This week on Athens News Matters, public health expert Grace Bagwell Adams joins Martin Matheny to discuss the surge of the Omicron Variant in the United States and our community. ACC District 3 Commissioner Melissa Link joins the team to talk about how the county is responding to the COVID surge as well as the year ahead as we approach the third year of the pandemic. GPB's Ellen Eldridge has a story on a positive impact of COVID-19. A story on a new historical tour in Savannah that would be worth the trip, and our panel breaks down this week in news and politics.