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Members of the community are invited to the 4th annual Juneteenth Celebration in Athens. Juneteenth is an African-American holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves in Texas and across the South.

Each year the Athens Land Trust marks this occasion by hosting a Juneteenth celebration at the West Broad Farmers Market. This year, this event is a recipient of one of the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission’s Arts In Community Grants.

The program features guest speakers, poets, live performances, a fashion show, an art exhibit, workshops, kids’ activities and more.

With around 50 thousand people in prison and 40 thousand in jail, Georgia has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the U.S. The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia wants to change that.

Spokespeople from the group traveled from Atlanta to hold a roundtable on Thursday to discuss possibilities for prison reformation on a local level.

Representatives of the Walmart company heirs deny any involvement in the Georgia governor's race after a candidate was secretly recorded saying he backed a school choice law because campaign money from the family's non-profit foundation was at stake.