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Gainesville's Athens Street corridor could get these improvements

Renderings presented at a Gainesville City Council work session show potential plans for the city's Athens Highway/U.S. 129 corridor.

ATHENS 1.jpg — Renderings presented at a Gainesville City Council work session show potential plans for the city's Athens Highway/U.S. 129 corridor.

Conner Evans

The Times

Updated: Feb 24, 2022, 11:43 PM

Published: Feb 24, 2022, 8:17 PM

A plan to revitalize the Athens Street/U.S. Highway 129 corridor could establish a new community center, connect thousands of feet of trails and sidewalks and beautify a dilapidated part of Gainesville.

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Social Security office in Gainesville not closing, DOGE says in social media post

The Rubicon office building on Thompson Bridge Road near the bridge on Lake Lanier has been sold. One of the occupants of the building is the Social Security Administration. - photo by Scott Rogers

04242021 RUBICON 1.jpg — The Rubicon office building on Thompson Bridge Road near the bridge on Lake Lanier has been sold. One of the occupants of the building is the Social Security Administration. - photo by Scott Rogers

Jeff GillFollow @jeffgtimes

The Times

Published: Mar 28, 2025, 3:55 PM

The Social Security Administration office in Gainesville will remain open.

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