Alexia Ridley

This week on Athen's News Matters, Alexia Ridley sits down with Auditor Stephanie Maddox to discuss the ongoing controversy of the alleged criminal wrongdoing of two high-ranking ACC officials, UGA researcher Ralph Tripp discusses a medicine that could be a game-changer in the fight against covid, an interview with a UGA pharmacy professor about the risks of vaping, a story on renewable energy sources, and Alexia Ridley sits down with this week's panel to discuss news and politics. 

Alexia Ridley talks with this week's panel: Chris Dowd, Gwen O’Looney, and Stephanie Allen.

A few weeks ago, the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing on the part of ACC manager Blaine Williams after accusations by County Auditor Stephanie Maddox that he obstructed and intimidated her into dropping an open records request. But a separate investigation into Williams and Mayor Kelly Girtz, alleging discrimination and harassment continues. 

WUGA's Alexia Ridley talks with Stephanie Maddox: 

Many experts agree that renewable energy is crucial to fighting climate change, and many Americans are on board with the switch to more renewable energy sources. Except, that is, if it means having a solar array or wind farm next door, according to new research.

As the battle against COVID-19 continues, one University of Georgia researcher says he may have found a “game-changer” – a drug used for years to treat gout.

WUGA's Alexia Ridley talks with Ralph Tripp: