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News Articles: Athens

On Second Thought For Tuesday, April 11, 2017

A special election is coming up in a week to fill Tom Price’s vacated seat in Georgia’s 6th Congressional district. The race is both contentious and...

April 11, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
Basil Eleby is escorted by his public defender and two Fulton County Sheriff's office officers into the court room at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Saturday, April 1, 2017.

I-85 Arson Suspect Could Face Federal Charges

Investigators say the man accused of starting the raging fire that caused the collapse of a section of I-85 in Atlanta on March 30 could face federal...

April 05, 2017
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By:
  • Najae Lamar

On Second Thought For Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Ghosts aren’t just people who were once alive. They can also be entire towns – thriving communities that now only exist in memory, historical documents...

March 28, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
Construction crews working on a new wing of Baldwin Hall discovered human remains in 2015. Old Athens Cemetary, which closed in the 1850s, once extended to where the building now stands.

UGA Plans Public Meeting After Human Remains Found On Campus

University of Georgia officials say they plan a public talk about human remains found during a campus construction project, and about the history of...

March 24, 2017
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By:
  • Associated Press
Construction crews working on a new wing of Baldwin Hall discovered human remains in 2015. Old Athens Cemetary, which closed in the 1850s, once extended to where the building now stands.

Unearthed Remains Create Controversy In Athens

In 2015, construction workers at the University of Georgia made a startling discovery. They dug up a human skull while working on an addition to a...

March 20, 2017
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By:
  • Bradley George

On Second Thought For Thursday, March 16, 2017

" Mr. Tuck & the 13 Heroes" is a new children's book about the first school in Henry County to desegregate black and white students. In 1966,...

March 16, 2017
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea

On Second Thought For Tuesday, March 14, 2017

It’s nearly spring. That means plants will begin to peek out of the soil again, insects return in force, and you might start to see more critters...

March 14, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

On Second Thought For Friday, March 10, 2017

This is a live broadcast from Savannah for the Stopover Music Festival. We start off the show with a conversation about shark fins. The port of Savannah...

March 10, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
The 40 Watt Club was the CBGB of the Athens scene.

'Party Out of Bounds: The B-52s, R.E.M. and the Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia' 25 Years Later

On today’s “Two Way Street” we talk with Rodger Lyle Brown, the author of “ Party Out of Bounds: The B-52s, R.E.M. and the Kids Who Rocked Athens,...

March 08, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Tuesday, March 7, 2017

March is Women’s History Month, but this year doesn’t bring a lot of good news for women in Georgia. A new study found Georgia is the sixth worst state...

March 07, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
The arches on campus at the University of Georgia

University Of Georgia Will Rebury Human Remains Found On Campus

The University of Georgia will rebury the bodies that were discovered during the construction of Baldwin Hall in December 2015. The remains of 105...

March 03, 2017
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By:
  • Najae Lamar

On Second Thought For Wednesday, February 22, 2017

We dedicate our entire show to the way Southerners speak. Where did y’all come from? We can trace the use of the word “y’all” all the way back to our...

February 22, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

On Second Thought For Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Atlanta is the fifth highest metro area for rates of new HIV diagnoses, but recent data shows annual infection rates in the state are dropping,...

February 21, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee
Naloxone can be used as an opioid antagonist.

University System Of Georgia Tackles Opioid Abuse

The University System of Georgia is making an antidote for opioid overdoses available on all its campuses. The drug Naloxone can reverse the effects of...

February 15, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Jones and
  • Najae Lamar
Sanford Stadium at the University of Georgia in Athens, September 2005.

UGA Approves $63 Million Sanford Stadium Enhancement

A $63 million enhancement to Georgia's Sanford Stadium that will provide a new locker room has been approved by the athletic association's board of...

February 15, 2017
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