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It was a busy weekend for UGA Athletics, with women’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis, and men’s basketball teams all emerging victorious, while the women’s basketball team as fell to LSU. The women’s swimming and diving team defeated the 12th ranked Tennessee Volunteers for their 99th consecutive home victory, their 100th overall.…

WATKINSVILLE — More than 400 miles of roadway in Oconee County could be repaved within a 20 year period if county officials approve funding. The roads are expected to last for 20 years if properly repaired. Public Works Director Emil Beshara has proposed a two-year Transportation Improvement and Maintenance plan to the…

The Broadcasting Society of the University of Georgia, DiGamma Kappa, are finally on their way home after being stuck in New York City for the night due to the poor weather conditions left from the massive blizzard that hit the East Coast. “New York City was fun,” Kaitlin Long, a Digital…

It’s a quarter till 10 p.m. You’ve been up since six this morning, and on your feet since eight. You’re a pharmacist, pulling the second of back-to-back 14-hour shifts at a big retail store. Now, as your long shift winds down and you get ready close the pharmacy to the…

Few think of Athens, Georgia, as a pharmaceutical development hub. But the town is home to no fewer than six pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. One of these is the Abeome Corporation, founded in 2000. Abeome is a privately held biotechnology company that focuses on the development of therapeutic antibodies, one…

SUWANEE — Nineteen-year-old Brandon is in trouble. Already the young man has survived homelessness as an infant, done jail time as an adult, and been labeled with four different behavioral or mental health problems. His adoptive mother, Bonnie, 52—who asked that their last name not be used—explains how the trouble…

If you think remembering to take your daily vitamin is hard now, just wait until you’re older. According to Robbin St. John, a pharmacist and educator at St. Mary’s Hospital, “the average senior takes 10-20 medications per day.” Like the rest of us, seniors can find remembering what to take…

By Danielle Herman Forty-four years. That’s how long one local firefighter has been volunteering his time to support his community. Danielsville fire chief Marc Perry has been with the Madison county station since its beginning, and has helped bring his service to qualify as one of the finest in the…

The tiny home movement is gaining traction in Athens and beyond as people realize they would rather invest their time and money on life experiences instead of a house. “We are killing ourselves at jobs we don’t like to afford a lifestyle we don’t realize we don’t need,” said Will…

Whether you’re happy, sad, or indifferent about it, the past week has been filled with news about the firing of Mark Richt. Reporter Erin O’Brien met with the man behind the mane of the legendary former coach. By: Erin O’Brien