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Members of the community are invited to the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation’s September 2017 Brown Bag Lunch. They’ll learn about the history of confederate monuments in Athens and throughout the nation.

In the wake of the national discussion regarding confederate symbols, the Lyndon House is hosting ‘Confederate Monuments-Context and Controversy.’ University of Georgia Professor Dr. Kela Reason will discuss the history and construction of the monuments and memorials. She will provide context during the informal dialogue.

Two University of Georgia researchers have found that new public health messaging could play a role in preventing hot car deaths.

UGA doctoral student Castle Williams and professor Andrew Grundstein surveyed both parents and experts on the topic of hot car deaths.

The study found that most parents do not believe they would accidentally forget a child in the car. Instead, parents thought that the majority of hot car deaths were intentional. Lifestyle factors like low income, were also thought by parents to make others more likely to forget a child in the car.

An Athens man is facing criminal charges for attempting to make a bomb in his apartment.

David Aaron Romine’s apartment at Towne View Place was inspected on Monday morning. Inside the eastside apartment, law enforcement found a metal pipe, electrical components, chemicals, wiring, an alarm clock and a pressure cooker.

The Athens-Clarke County police spokesman said he believes mental health issues may have played a role in Romine attempting to make a bomb.