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Mental Health Support Arrives in Jackson County
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is opening a 22nd branch in Jackson County. At an event on Sept. 12, NAMI announced the project will take approximately a year to complete. William Daughtry attended the event at the Jackson County Agricultural Facility to get more insight on the mental health…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fundraiser for Athens Businesses Feeds Hospital Workers
With the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the lives of both people and businesses, Gloria Chu, a pediatrician for Piedmont Athens Regional, and her friend Ellie Macknight got together to make a solution. “When we saw the restaurants start closing, I mentioned to Gloria that someone should pay the restaurants to…
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Athens’ NPR Affiliate, Locals Supporting Each Other
By Conner Burks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5IaVjy4u4Y&feature=youtu.be In the busy lobby of the Georgia Center, with hotel guests, conference goers and student-athletes coming and going, there is hallway blocked by a glass door with the letters, “WUGA” printed on it in red and black. To the right of the door is…
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Transgender Awareness At UGA’s Tate Center
It looks like a crime scene. 38 tape outlines were spread all over tate plaza to signifying transgender victims that have been killed this year alone. Reporter Danielle Brown says it’s all to make an impact on passerbys