Fletcher Page

Fletcher Page is Athens bureau chief covering northeast Georgia for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He previously worked at the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Louisville Courier-Journal and Athens Banner-Herald. He's a two-time Associated Press Sports Editors national award-winner and three-time winner of the Georgia Sports Writers Association Furman Bisher Award.

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The DeKalb County School District, and others across metro Atlanta, are canceling weekend activities ahead of the expected winter storm. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2025)

Some metro Atlanta schools canceling classes Monday as storm approaches

Winter storm preparations include colleges and universities closing and canceling activities for the weekend.

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart sold Athens home below asking price

University of Georgia Bulldogs football coach Kirby Smart sold his Athens home during the 2025 season for $3 million.

Georgia Regents vote to demolish Legion Pool on University of Georgia campus

The University of Georgia is proceeding with a plan to demolish 90-year-old Legion Pool, once the largest pool between Virginia and Florida. Athens residents are unhappy.

‘Whaddaya got, Loran?’: The enduring legacy of an eternal Georgia Bulldog

When the Georgia Bulldogs meet Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, Loran Smith, UGA football's legendary 87-year-old ambassador, will be in midst of it as usual.

Ex-UGA football player Crumpton convicted of murder in RaceTrac shooting

Former UGA football player Ahkil Crumpton was found guilty of murder Wednesday for the 2021 killing of Oconee County Racetrac clerk Elijah Wood.

No trace on Blood Mountain: What happened to hiker on Appalachian Trail?

Charles Hosch, 67, hiked up Georgia's Blood Mountain on the Appalachian Trail a month ago. Despite massive searches, the Texas lawyer and professor hasn't been seen since.

GHSA playoff delay draws parallels to Douglass-Lakeside chaos 50 years ago

After a delay, a Georgia high school football playoff game is set for Thursday. Half a century ago, another hotly disputed game also put the state's playoffs on hold.

Developer scales back UGA President’s House hotel plan after opposition

A developer has scaled back his proposed hotel on the site of the University of Georgia's historic 'President's House' after Athens residents opposed construction.

RaceTrac murder trial begins for ex-UGA football player Ahkil Crumpton

Former Georgia football player Ahkil Crumpton faces state murder charges in Oconee County trial after federal conviction in a 2021 killing.

This John Portman-designed house on Sea Island was sold this week for $30 million, a record price in Georgia, according to real estate agents. (Courtesy of Bartolotti Media)

Sea Island house sale of $30 million viewed as Georgia record

John Portman’s Sea Island residence sold this week for $30 million, the highest home price in Georgia history.