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The Health Professions Academic Building at Georgia Southern University in Savannah, as well as the university's nearby Armstrong Center, would house the planned Medical College of Georgia campus.

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Medical College of Georgia plans full Savannah campus, hoping to address area's doctor shortage

MCG could enroll 40 more students per year once the campus is open.

May 22, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Green Anole lizard is found across the Southeastern U.S. and is especially prevalent in Georgia and South Carolina.

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  • Animals

See a green anole in your yard? Why these 'redneck' lizards thrive in the Georgia summer

Green anole lizards are native to the southeastern U.S. but thrive particularly well in Georgia.

May 16, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter (88) sits on the bench during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game against TCU, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif.

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Georgia football star Jalen Carter charged with racing in fatal wreck

Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month's NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member.

March 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center

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Georgia Senate seeks to allow rural hospitals without permit

Georgia senators voted to allow new hospitals to be built in counties with fewer than 50,000 residents without state permission. The measure is particularly aimed at allowing an undisclosed entity to build a new hospital in the home county of Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

February 27, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Consultant and advocate for the homeless Andrae Bailey explains the concept of "Housing First" to non-profit leaders in Macon recently.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Issues in Athens, Macon, and Savannah on housing, homelessness, and environment

Friday on Political Rewind: Across the state, legislators and organizers are looking for solutions to homelessness — this as the cost of home ownership continues to skyrocket. Also, we look at environmental issues facing our state.

February 24, 2023
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  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Chase McGee
A view of lawmakers inside the capitol.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Republicans go after local prosecutors; DNC approves an earlier Georgia primary

Monday on Political Rewind: Republican legislators proposed bills that would make it easier to remove what they call "corrupt prosecutors" from district attorney's offices. Meanwhile, the DNC approved a new primary calendar that moves Georgia's earlier — though Gov. Brian Kemp previously said he wouldn't support the move.

February 06, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) kisses the championship trophy after the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game against TCU, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Georgia won 65-7.

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  • News

Georgia's Bennett arrested in Texas for public intoxication

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to their second straight national championship, has been arrested in Dallas after police said he was intoxicated and banging on doors. Dallas police said the 25-year-old was arrested Sunday.

January 30, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart waves at fans during a parade celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college football national championship, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Georgia AD: Car crash victims not on university duties

Georgia has made its most extensive comments on the car crash that killed football player Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member. Athletic director Josh Brooks says they were not on department business at the time of the incident, which occurred shortly after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national title.

January 25, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Georgia football players acknowledge the crowd during a parade celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college football national championship, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Excessive speed listed as cause of fatal UGA wreck

Police say Georgia football player Devin Willock wasn't wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle in a weekend crash that killed him and a recruiting staff member. Athens-Clarke County police list excessive speed on a road with a 40 mph limit as a primary cause of the crash early Sunday.

January 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Author John Pruitt and his latest novel, Tell It True

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Author, anchor John Pruitt documents a Klan-involved murder in 'Tell It True'

Friday on Political Rewind: In 1964, two Klansmen killed Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn, a Black veteran, near the Broad River Bridge in Athens. John Pruitt, then a 22-year-old cameraman for WSB-TV, covered the case. He documents that experience in his novel Tell It True.

October 07, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Sections of a USA Today newspaper lie on display, Aug. 5, 2019, in Norwood, Mass. On Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, newspaper publisher Gannett Co., confirmed that it’s laying off some of its newsroom staff, part of a cost-cutting effort to lower its expenses as revenue crumbles amid a downturn in ad sales and customer subscriptions. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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Gannett reports dismal second quarter earnings. What does this mean for the newspaper industry?

As the world transitions from an analog economy to a digital economy, the newspaper industry, like many industries, face economic challenges.

August 16, 2022
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  • Devon Zwald
Sanford Stadium

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  • Sports

Sanford Stadium slated for $68.5 million in improvements

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to make a series of improvements to the south side of Sanford Stadium.

August 10, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker talks with a voter at a livestock auction in Athens, Ga., Wednesday, July 20, 2022, as Walker campaigns to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

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  • Politics

Walker aims to pivot focus back to Dems in tight Ga. race

After a bruising opening to his general election campaign for the U.S. Senate, Georgia Republican Herschel Walker is trying to deflect attention back onto Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

July 25, 2022
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  • Associated Press
First lady Jill Biden in Athens

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  • Education

First Lady visits Athens summer learning program, plugs Biden administration COVID relief aid

Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona stopped by the University of Georgia, where students from nearby Barnett Shoals Elementary School are getting some extra lessons this summer.

July 22, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Pat Garrett, left, and her partner Cedric moments before wheeling their home out of the way of Macon-Bibb County Public Works bulldozer on June 8, 2022. Macon-Bibb County bulldozed one of the city's largest homeless encampments, saying it was necessary as a public health measure.

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  • Economy

Some Georgia cities have plans for rehousing instead of pushing the homeless out of sight

As the unhoused become more a part of our daily lives, some communities are taking action. Sometimes it means simply pushing the unhoused out of the way. Increasingly it can mean creating, and sticking to, a plan. 

 

July 13, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
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