Alexia Ridley
News Director and ReporterAlexia 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!
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The Ark is a local nonprofit that helps local low-income households with financial planning. -
Today on Athens News Matters, Athens-Clarke County District 9 Commissioner Ovita Thornton discusses her re-election campaign. Plus, a local end-of-life doula discusses destigmatizing death.
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Supporters of a petition drive to keep the post office branch in Five Points open say they have collected over 1,800 signatures backing the effort. -
The Barrow County Sheriff's Office is investigating a paragliding crash at the county airport. -
Athens nonprofit The Ark is working to get the word out about the effort to combat predatory lending. -
Credit card debt is reaching an all-time high in the nation, and Georgians among those struggling the most. -
The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department is investigating the cause of a Monday morning fire at the West Broad Street School. -
After more than half a century, the post office at ADD Drug in Five Points is closing. -
Project Safe is inviting area residents to a fundraising event this weekend. -
Georgia’s Senators are taking on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr over his handling of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
