On this week's Athens News Matters:
- Our panel discusses the fifth officer-involved shooting in Athens-Clarke County this year.
- Chris Shupe speaks with Mayor Dave Shearon of Watkinsville, who is facing a re-election challenge from former State Representative Bob Smith.
- Georgia Power consumers express their concerns about a proposed rate hike.
- Dr. Randy Tackett from the UGA College of Pharmacy breaks down the health risks of vaping.
- UGA English Professor Barbara McCaskill on the legacy of author Toni Morrison, and how she helped define the black experience in America,
- A trip behind the scenes of UGA Opera Theatre, as they prepare for a performance of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
- And, our resident sports fan, John Slights, gets some help processing last week's football loss to South Carolina.
