

Mild case of COVID-19: Vince Dooley, who celebrated his 90th birthday a day early when Georgia opened its 2020 season last month, has a mild case of COVID-19. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Vince Dooley is home from the hospital: the 90 year-old former Georgia Bulldog football coach and athletic director was hospitalized in Athens this past weekend and treated for what his family says was mild case of COVID 19.

10th District Congressman Jody Hice spoke at last night’s meeting of the Athens-Clarke County Republican Party: Hice is leaving the US House at the end of the year, having waged an unsuccessful primary challenge to Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. He was first elected to Congress in 2014.

University of Georgia students are on the downhill slide of this year’s fall semester: Monday was midterm day at UGA.

The Friends of the Athens Library Fall Book Sale wraps up today. The sale was interrupted when the Library was closed after bedbugs were found on the second floor of the building on Baxter Street. The Library reopened this past Sunday.

A Royston woman is in the Franklin County jail after her arrest on drug charge: the Sheriff’s Office in Carnesville says Shannon Borders was caught with more than $10 thousand worth of methamphetamine after a traffic stop on Highway 106 in Franklin County.

There are child molestation allegations for a man in Gainesville: 40 year-old Javier Perez was arrested Monday and booked into the Hall County jail. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says charges stem from incidents that date back to 2019.

Tim Bryant

Tim Bryant

Tim Bryant hosts Classic City Today, 6-10 weekday mornings on 98.7FM & AM 1340 WGAU in Athens.

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