Local News
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Continued understaffing at the Clarke County Jail is causing major problems, and conditions could deteriorate unless Athens-Clarke County commissioners increase funding for the Sheriff’s Office.
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Kirrena Gallagher is a childcare professional running for a seat on the Board of Education in District 2.
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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation along with Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina to launch a feasibility study aimed at designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a National Scenic Trail.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 is Mental Health Action Day, and the nonprofit Mental Health America is urging community members to take care of themselves and their loved ones.
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Health and Faith leaders are once again calling for the elimination of menthol tobacco products.
NPR News
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The seafood chain is in hot water after a series of bad choices by a parade of executives. Almost 580 restaurants will stay open, after dozens closed abruptly last week.
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The U.S. is hoping to extradite the WikiLeaks founder and try him for espionage. A court in London says Assange is free to appeal the extradition, the latest twist in years-long legal drama.
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One of the best albums of 2024, Diamond Jubilee, isn't on streaming services. The artist who released it, Cindy Lee, has rejected the streaming era's demands to create something entirely their own.
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Faliks draws from her Ukrainian-Jewish heritage and Mikhail Bulgakov's anti-censorship novel The Master and Margarita for a new album.
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