Athens News Matters for January 18th, 2025 - wuga.org
Jan 18, 2025 · Today on Athens News Matters, District 120 Representative Houston Gaines and District 122 Representative Spencer Frye reveal their priorities for this year’s legislative session.
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During the month of January, Clarke County School District celebrated a number of accomplishments. Several schools showed significant improvement in math scores, which led to a visit from State Superintendent Richard Woods.
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.
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4 days ago · In 2022, only 32% of 4th grade students in Georgia were proficient readers. However, reading proficiency by this grade predicts educational outcomes later in life.
How CCSD plans to get more young readers on track - wuga.org
3 days ago · In 2022, only 32% of 4th grade students in Georgia were proficient readers. However, reading proficiency by this grade predicts educational outcomes later in life. In December, the Clarke County School District released a video describing how it plans to help more students read at a proficient level ...
Representative Houston Gaines on his legislative agenda for 2025
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. WUGA’s Alexia Ridley sat down with Houston Gaines, a ...
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.
Arrest made in connection to December crash, fatality
4 days ago · On Tuesday, the Clarke County Sheriff's office arrested John Orchard for first degree vehicular homicide, driving too close and driving under the influence. The initial investigation reported Orchard was driving a Toyota MR2 traveling east on Macon Highway when he struck the rear of a Jeep Gladiator ...
Beth McIntyre New Executive Director for Athens Regional Library …
5 days ago · The Athens Regional Library has a new executive director. The system’s board of trustees announced the appointment of Beth McIntyre during the January 16th meeting. McIntyre has 34 years of experience and has been the executive director of the Piedmont Regional Library System since 2011. She will ...
WUGA's 2024 special holiday programming
Dec 23, 2024 · Music from High Cotton featuring The Good Grief Trio Dec 24 & 26, 9pm. A beloved annual holiday tradition that originated in Athens 9 years ago, The Good Grief Trio covers Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas.Featuring Greg Hankins on Piano, Luca Lombardi on bass, and Seth Hendershot on drums, the performance was recorded live at High Cotton Music Hall on December 12th, 2024.