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Feb. 14, 2023: Athens-Clarke County gets $2.5 million to address homelessness

In brief: release of the cognitive Monitoring Report — county given funds to address homelessness — bill moving forward to enforce bans on public camping by homeless people — state representative pushing for legal sports betting — Georgia mens basketball set to play LSU — Atlanta Hawks lost

Martin Matheny is WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which is heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.
Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!