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The South Carolina Department of Transportation will open a new exit ramp from Interstate 20 West to Interstate 26 West on Jan. 9.

The Athens-Clarke Commission approved Mayor Kelly Girtz’s recommendation to appoint Brad Griffin as interim manager.

The Green Beret who shot himself seconds before the Tesla Cybertruck he rented went up in a fiery explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day referred to the event as “a wake up call” and effort to rid himself of the “burden” of the lives he took in combat.