The Athens Observer

The Athens Observer was a small newspaper in Athens, GA. It appears to have ceased operation as such on June 5, 2002 and merged with a paper in Oconee County to become The Athens-Oconee Observer.

History
The paper was founded in Chuck Searcy and Pete McCommons in 1974, with a college student named Don Nelson (now at the Athens Banner-Herald) joining soon thereafter.

Contact
This contact information may no longer be accurate. The Athens Observer 288 N. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 706-548-9300

Links

 * Merrill Morris: brief tribute (as a reporter and editor at the Athens Observer in the 1980s, Merrill Morris won six Georgia Press Association writing awards; now consoluting for Athens Weekly News; see )
 * list of Observer articles relating to the unsolved murder of Jennifer Lynn Stone April 23, 1992
 * Observer-related articles published in Flagpole by Pete McCommons:
 * "Caught In The Press", a bit of history from founder Pete McCommons published in Flagpole:
 * 2004-12-29 Part 1
 * 2005-01-12 Part 3
 * 2005-10-19 Part 4: Observer TV
 * Obituaries of significant Observer personnel:
 * Catherine Ray
 * Phil Sanderlin