In 2020, Athens-Clarke County voters overwhelmingly approved SPLOST 2020 – a list of more than three dozen projects funded by an extra one-cent sales tax.
One of those projects is something long desired by many on the county’s East Side – a new library to serve their neighborhoods. Planning has been underway, and the project is now at an important stage – site selection.
WUGA’s Martin Matheny spoke to Carol Myers, who represents part of the east side to get an update.
Three of every four Americans who now serve in the military signed up after the September 11 terror attacks. This post 9-11 generation of warriors is twice as likely as their older counterparts to serve in a combat zone.
That means they’re also more likely than older soldiers to carry trauma - in body and in spirit. With Veterans Day a week away, reporter-producer Allison Salerno introduces us to a Georgia combat veteran - who has found an unconventional way to heal.
Increased contamination of illicit drugs is leading to more and more overdose deaths. And those deaths disproportionately affect people of color.
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing, in partnership with Shatterproof and the Ad Council has launched a new campaign to bring resources and stories of hope to people with substance use disorder.
To find out more, we spoke to Cortney Lovell from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
