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  The Department of Public Safety has a shortage of Georgia State Patrol troopers. The department says in Dec. 30, 2017 there were 801 troopers. Since March 30, 2018 the department says it is staffed with 785 troopers. The state legislature authorizes the department to have 953 troopers. That is a…

  Jacques Bell is a University of Georgia alumnus from the Class of 2005, who performed feet away from Beyonce. Beyonce performed for an hour and forty-five minutes Saturday at Coachella, a music festival in Indio, California. Her stunning performance caught the eye of many people, but there’s more to…

One thing people can’t live without is sleep. Although people can trick their bodies and survive off little sleep, the human body does need rest. Everyone has his/her preference on how to sleep and when to do it. Some people may like to sleep in a warm cozy bed, while…

If you are preparing to exit college and enter your next chapter in life, one common concern may be what you are going to do with all of your college loans. Currently there is a total of $1.48 trillion in total U.S. student loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve.   …

  93,000 Bulldog fans plan to fill Sanford Stadium Saturday for G-Day. That means lots of foot traffic will hit Downtown Athens. Football isn’t just entertainment in Athens. It creates revenue for the community. Businesses in Athens rely on football events like G-Day to keep their businesses open. “I would…

A battle between the east Athens schools versus west Athens schools starts tonight at the Georgia indoor facility. The Special Olympics at the University of Georgia hosts its ninth Hometown Rivals baseball game. UGA athletes from the football, swimming and diving, baseball and equestrian teams will participate in the battle…

Hopping into the backseat of a stranger’s car gets safer for ride-sharing app Uber. Uber released a new safety center tab in its app. The app now allows you to pick five trusted contacts to update them as you are travel. The contacts will recieve notifications and keep track of…

Bring out your jackets tonight. It’s going to be chilly. A wind advisory is issued for tonight. Later this week, the  tempertaures will rise between the 70’s and 80’s the rest of the week. Check out our weather anchor Michael Pope with more weather at 5 p.m.    

Jackson County Chief Magistrate Judge Sherri Thurmond Smith lost her battle with cancer last night. She originally contracted breast cancer in 2011 and then it re-apear in 2017 as lung cancer. Judge Sherri Smith was elected in 1994 and has been serving the Jackson county ever since. Judge Smith gained…

Kate Herndon is one of the many students in UGA’s Block and Bridle club who are working to put on the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo this weekend. This is the forty-fourth year that the club has put on the Great Southland Stampede rodeo, and Herndon says that the change of…