Homelessness is on the rise in Athens-Clarke County. Over the last five years, the number of people experiencing homelessness has increased by 61 percent. Next month, the Athens-Clarke County Commission is set to vote on a new plan to address this growing crisis. While the plan itself won’t enact new policies, it does lay out a long list of new recommendations that ACC officials could pursue with the county’s remaining pandemic relief money. WUGA’s Alexia Ridley spoke to ACC Commissioner Jesse Houle about the plan and the importance of public input.
Living in America in 2023 sometimes feels like living in a storm of bad news – political division, a changing climate, and economic uncertainty to name just a few of our news stressors. Sometimes it’s hard to take a step back and look at the little things that make us happy – things like small acts of kindness. But, the host of the Little Decisions Podcast, Victoria Cooper, wants us to do just that.
The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement presents the benefit concert “Athens in Harmony” on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Foundry to demonstrate how racial and cultural barriers can be broken and social change can happen through collaboration and song. WUGA’s Colin Vereen sat down with some of the event’s participants to find out more.
