Monday, April 13th

University of Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity says Joni Crenshaw, a member of the Georgia Basketball Staff for the past four seasons, the last three as an associate head coach, has been named the Lady Bulldogs' new head coach. Crenshaw will replace Hall of Fame coach Andy Landers, who announced his retirement last month.

It gets underway at 9 o’clock this morning at the Georgia Center: the University of Georgia’s Public Service and Outreach Meeting and Awards program.

Today marks the start of Honors Week at the University of Georgia. Activities include the Faculty Recognition Banquet that is set for 5:30 this afternoon at the Georgia Center.

The University of Georgia’s Symphonic Band is in concert this evening in Athens, 8 o’clock in the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall.

A closed-door meeting of the Athens-Clarke County Commission is set for 2:30 this afternoon: it’s an executive session to discuss a personnel matter.

The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission will meet this evening, 6 o’clock at the Hancock Avenue headquarters of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce.

Athens-Clarke County Police investigate a weekend shooting: the victim was treated at Athens Regional Medical Center after the shooting on Oak Hill Drive. Police say they have obtained arrest warrants for a suspect; the suspect's name has not yet been released.

More Craigslist crime is reported in Athens: a woman tells Athens-Clarke County Police she lost $1,000, saying she put the money in the bank account of a man who was claiming to sell her a car. A police investigation is ongoing.

There is an afternoon meeting of the Oconee County Industrial Development Authority: it's set for 4 o'clock at the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville.

The Georgia State Patrol says a Stephens County man was killed in a Sunday car crash in Banks County: Mark Akin was 41 years old, from Martin. The single-vehicle accident happened on Georgia Highway 63. State Troopers say Akin was not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.  An accident investigation is ongoing.

Although the full autopsy on Kelly Nash has not yet been released, a medical examiner does confirm a gunshot wound on the body of the 25 year-old Buford man: Nash disappeared in January; his body was found a month later floating in Lake Lanier. At the time, investigators in the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said they did not suspect foul play.

A guilty plea in Union County, where Robert Taylor has confessed to the 2013 murder of his wife Fran: the 68 year-old husband beat his 64 year-old to death in their home in Blairsville. He gets a 27-year prison sentence.

It is closed again today: an undetermined animal illness has led to the closure of the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter. It’s expected to reopen later this week.

Today is sentencing day for 10 of the 11 educators and administrators who were convicted in the Atlanta Public School System cheating scandal: sentencing decisions are up to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is calling for a stronger relationship between the city and Fulton County to address crime recidivism. Reed says repeat offenders are the cause of many local crime problems. His somewhat softer tone is a change from 2013 when he criticized Fulton County for running what he then called “a turnstile jail.”

Augusta begins its return to normalcy: golf patrons are leaving town after watching 21 year-old Texan Jordan Spieth win the Masters. Spieth claimed his green jacket with an historic 18-under par finishing score, four shots better than Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose.

Jail without bail for the accused Craig’s List killer of a Cobb County couple:  A Dodge County judge ruled no bond for Ronnie Towns. Police accuse him of killing Bud and June Runion of Marietta after luring them to McCray with an offer to sell a nonexistent classic car. The Runions were murdered in December.

Police are investigating purchases at Floyd County Schools for computers, electronics and other things. A spokesman for the school district in Rome says it amounts to thousands of dollars. School officials noticed it during changeover to a new purchasing system. Suspect employees are on leave during the ongoing investigation.

Georgia prison officials have changed how they treat prison inmates who identify as trans-gender. It’s after the Justice Department responded to a Georgia inmate’s lawsuit by ruling prisons must treat gender identity like any medical condition. The locus of the suit is transgender woman Ashley Diamond.