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Yellow stars on this map of downtown Athens indicate a current or proposed franchise or chain business.  When J. Crew Mercantile opens its doors for business Wednesday on Broad Street, more than 20 national or statewide chains will be located in downtown, which has been traditionally made up of local…

UGA football player, Nick Chubb, is on his way to recovery. The sophomore running back injured his knee at the UGA vs. Tennessee football game on October 10. Reporter Savannah Wilson has an update on his progress.

The leaves may be changing colors, but Rayleigh Rozier says temperatures are on the rise. Find out Northeast Georgia’s latest weather update in the video below.

Twenty-five student-athletes were inducted Monday night into the Leadership Education and Development program at UGA. This is the sixth year of the L.E.A.D program and the largest class selected since 2010, the inaugural year. Inductees are chosen based on academic and athletic success, leadership, campus and community service involvement, and recommendations…

Reporter Savannah Wilson provides a quick summary of the latest sports events for Grady Newsource. More details to come in the 5 p.m. newscast.

  They are days just like any other days, except they involve 50,000 people, livestock, music, carnival rides and food that is almost never good for you — it’s the opening weekend of the Georgia National Fair. To capture the life of the event, Mark Johnson’s advanced photojournalism class at…

Every time an inmate makes a phone call, it means more money for Athens-Clarke County. A new contract approved by the ACC commissioners in September will bring in $1.25 million from inmates’ calls over the next five years. Reporter Zack Sims took a look at how this contract came about.

By Shaunteri Skinner A local organization is fighting to expand insurance coverage for those who need it most. Athens For Everyone will start its Medicaid expansion campaign today in a meeting at 6 p.m. at the Athens-Clarke County Library. The public is invited to attend. Over 600,000 Georgians do not have health insurance,…

Start them young. Make it exciting. You can see this formula in action when you watch one local elementary school classroom. Kaycie Rogers, an East Jackson Elementary School teacher, knows how the take the fear out of math and science and replace it with fun. Reporter Damian Reynolds talked with Kaycie Rogers and…

By Shaunteri Skinner Come drop off diapers for families in need for the Athens Area Diaper Drive hosted by Erin Campbell, an Athens resident, and Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. One in three families in the United States struggles with buying diapers for their children. In Northeast Georgia 6,500 children under…