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By: Chelsea Beimfohr In a historic address, Pope Francis spoke to a joint session of Congress this morning in Washington, D.C. He addressed several politically divisive American issues through Bible lessons and examples of American heroes. We have broken down some of Pope Francis’s key points from his speech below:…

The Athens-area unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent in August, a drop from 6.3 percent in July, according to a report released today by the Georgia Department of Labor. Unemployment was at 7.1 percent in August 2014. The report shows Athens has gained 1,800 jobs this year, mostly from local…

Reporter Erin O’Brien has your weekend weather update. Find out what the weather will be like for the Georgia vs. Southern University game on Saturday.

Barrow County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Boyle finds a unique way to help the people he serves. If you’d like to donate teddy bears for children affected by domestic abuse, you can drop them off at the Barrow County Sheriff’s Department front desk: 233 E. Broad St., Winder, GA 30680  

Renovations are coming to the Oglethorpe County High School gym. Reporter Abby Jessen talked to the construction coordinator for the project Wednesday to find out what changes they are making.

\t A research center to study austism in the classroom was approved by the University of Georgia Council. Reporter Rayleigh Rozier is talking with the Craig H. Kennedy, dean of the college of education, about what the grant means for their research. \t A career aid day is being held…

On Friday a group in Athens will rally area nonprofit agencies for one giant cook-off. That group is the Athens Area Humane Society. We wanted to say thanks so much for allowing us to have a puppy in the Newsroom today! The event is 4:30 – 7:30 pm at Terrapin.…

Fall is here! Reporter Lana Harris has your Northeast Georgia weather update.

State Rep. Jesse Petrea (R-Savannah) is introducing a bill in January that would exempt all military pensions from state income taxes. A previous version of this proposal stalled earlier this year during the Georgia legislative session. Athens Vietnam veteran Ron Keenan shares Petrea’s hope his proposal will be successful this…

One Oglethorpe County worker is proof that home is where the heart is. Josh Hawkins ended his seven years in the U.S. Army with a deep-rooted    desire to  return home and serve those in his community through public administration. While  managing budget, employees and county operations can  be hard, Hawkins…