Weekly roundup · updated nightly

This week in Northeast Georgia

What local government is deciding and what changed near you — August 21 to August 28, with hearings through September 4. Covering Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oconee & Oglethorpe counties; every item links to the map or the original government source.

📅 Hearings & meetings this week

Public hearings and government meetings scheduled through September 4.

🗺 New rezoning cases

Cases that appeared on a planning or commission agenda in the last 7 days.

🏗 New construction permits

Land-disturbance permits filed with Georgia EPD in the last 7 days — construction planned or starting, from about an acre up (plus per-lot filings).

🍽 Restaurant inspections

7 new scores posted this week; all scored 80 or better.

See all 7 scores posted this week → · every facility's history →

🚧 New roadwork & closures

State-route work that appeared in GDOT's 511 system in the last 7 days.

🎒 School's out this week

Student holidays, breaks, and teacher workdays across the area's school districts and UGA, through September 4.

See the combined school calendar →

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