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WUGA’s 2024 Holiday Mixtape
Dec 21, 2024 · It’s our last show of the year, the perfect opportunity to indulge in the sounds of the season. Each year, we ask our staff to pick the holiday music that brings them cheer and powers them through to the end of December.
Athens News Matters for December 12th, 2024 - wuga.org
Dec 14, 2024 · Today on Athens News Matters, how a new report on the state of the Latino community in Georgia hopes to challenge stereotypes about this community. Plus, the latest on a lawsuit filed by a local nonprofit.
Online Registration Open for Volunteers for MLK Dr. Day of Service
Dec 23, 2024 · Online registration for volunteers for Athens-Clarke County’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is now open. On Monday, January 20, 2025, over 30 community organizations, government agencies, cemeteries, and schools will host volunteer service projects.
Local News - WUGA
Jan 17, 2025 · A Georgia state senator who was previously banned from the state House chamber was arrested Thursday when he tried to enter the chamber for the governor's state of the state speech and got into a shoving match with House employees.
Guerry Smith
Jan 3, 2025 · Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he doesn't regret aggressive offensive play calls that backfired during the Bulldogs' College Football Playoff quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
Special Coverage: Live stream of State Funeral Service for Former ...
Jan 9, 2025 · NPR is providing live, anchored coverage of the State Funeral for Former President jimmy Carter. You can listen to special coverage at WUGA 97.1 and 94.5 FM, on the WUGA app, or here on our website. You can also watch the live …
Biden signs stopgap spending bill, preventing a government …
Updated December 21, 2024 at 11:29 AM ET. The Senate voted 85-11 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. The measure, signed hours later by President Biden, had overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers after days of chaos caused by the last-minute intervention of President-elect Donald Trump.
Representative Spencer Frye discusses his legislative priorities for …
Jan 18, 2025 · The first week of this year’s legislative session in Georgia is now over. The House and Senate hoppers are filling up with bills on topics ranging from transgender youth in sports to designating an official addiction recovery awareness day. Spencer Frye represents District 122 in the Georgia House ...
Statewide Nonprofit for Accessible Transportation Awarded Grant
Dec 23, 2024 · The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Awards Grant to Georgia Nonprofit as part of its initiative to increase road safety. The nonprofit ‘Go Georgia’ formerly known as ‘Georgia Bikes', has been awarded over $150,000 by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.