J.R. Green will be 65 next June, and he drives a van for the Athens Council on Aging. Like many other military veterans in the Athens area, he gets some of his medical care at the VA satellite clinic on U.S. Highway 29 and the rest 100 miles away in Augusta. At a large VA…
Author: Amanda Dickey
Underage drinking — the parental factor
Boredom and hormones are a dangerous mix in teenagers, who are all too likely to experiment with alcohol, drugs and sex. It’s a problem everywhere, including Georgia. Even in rural areas, such problems can often be acute. Take thinly populated Madison County, in northeast Georgia. “We have a lot of kids who go to parties…