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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…

\t The Athens-Clarke County Police department is discussing a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to improve the relationship between the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMCHP). Other items will be discussed at the Athens-Clarke County Board of Commissioners agenda setting meeting at 7 p.m. Follow us online…

By Sammy O’Brien Mini-segways are appearing all over UGA’s campus. Athletes have taken to the mini-devices most fondly and even use them to get to class and practice. Senior guard Tiaria Griffin rides her mini-segway all over campus to get to class fast and to get to practice on time.…

If you live in western Clarke County, local officials say you should STILL be boiling your water.  This area is bounded by Jefferson Road / Hawthorne Avenue / Atlanta Highway / Epps Bridge Parkway to the east and the Oconee County and Jackson County lines to the west. It also includes Bogart…

Why is Dean Kurpius of the Missouri School of Journalism wearing a UGA sweatshirt? Where can you get a flu shot in Athens? How does the UGA football team feel about the upcoming bye week? Watch the Daily Digital Wrap Up to see digital reporter Abby Jessen and anchors Kalyn…

Abby Jessen explains that though temperatures are getting down to 38 degrees tonight, things should warm up as we get closer to the weekend.

By: Danielle Herman A local middle school has been recognized by the White House for Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Coile Middle School, in Winterville, Georgia, received a Committment to Action from the White House for their project Coile Services, as well as a $2000 grant. The program connects ESOL students…

By Dillon Richards The Georgia Supreme Court has six months to decide whether or not a group of undocumented students has the right to sue the Board of Regents, according to Supreme Court spokesperson Jane Hansen. That policy bans them from the state’s top schools. The oral arguments took place…