Local News
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According to the Georgia Department of Labor, Athens has an all-time high number of employed residents. It has increased by almost 600 in April and over 3,500 in the past year.
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Historic Athens will organize the official Athens-Clarke County Juneteenth Celebration and Festival on June 19 in downtown Athens after being selected by ACC People & Belonging to lead the annual event.
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The Blueberry Festival is one branch of the Blueberry Project, a neighborhood-wide effort to grow and sustain community blueberry bushes.
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Athens Area Diaper Bank will receive $200,000 from Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to expand available services.
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Pam Knox, the director of the University of Georgia’s Weather Network, will have her official last day in the office on May 29.
NPR News
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The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will also address tensions in the Middle East and Russia's war on Ukraine.
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The new movie, based on writer and actor David Haig's 2014 play, dramatizes the tensions between military leaders and meteorologists in the lead up to the Allied invasion of Normandy.
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The final episode of the HBO Max comedy added an extra emotional punch. After five seasons, it wasn't quite necessary.
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Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created.
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