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On this week’s edition of Athens News Matters, guests, Blake Aued, Gwen o' Looney, and District 6 Commissioner Jerry NeSmith discuss the surprising…

Qualifying for the May 22 primary and non-partisan local elections is underway, and Athens voters can look forward to a very busy campaign season. A busy…

After sometimes-heated public comment, the Clarke County Board of Elections voted narrowly to hold a special election in ACC's District 2 in March, rather than on November 8.

District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez told ACC Commissioners that less than half to the allotted positions for attorneys in her office are filled.

Early voting is underway in Athens, with just over 1,100 ballots by Clarke County residents cast ahead of the May 21 general primary elections.

The program is asking for $112,000 but county staff are recommending lawmakers approve only part of it.

ACC Police are investigating the alleged embezzlement of more than three million dollars over a period of six years at a local business.

School spirit at Penn State was dealt another blow Saturday when it lost its last home game of the football season to Nebraska. The loss comes just days after the firing of the university's iconic head coach Joe Paterno and the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on 40 counts of abusing young boys. NPR's Jeff Brady reports on the game's aftermath.

Tony Podesta, brother of Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, blamed "right-wing media" for his decision to leave his namesake firm. The firm assisted Paul Manafort's work in Ukraine.

Even as it loses its chief executive, the CIA's recently retired third-ranking official is under investigation for possible improper relations with a defense contractor, says Newsweek magazine correspondent Michael Isikoff. Federal investigators are investigating CIA Executive Director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo.