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Volunteers will welcome visitors, and you’ll recognize them by their distinctive hats. Grady Newsource reporter Sage Barnard introduces us to the Silver Dawgs.

The Special Collections Library on the UGA campus has a fascinating new exhibit. It will be of particular interest to football fans with a strong interest in history. Newsource reporter Shayla Stange got a sneak peek at the upcoming football Friday tours.

OCONEE COUNTY, GA — While the Athens community cheers on the Dawgs for the first game of the 2018 football season, other residents will participate in opening day of dove hunting season. Jacob Nash, who oversees the South Fork Hunting Preserve in Madison County, says his crew is preparing to…

Kitty yoga classes have gone viral on social media, but the benefits go beyond likes and shares. Sharing a mat with cats can give even the most experienced yogis an elevated calm feeling. When a person walks through the door of a kitty yoga class, it doesn’t look or sound…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say sexually transmitted diseases have increased by more than 200,000 cases since 2016. This is the fourth consecutive year of large increases. Compared to other states, Georgia ranks in the top five for some of the most common STDs, such as syphilis, chlamydia, and…

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A Cedar Shoals High School bus hit a sinkhole while carrying students to school in Athens’ Nellie B community. It happened on Tuesday.  No one was injured. Athens Public Utilities Director Glenn Coleman told Grady Newsource a broken six-inch water main washed away soil supporting the asphalt. Nellie B residents regained…

University of Georgia student Amy Lee passed away on August 22 from injuries suffered in a car accident in Michigan. Lee was starting her senior year of college and was involved with Wesley, a Christian ministry in Athens and worked for Extra Special People.  Extra Special People serves children and…

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Chick-fil-a is releasing meal kits in the larger metro-Atlanta area starting today. That means you can have Chick-Fil-A on Sundays, as long as you buy the kit before. The new meal prep options are two serving meals, ranging from chicken parmesan to chicken flatbreads, and will cost customers $17.16. They’re…