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Lucinda Warnke

Lucinda Warnke
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Lucinda Warnke is a general assignment reporter with the Macon Telegraph. Her work has appeared in The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Atlanta magazine and the Associated Press. She is passionate about holding power to account, community service through journalism, and sharp writing.

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 Alma Bowman (left and second from right) poses in a pair of compiled pictures with family. (Courtesy/John Mitchell)

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Macon woman spent her life thinking she was a U.S. citizen. Then ICE detained her twice

Born in the Philippines to an American father and Filipino mother, Alma Bowman came to the U.S. at age 10, grew up and had her own family as a citizen of the U.S. But the 59-year-old, ICE persists, is in the country illegally. GPB's Grant Blankenship explains.

July 17, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Her Majesty Kitchen owner Chelsia Green Ogletree sits with her aunt Melanie Green Fowler while watching her appearance on the Food Network competition show “Chopped” on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Her Majesty Kitchen in Forsyth, Georgia. Ogletree won the competition out of four chefs from across the country and a $10,000 prize.

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  • Food

Forsyth chef wins $10K prize on reality cooking show

The Monroe County, Ga., restauranteur is making waves in the food world after winning the cooking competition show, "Chopped."

July 10, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke
The Washington Memorial Library is located in Macon, Ga., and is part of the Middle Georgia Regional Library system. Elizabeth Tammi Center for Collaborative Journalism

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Macon libraries face potential program cuts as federal government slashes funding

Middle Georgia libraries may have to reduce programs as federal funding cuts impact museums and libraries across the nation.

June 16, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
The Macon Pickleball Association got to test the Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events facility on Nov. 18 to help get the facility ready to open by playing on every court for several hours to test the equipment and facility. Stephanie Shadden, For Macon-Bibb County/Special to The Telegraph

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Will new Atlanta development threaten Macon’s claim to largest pickleball facility?

Macon’s Rhythm & Rally may soon face competition as America’s largest pickleball complex, and the threat is coming from within the Peach State.

May 26, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Ray Abney picks out peaches at the Georgia Peach Festival on June 3, 2023 in Fort Valley.

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  • News

Peach season has arrived in Middle Georgia. Here’s where to go to buy fresh peaches

It’s time for peach season in Georgia, and eager shoppers are already on the hunt for fresh, juicy peaches.

May 16, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
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