This week in Northeast Georgia
What local government is deciding and what changed near you — October 19 to October 26, with hearings through November 2. 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 November 2.
- Athens in Motion Commission — 2026-10-27 · Athens-Clarke
- Historic Preservation Commission — 2026-10-27 · Athens-Clarke
- Board of Commissioners — 2026-10-27 · Barrow
- Board of Commissioners Agenda Setting Meeting — 2026-10-27 · Oconee
- Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board — 2026-10-28 · Athens-Clarke
- Board of Commissioners Meeting — 2026-11-02 · Jackson
🗺 New rezoning cases
Cases that appeared on a planning or commission agenda in the last 7 days.
- 4933 New Kings Bridge Road in Nicholson (A-3 → A-2) · Jackson
- Rezoning — 005B (PCFD → A-2) (PCFD → A-2) · Jackson
- Rezoning — Jackson (A-2 → MH) (A-2 → MH) · Jackson
- 5000 Jackson Parkway in Jefferson (A-2 → MH) · Jackson
- 134 Dowdy Lane in Hull (A1 → A2) · Madison
- 0 Hwy 72 W (A2 → AR) · Madison
- 708 Reggie Ingram (A2 → A1) · Madison
- 1595 Sorrow Patterson road in Colbert (A1 → R1) · Madison
- 0 Stella Henley Road (A1 → AR) · Madison
- 0 Paoli Road (A1 → A2) · Madison
- Rezoning — 069-02 (A2 → A1) (A2 → A1) · Madison
- 642 Johnny McElroy (AR → A1) · Madison
- 1476 McCannon (R1 → AR) · Madison
- 363 Reese Street (C-G → C-D) · Athens-Clarke
- 0 Paoli Road (A1 → AR) · Madison
- 0 Cherokee Road (A2 → AR) · Madison
🏗 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).
- Six Mile Station (2 ac) — 301 Athens Rd in Winterville · Athens-Clarke
- Arch Otho ASC (1.9 ac) — 2240 Resurgence Drive in Watkinsville · Oconee
- Dollar General Store 31964 - Arnoldsville (2.2 ac) — 1562 Athens Rd in Crawford · Oglethorpe
🍽 Restaurant inspections
26 new scores posted this week; all scored 80 or better.
See all 26 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.
- Downed power lines on SR 82 Northbound at Ethridge Rd. All lanes closed. Expected through 2026-10-25. · Jackson
- Emergency maintenance on SR 15 Northbound at Dogwood Trail. All lanes closed. Expected through 2026-10-23. · Jackson
🎒 School's out this week
Student holidays, breaks, and teacher workdays across the area's school districts and UGA, through November 2.
See the combined school calendar →
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