Martin Matheny
Program Director and Content Strategist/Morning Edition Host/Producer-Host Night MusicMartin 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.
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Athens-Clarke County is on track to get several new fire trucks, if ACC commissioners approve.
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$800K in federal money will go towards changes to Hawthorne, Alps, and Oglethorpe — ACC seeks input on future land use — GBI investigates death at Clarke County Jail
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Policies regarding the detention of undocumented immigrants
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House Bill 1105 would require Georgia law enforcement agencies to comply with so-called ICE detainers to hold suspected undocumented migrants for up to 48 hours.
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House Bill 1105 would require local law enforcement to comply with federal immigration detainers, which could strain an already-full county jail.
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A second man has been arrested in connection with a shooting last week that left a three-year-old dead and another child injured.
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Movement seeks to oust Girtz and three other county officials — second arrest made in fatal shooting of toddler — Warnock urges lawmakers to pass voting rights legislation — State Senate committee advances ban on puberty blockers
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40 of the county's 177 traffic lights are more than 40 years old, but upgrades won't be cheap.
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Biden picks up 95% of the vote, while Trump gets 84.5% — ACC commissioners talk traffic lights — Athens Tech waives application fees — GA House committee takes up sports betting bill