Tate fire probed, Athens murder suspect to face grand jury

Were graduation fireworks responsible?

We are still waiting for the exact word on what caused the Friday night fire that caused minor damage to the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center: there is speculation the blaze might have been sparked by fireworks from the UGA’s coronavirus-delayed spring commencement exercises. There were no injuries in the fire.

The case of an Athens man facing a murder charge heads to a grand jury: 29 year-old Joseph Baughns is accused in the July shooting of 34 year-old Jarred Sanders. The Gainesville man was gunned down in Bethel Midtown Village.