Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 23rd of August.
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🏘️ Community
Memorial Park in Five Points is mostly closed for renovations under SPLOST 2020, so residents should seek alternative spaces until the work is complete.
The Library Store in the Athens-Clarke County Library, which reopened last August to offer discounted books for patrons and volunteers, will celebrate its first anniversary on Saturday, Aug.
29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Baxter Street library.
🎭 Culture
Joey Weiser ended his two and a half year run of Shady Creek in Flagpole and will launch his new comic Dino Town in September — a sneak peek of the panels is now available on his Instagram.
Residents over 65 are invited to record+ share their life stories in NPR's new Senior Podcast Challenge.
WUGA's Lara Dua-Swartz interviewed NPR staff on how to enter, and submissions are due by Nov. 30.
🎓 Education
64 new medical students from UGA School of Medicine took a three-day tour around regional sites including Macon and Dublin (to see local healthcare needs amid a physician shortage) as part of their training.
The trip helped them learn about community challenges before starting their medical careers.
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