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Lucinda Warnke

Lucinda Warnke
Reporter, The Telegraph
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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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Hannah Frost (right) and Hope pose on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Byron, Georgia. Hope holds the Guinness World Record for longest ears on a living donkey and received the award in December 2025. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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Rescued donkey in Byron breaks world record for longest ears. How big are they?

If you’re looking from a distance, Hope the donkey’s titanic ears could easily be mistaken for wings. As of Jan. 2, the ears aren’t just a quirky local sight, but the longest ears on any donkey alive.

January 21, 2026
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  • Lucinda Warnke ,
  • Katharine Tucker ,
  • and 1 more
Hamidah Sharif

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FVSU professor sells low-cost produce from a barn, hoping to help locals in need

From the outside, the Sweet Valley Harvest Barn may not look like much. But it's on a transformative mission to combat food insecurity in the community. 

December 24, 2025
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By:
  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
 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 held for months at an ICE facility has been released. Here’s why

A Macon woman who alleges Immigration Customs and Enforcement wrongfully detained her was released Monday evening from Stewart Detention Center after spending most of 2025 locked away.

November 27, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
An aerial view of the Meta’s Stanton Springs Data Center on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Newton County, Georgia.

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Jones County rescinds zoning ordinances around data centers due to legal issues

The Jones County Board of Commissioners rescinded a series of ordinances pertaining to data centers Tuesday night due to concerns that those laws may not have been passed legally.

November 06, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Street sign of Rumble Road in Monroe County, Georgia, where Google has purchased land to build a data center. Courtesy of The Telegraph

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Google drops $42 million on Monroe County land for a data center. What we know

Google has purchased about 950 acres of land off I-75 and Rumble Road in Monroe County to build a data center, according to county property records.

October 14, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
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