The funeral for Toby Bailey takes place today: he's the 20 year-old who was shot, apparently accidentally, late last week in the Bethel Midtown Village in Athens: an 18 year-old friend is facing charges in the case. Services for Bailey are set for 2 o'clock this afternoon at the New Grove Baptist Church.

Secretary of State Brian Kemp is scheduled to speak to the University of Georgia's College Republicans, 7 o'clock tonight at UGa's Miller Learning Center. Republican Kemp--a former Athens state Senator--was appointed to the Secretary of State's office back in January, filling the unexpired term of Karen Handel, who resigned to run for Governor. Kemp is seeking the job full-time. He'll face Democrat Georganna Sinkfield in the November 2 election.

The dean of the College of Education at the University of Michigan delivers the Fall Address for the University of Georgia's College of Education: Deborah Ball speaks at 9 this morning in the Georgia Center.

The latest phase of work on the University of Georgia's Davison Life Sciences complex will mean detours for pedestrians near the facility off East Greene Street: landscaping will make for detours that will likely be in place through the end of the year.

The University of Georgia's Young Democrats meet this evening, 6:15 at the Miller Learning Center: they'll hear from Athens mayoral candidate Spencer Frye.

Clarke County Superior Court Judge Steve Jones heard arguments in an appeal of a guilty verdict in the case of a University of Georgia student convicted of violating the Athens-Clarke County noise ordinance. Judge Jones did not issue a ruling in the case after Monday's hearing. Student Ian Grady was fined $350 for violating the ordinance in April of last year, when he held a loud party at his downtown apartment. Grady's lawyer says the ordinance is unconstitutional.