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Parrot Sighting... in Condor Chocolates - Athens, GA
A rescued parrot perches on a customer’s arm inside Condor Chocolates in Athens on Oct. 6, 2025. The owner said she encourages people interested in parrots to adopt through rescue organizations. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
Krista Harris holds her parrot, Ziggy (named after Ziggy Stardust), in Athens, Ga., on Oct. 6, 2025. Harris brought Ziggy along for her coffee trip, drawing smiles from customers surprised to see a parrot among the coffee cups. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
A blue-and-gold macaw spreads its wings inside Condor Chocolates in Five Points, Athens, on Oct. 6, 2025 — an on-theme sight for a shop named after a bird. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
2025 AthHalf Half Marathon - Athens, Ga
Runners pass the intersection of South Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street during the Athens Half Marathon on Oct. 12, 2025. The race closed several major streets throughout the morning. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
Participants approach the seventh mile marker during the Athens Half Marathon on Oct. 12, 2025, passing Independent Baking Co. as they run through the Five Points area. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
Families crowd the curb in Five Points on Oct. 12, 2025, as they wait to cheer on friends and relatives running in the Athens Half Marathon. The neighborhood drew some of the largest groups of spectators along the route. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
Clarke County Board of Education October Meeting - Athens, GA
Board of Education members applaud Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School seventh-grader Jordan Billings as he’s recognized for his heroic actions in saving a child with autism from running into the street. Billings was honored during the Oct. 9, 2025, Board of Education meeting in Athens, Ga. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
Clarke County School District employees and board members chat between the work session and general meeting on Oct. 9, 2025, at the district’s administrative offices in Athens, GA. The discussions centered on agenda items ahead of the board’s evening session. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
The Clarke County School District administrative offices is pictured before sunset on Oct. 9, 2025, in Athens. The building hosts monthly board meetings and district operations. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
Environmental Portrait
Braylan Hardy, a senior atmospheric sciences major at the University of Georgia, stands inside the Geography and Geology Building on Sept. 30, 2025. Hardy prepares forecasts for WeatherDawgs and recently interned with 13WMAZ in Macon as he pursues a career in broadcast meteorology. (Photo/Madelyn Launer)
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