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Drug enforcement officials have found that a large-animal sedative known as xylazine, found to be laced within fentanyl, was responsible for 36% of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Athens last year. Rich McDougald, commander of Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force, stated the sedative was first found in fentanyl back 2021.…

A cold draft ran down Purvi Nandakumar’s spine as she stepped onto the stage, instantly blinded by the bright lights. She could barely see the audience members, but their loud cheers reminded her there were hundreds of people in the venue. In the five seconds it took for the lights…

  Michael Sheridan was drenched in sweat even though it was 50 degrees outside. There was an empty couch behind him, but he placed himself about 5 feet from his television. On the screen, Iowa women’s basketball was facing off against Illinois. Sheridan wasn’t a fan of either team, but…

  WATCH: The term “Third Place,” another name for “a home away from home,” is trending among Generation Z, who are looking for ways to build community — and local businesses in Athens are responding.     Emily Ezratty was greeted by laughter and the low hum of conversation as…

When Anna Jacobson, a junior at the University of Georgia, was in the fifth grade, she routinely became sick every morning at the same time during class, so her teacher would send her to the nurse’s office. Jacobson said she had always struggled with stomach issues, but she did not…

Hundreds of cans and nonperishable food products line the shelves in a small room in the back corner of the Tate Student Center’s first floor. What people walking through the building might not realize is that inside that tiny room, workers are providing food to hungry University of Georgia students.…

Gabriel Pratt, a Destination Dawg mentor at the University of Georgia, was nervous going into Tate Student Center for lunch. Meeting another student wasn’t out of her comfort zone, but this meeting was more formal than most. “I was nervous about meeting him and that he wouldn’t like me because…

Geoff Rushing and his wife Connie have long been concerned about hunger in their community, logging numerous hours volunteering with local homeless shelters and relief agencies. As they entered their retirement years, the couple saw the problem getting worse, and rather than ease into a life of leisure, they got…