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A research team at UGA is working to improve the MMR vaccine. The mumps vaccine, included in the 2-dose MMR vaccine, did not prevent outbreaks of the mumps in 2006 and 2010. This is possibly because a new strain of the mumps virus emerged. This new strain caused the outbreaks,…

The UGA baseball team isn’t the only one getting ready for Opening Weekend, members of the fan group Dantzler’s Deck are gearing up for another season. Kyle Oliver lives in the green house in right field which is the headquarters for Dantzler’s Deck. This is his response to a question…

Danielsville,Ga. – Vernon Lester and Ellen Brown are sitting in jail and facing similar felony charges. Lester is charged with shoplifting at an Ingles store and multiple thefts at other convenience stores along Highway 29. Lester planned to get cocaine in exchange of the cigarettes. Brown drove the vehicle and…

Georgians are eager to get their hand in the $485 million lottery pot. The Powerball jackpot currently sits at $485 million for Wednesday night’s drawing. Reporter Kimberly Johnson is driving around Athens to talk to people on whether or not it could be their lucky day.

Reporter Sophie Archer is at Fowler Drive elementary school where she is going to talk to a kindergarden teacher about what effects House Bill 100 would have on incoming kindergardeners if passed. HB 100 would change the cut off date on when a kid has to turn five from September…

Opening weekend is this Friday for UGA baseball against Eastern Illinois. Foley field looks different this year due to new renovations. A stadium features a new locker room, new club level seating, a new press box and a padded wall in the outfield. The new renovation project was a $12…

A Madison city animal shelter has adopted two cats. Meet Baxter the cat, whose job is a dog tester. The other cat on staff is a guard cat. Reporter Rebecca Scott has more about what exactly Baxter does at 5pm.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced detours in Jefferson for Valentine’s Day weekend. Storey Street in downtown Jefferson will close Saturday and re-open Monday. Harold Mull, a Georgia DOT District Construction Engineer says the current roadway is not up to standards.  Workers will essentially remove the entire street and…

Athens Rotary Club and the Disabled American Veterans joined forces to raise money necessary to buy a new van to transport vets to the Augusta VA Hospital. Currently they have a van, but its worn down due to long trips to Augusta daily. In order to raise enough money- they have a big fundraiser called…

One of the short term, 4-5 year, plans of the Madison Athens-Clarke Oconee Regional Transportation Study (MACORTS) is to widen 441 in Oconee County. This section of the US route is one of the last remaining sections that is only two lanes. It goes through the tiny historic town of…