Tuesday, May 12th

An Athens woman is facing arson charges after allegedly setting fire to a man's clothes: Athens-Clarke County Police say Sanquetta Williams was arrested after the incident on Carver Drive.

Athens-Clarke County Police say there were no injuries in a shooting in which at least one round was fired into an apartment at the Athens Gardens on Coleridge Court. Police say one suspect was taken in for questioning.

With spring semester now over, the University of Georgia announces the closure of stretches of Baxter and Finley streets: drivers can look for delays and traffic re-routings while crews work on a water extension project. It’s work that will impact students who live in UGA’s Russell and Brumby Halls. The street closures are expected to continue through mid-June.

May session classes begin today at UGA, as does the University's extend summer classes.

There's a campus blood drive today: 11 til 5 at the Tate Student Center.

Another Clarke County School Board budget forum is on tap for today, underway at 5:30 this afternoon at Gaines Elementary School.

A public hearing on Mayor Nancy Denson’s budget blueprint is set for 5:30 this afternoon at the Athens-Clarke County Government Building on Dougherty Street.

There is an afternoon meeting of the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections, 2 o’clock at Elections offices on Washington Street.

The Athens-Clarke County Commission's Lexington Road corridor study committee meets this afternoon, starting 4 o'clock at the Snipes Water Resources building.

Allison Wright becomes the first Athens-Clarke County Commissioner to announce a 2016 reelection campaign: Wright will be looking for a second term as Commissioner in District 4. Voting in the non-partisan Commission contests takes place in May of next year.

The Oconee County Board of Tax Assessors meets this morning: it’s a 9 o’clock session at the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville.

The GBI is investigating in Greene County: a man was found hanging from a tree. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says there are no immediate indications of foul play.

Today is a groundbreaking day on the University of North Georgia campus in Dahlonega. UNG will mark the ceremonial start of work on a new four-story residence hall that will house more than 500 students.  Activities are set for 2 o’clock this afternoon. The new dorm is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016.

We have this morning the name of the man who was killed in a weekend fall on Mount Yonah in White County: the White County Coroner says Joseph Hebenstreit was 43 years old, from Braselton. Investigators say he fell about 100 feet and was pronounced dead on the scene.

A Forsyth County lawmaker is leaving the legislature: state Rep Mark Hamilton, a Republican from Cumming, says he is taking a job in Nashville.

The College Football Hall of Fame, recently opened in Atlanta, is getting a $2 million contribution from Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank.

A guilty plea from a former TSA agent at Hartsfield-Jackson: Marc Bess faked cancer and took $60,000 in donated leave pay from sympathetic coworkers. He entered his guilty plea in federal court in Atlanta; he'll be sentenced there in July.

The Georgia Supreme Court hears a case brought by Atlanta firefighters and other city employees. They're appealing the dismissal of their class action lawsuit over pension reform. In 2011, the Atlanta City Council passed an ordinance that shifted the burden of paying for the pension plans from the city to the employees. The workers say that was unconstitutional.

Georgia's House Republicans caucus in Atlanta, choosing a new House Majority Leader: the job goes to Screven County state Rep Jon Burns, who defeated Macon Representative Allen Peake. Burns replaces Larry O'Neal, a Houston County lawmaker who is leaving the legislature for a judicial post.

He now says it was a bad cold: former President Jimmy Carter cut short his trip to Guyana flew back to Atlanta this past weekend. He was supposed to have helped monitor the Monday elections in Guyana.

Volvo makes it official, announcing plans to build its North American assembly near Charleston South Carolina. Georgia had hoped to get the facility and its 4,000 jobs.

450 fatalities in car crashes in Georgia so far this year: the Georgia DOT is launching a new campaign aimed at cracking down on distracted driving.

Triple-A South reports an average statewide pump price at $2.55 per gallon, up a couple pennies from last week but showing signs of stabilizing as the summer travel season approaches.

Governor Nathan Deal puts the wraps on bill signing season: he signed the state budget Monday in Atlanta