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Athens News Matters
Saturdays at 10am
For over 15 years, Athens News Matters has been a vehicle to connect listeners with the stories that matter from Athens and around Northeast Georgia.
In the past two years, Athens News Matters has received multiple awards for excellence in journalism from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters and the Public Media Journalists Association.
The Athens News Matters team:
Hosts: Alexia Ridley
Producer: Martin Matheny
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Today on Athens News Matters, the importance of taking care of Ukraine’s pets orphaned by the war.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a Nashville and New Orleans-based band discusses the town below the surface of Lake Lanier that inspired their single, Oscarville.
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Athens Homeless Coalition welcomes new director, Athens-area cash bond charity sues to block Georgia Senate Bill 63, and ACC passes new legislation to control the spread of non-native vegetation.
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This week on Athens News Matters, the women’s unit at the Clarke County Jail graduates its first class of future construction workers.
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Today on Athens News Matters, Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz on the unexpected group of commissioners that made next year’s budget possible.
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Today on Athens News Matters, outgoing County Manager Blaine Williams on his departure and what keeps local government going during tough times. Parting words from the departing county manager.
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Today on Athens News Matters, District 6 Commissioner Jesse Houle sits down to discuss the county budget, including how the new firefighters’ union may effect government operations.
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Today on Athens News Matters, Clarke County Board of Education member Tim Denson joins us to discuss why the district’s budget may increase by nearly 10%, and more.
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Today on Athens News Matters, we’ll meet with Kirrena Gallagher, candidate for Board of Education in District 2, where we’ll discuss what she admires about the school district, and more.
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Today on Athens News Matters, we’ll speak with Sidney Waters, candidate for county commissioner in District 8, about her views on Athens-Clarke County’s status as a so-called “sanctuary city,” and more.