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About 60% of Athens-Clarke County students rely on free or reduced school meals, a vital lifeline that could be at risk as federal food assistance programs face drastic cuts in the new federal budget and the impact of the government shutdown. Earlier this year, Congress passed legislation reducing federal support…

Pendergrass Police Department officer Kirk Davis and Pendergrass City Council member Gabriel Gomez got into a screaming match during the public comments portion of the Oct. 28 meeting, before the council went into executive session. Justin Elrod said during public comment that Gomez posted his photo on social media associating…

At a time when produce can travel thousands of miles before reaching consumers, it can be challenging to know who is producing the food that reaches tables in Northeast Georgia. However, the rise in demand for locally grown goods through programs such as farmers markets or community-supported agriculture has signaled…

It was the combination of frequent trips to resale shops mixed with his tennis burnout that led Athens resident David Ragsdale to his new hobby: cast iron restoration — the process of searching for, stripping down and seasoning decades-old cookware to give it a new life.   “My lady likes Pyrex,…

  Caleb Lux, president of the Young Democrats of the University of Georgia, opened the group’s weekly meeting by saying “the government has shut down.” His words hung in the air of the Miller Learning Center classroom, but instead of silence, the room filled with voices. On the same Wednesday…

Each October, as the first hints of fall whisper through the air, Athens comes alive in a way true to the Classic City. For eight hours, Athens’ annual Porchfest transforms front yards into concert stages. Neighbors spill into the streets, guitarists perform alongside gardens and the sound of live music…

Reporting I students each semester learn more about their beats — a special topic area of focus — by conducting research and interviews with community and student leaders, entrepreneurs, musicians, professors, performers and others. The nearly 80 students in the course conducted an interview on their beat in September. This…