Fire safety failure dooms Rock Lobsters’ debut game

  • The Athens Rock Lobsters' hockey team had to postpone their opening match on Dec. 6. CONTRIBUTED
    The Athens Rock Lobsters' hockey team had to postpone their opening match on Dec. 6. CONTRIBUTED
    The Athens Rock Lobsters professional hockey team was all set to drop the puck last Thursday.Instead, The Classic Center Authority, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, and general contractor JE Dunn Construction dropped the ball when the team’s brand-new Akins Ford Arena home in downtown Athens failed a last-minute inspection by the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department.Just...

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