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The Rev. Charles Sherrod is shown seated in his home.

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Charles Sherrod, icon of Albany's Civil Rights movement, dies at 85

Albany Civil Rights icon Charles Sherrod is being remembered as a fearless leader who inspired generations of South Georgians.

October 12, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
A 1925 school building is shown.

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Judge gives Phoebe green light for historic building demolition

The health care system, city commissioners and the city's historic review board have been at odds for weeks.

September 19, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
A 1925 school building is shown.

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Historic preservation, health care clash over Albany building

The city's historic preservation board is fighting a health system's plans for an old school building.

August 22, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
Justin Neil is the new manager at Theatre Albany.

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Theatre Albany hires new manager — its first in five years

The 89-year-old Theatre Albany, a Southwest Georgia landmark, is getting a new manager and a new direction.

August 05, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
Anti-choice protesters outside a Macon clinic then slated to become an abortion provider in 2018. The protesters won, leaving the closest abortion provider two hours away in Columbus.

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In Macon, maternal health experts see differing implications post Roe

The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade came during a symposium of maternal health experts on Mercer’s Macon Campus. Reactions by attendees were mixed. 

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Grant Blankenship
 Republican candidates for Georgia's Second House District Jeremy Hunt, left, and Chris West.

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Republicans for 2nd Congressional District spar over who is the most Georgian

The two Republicans vying to replace Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District sparred over which was the true conservative or even a real Georgian in their debate Monday. 

June 06, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
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Airbnb partners with African American-owned farms in southwest Georgia for agritourism

The new collection of bookable stays is meant in part to raise awareness of the history and present-day needs of Black farmers.

May 19, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Albany Rail Trail

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Albany's rails-to-trails project stalls. Legal and funding challenges are why

It's considered the "spine" of a larger rail trail system in South Georgia. But the 13-mile Albany-Sasser link has been halted by funding and legal challenges.

March 28, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
Albany State University President Marion Fedrick chaired an advisory group that considered renaming University System of Georgia buildings and colleges.

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Board of Regents won't change names of buildings, colleges with racist links

The University System of Georgia has decided not to pursue plans to rename dozens of buildings and colleges named for historical figures associated with racism. The board voted Monday not to accept the recommendations of an advisory board headed by Albany State University President Marion Fedrick formed in June of last year to explore the issue.

November 23, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Governor Brian Kemp greets Georgia Air National Guard members staffing the mass vaccination site at the state farmers market in Macon.

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Four Mass Vaccination Sites Set To Open In High-Risk Communities

Four mass vaccination sites are opening in Georgia in areas targeted to help high-risk populations.

February 19, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
Betty Smith, 84, left, got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine at a drive thru event in Cochran recently. "I felt proud," Smith said when asked how the shot felt. "I hope it helps."

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  • Health

How To Start Talking With The 'Vaccine Hesitant'

You may be ready for the coronavirus vaccine. You may know someone who decidedly is not ready. How do you begin a meaningful conversation about that?

February 04, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
A Drive-thru testing site

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Political Rewind: Georgia Mayors On Managing Coronavirus Case Explosion

On this edition of Political Rewind, we focused on Georgia’s communities and how they are faring during these difficult times.

August 03, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
GPB News NPR

Georgia Sees Dramatic Rise In COVID-19 Patients In Hospitals

With 82% of Georgia's critical care beds now in use, health systems across the state say they're quickly nearing capacity as cases of COVID-19 continue...

July 10, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Volunteers hand out some of the 60,000 meals disbursed by the Middle Georgia Regional Food Bank in Macon one day in May.

Is The Food Safety Net Enough For The COVID-19 Recession?

On a Wednesday morning, the ninth in a row, cars snaked into the parking lot of the YMCA in Albany. At the front door, a small crew of Boy Scouts loaded...

June 17, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship
A wooden cross made from a tree stump, known by some locals as a symbol of hope, sits outside of Phoebe Putney Memorial hospital on Monday, April 20, 2020, in Albany, Georgia.

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Political Rewind: Where Georgia Stands On Testing

Monday on Political Rewind , in-person early voting begins but there will be fewer polling places open than usual. Measures are being taken at many...

May 18, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
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