Today on Athens News Matters, Tim Denson and Dexter Fisher are in a roundtable discussion on their visions for the future of Athens.

The Clarke County Board of Education appointed Johnelle Simpson II to fill the remainder of the District 8 seat vacated by Nicole Hull, whose resignation takes effect June 30.

This week, Senator Raphael Warnock challenged a claim by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that grocery prices and inflation are declining thanks to President Trump’s tariff and trade policies.

Athens-Clarke County will celebrate Independence Day with the Star Spangled Classic Saturday, June 27. The Star Spangled Classic festival will start at 6 p.m. at Southeast Clarke Park.

Georgia officials announced that eligible foster children will automatically receive federally funded investment accounts under a new initiative aimed at providing financial support when they reach adulthood.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.

Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.

They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.

Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.