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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report Tuesday linking women who are alcohol users, sexually active, and not on birth control to an increased risk of disabilities in pregnancies. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says “although drinking is illegal for anyone under…

Coach Kirby Smart’s first National Signing Day was a success. He brought in three recruits that have a five star ranking, and he also signed ten players with a four star ranking with their final signing coming from Jaleel Laguins who is ranked in the top 10 for inside linebackers.…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7PWxig8i74]     Athens– The Georgia House Bill 535, known as the “Brunch Bill”, if passed, would allow all restaurants in Georgia to serve alcohol on Sundays beginning at 10:30 AM. The bill is called the Brunch Bill because restaurants will be able to serve alcohol at Sunday brunch.…

ATHENS, Ga. – Athens has a legendary music scene, and its next batch of musicians is getting an early start, thanks to AthFest Educates, which is giving money to local school programs to support the music and arts. While bands at AthFest and runners at the AthHalf half-marathon provide plenty…

According to the National Weather Service, much of central and north Georgia is under a flash flood warning issued Feb. 3 at 11:26am until Feb.6th 3:48AM. Flash floods are considered dangerous and precautions should be taken on all roadways and sidewalks. http://[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVoz96FHMjo&w=560&h=315]   By Jazmine Calhoun

ATHENS, GA — A self-styled “neo-masculinist” blogger who says men are superior to women and are being oppressed by feminism has launched an “International Meetup Day” Saturday in locations around the globe including the arch at the University of Georgia in Athens and Piedmont Park in Atlanta. He has even posted a…

  [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGz1TAW0ysc] WINDER, GA — The Winder Housing Authority is one of 27 communities chosen to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative encouraging communities to create sustainable, healthy neighborhoods through local agricultural markets. Local Foods, Local Places assigns a team of experts to assist communities in…

2016 is the first year Iowa used a “tele-caucus”…a method that allows U. S. citizens living out of the country…to vote at home. But that’s not how the Georgia primary will work for Americans living abroad who want to vote. Georgia requires people to send in an absentee ballot, by…

Coach Keith Keppner with his clients There’s a new boxing class in Athens and it’s aimed at people with a crippling disease. Keppner Boxing provides boxing lessons for people with Parkinson’s. After Coach Keppner had a person with Parkinson’s disease ask for a class specifically with people diagnosed, he was happy to…