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In today’s Scoop:
📷 A Georgia lawmaker wants warrants for every police search of Flock's plate data.
🚓 Athens police have 33 Flock cameras and keep their data for 30 days.
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🌮 Lunch on Atlanta Highway, Ordered Before You Leave Your Desk
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Short lunch break? Start your order online at Barberitos, pick the 3755 Atlanta Highway location, and get what sounds good without waiting to decide at the counter.
The menu runs from burritos, bowls, tacos, salads, and quesadillas to a plate of nachos. The guacamole is hand-smashed and the salsas are housemade.
Eat in, take it to go, have it delivered, or pull up for curbside pickup. All four work at this location.
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3755 Atlanta Highway, Athens · (443) 722-3979
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🧺 New on Epps Bridge: Unlimited Laundry, Washed, Dried and Folded, for $17.85 a Month
Imagine never having to wash your game day jersey again, or cram a load of laundry in between classes. Spinjoy’s CEO came up with this: you’re already at Walmart every week, so what if you could drop your laundry off on the way in and pick it up perfectly washed, dried and folded?
Spinjoy opened at the Walmart Supercenter at 1911 Epps Bridge Pkwy last month. Athens is its third location.
The Athens Scoop deal is six months of unlimited wash-dry-fold for $17.85 a month with code SCOOP1785. The regular price is $79.99 a month, so you save $372 over six months. That’s under 60 cents a day. (1785 is the year UGA was founded.)
You get one Spinjoy bag, and whatever fits in it and zips counts. That’s about 30 pounds. One mom came back from a family camping trip and dropped off every sheet and every piece of her kids’ clothes at once.
In the Spinjoy app you choose Tide, Arm & Hammer, fragrance-free or hypoallergenic detergent, or bring your own pods. You track your bag from drop-off to pickup, and it comes back folded and ready for the drawer.
If laundry is what fills your Sunday, download the app, enter SCOOP1785, and bring your first bag on your next Walmart run.
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📷 Athens police could need warrants to search Flock's plate data
The Gist: State Rep. Eric Gisler has proposed requiring a warrant every time police access the Flock license plate system. Athens-Clarke County police have 33 Flock cameras and keep their data for 30 days. The proposed rule would add a judge's approval before officers could search the system.
Why It Matters: After a former Athens-Clarke County police employee allegedly used Flock to track his ex-wife, the department limited access to lieutenants and above and required a captain's approval. Police Chief Jerry Saulters says requiring warrants could slow investigations. Gisler says the system needs stronger safeguards.
Read more here.
🍂 Celebrate Fall at the Taylor-Grady House!
Please join us for our annual Fall Festival at the Taylor-Grady House on November 7th, from 10am-4pm!
Come together for creativity, traditional craftsmanship, and community connection with our Athens neighbors. We’ll be joined by culinary vendors as well as local artisans who specialize in fiber art, stained glass, holistic apothecary, woodworking, pottery, handmade jewelry, watercolor painting, & more!
We’ll also be unveiling our 2026-2027 programming that honors our four pillars of living heritage practice: Arts, Culture, Foodways, and Commune.
We look forward to seeing you there. Welcome Home.
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🪐 October Planetarium: Planet Trivia | Sandy Creek Nature Center | Athens | Sat, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. | More | Explore the night sky; ages 5 and up, preregistration required.
🎸 Historic Athens Porchfest | Historic Athens neighborhoods | Athens | Sun, Oct. 18, 1–8 p.m. | More | More than 200 porch performances span seven historic neighborhoods, with a Kids Zone.
🐕 Boo-le-Bark on the Boulevard | Boulevard Woods Park | Athens | Sun, Oct. 18, 3 p.m. | More | Costumed dogs compete at 3 p.m. before the 4:30 p.m. Boulevard parade.
🎺 The Music Man | The Classic Center Theatre | Athens | Tue, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. | More | Harold Hill sells River City on a boys' band in this touring musical.
🍷 Wine Tasting Takeover with The Lark | Georgia Museum of Art | Athens | Thu, Oct. 15, 5–7 p.m. | More | Taste four Italian wines by women winemakers alongside the Edmonia Lewis exhibition.
🏒 Athens Rock Lobsters vs. Macon Mayhem | Akins Ford Arena | Athens | Fri, Oct. 16, 7:05 p.m. | More | Athens opens its hockey season against Macon; tickets start at $31.
🎧 Audiobook Hike | Firefly Trail | Athens | Sat, Oct. 17, 9:30–11:30 a.m. | More | Bring headphones and an audiobook for a free, self-paced trail walk.
🖼️ Sunday Afternoon Tour | Georgia Museum of Art | Athens | Sun, Oct. 18, 3–4 p.m. | More | Museum docents cover permanent-collection highlights and current exhibitions.
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