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Chase McGee/GPBMore than 1,400 spectators filled downtown Athens’ Georgia Theatre on Sunday for a joint rally held by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, one month before early voting kicks off in Georgia. -
MARGARET JOHNSON/MargJohnsonVA - stock.adobe.com/623250980The American Red Cross just marked the end of its second-ever blood crisis. WUGA’s Havivah Saltz sat down with Garrett Reid, the Red Cross Regional Biomedical Executive for Georgia, to discuss the crisis, how it finally ended, and what we can do to keep it from happening again.
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Are you passionate about your community? Do you want to help support public radio in Athens? WUGA is looking for members of the public to join our Community Advisory Council (CAC). -
As the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches, Governor Brian Kemp has announced that the state has been awarded nearly $500 million to help communities affected by the storm. -
The University of Georgia is once again remembering the tragedy of 9/11 Friday in Sanford Stadium. -
Hemant Desai has been appointed as the new chief information officer and Information Technology Department director for the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government. -
5-time Grammy award-winner, singer, songwriter and humanitarian Angélique Kidjo is visiting Athens this week as UGA’s Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding. -
Athens-Clarke County Unified Government is seeking applicants for a partial-term seat on the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections. -
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) has implemented restrictions around the county’s Flock camera systems. -
UGA’s annual #flUGA flu vaccination campaign is back Tuesday, with a goal of giving 10,000 flu shots to students, faculty and staff this fall. -
Street News is a local newspaper facilitated by the Athens Homeless Coalition. The paper seeks to amplify the voices of people experiencing homelessness, and articles are written almost entirely by members of the local homeless community. -
African Perspectives, WUGA’s long-running African music and news program, has been playing music by Angélique Kidjo for the last 27 years. Now, Kidjo is coming to Athens for a performance and an interview with African Perspectives host Dr. Akinloye Ojo.
