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From left to right, McIntosh County Commissioners Davis Poole, William Harrell, David Stevens, Roger Lotson and Kate Karwacki sit for a board meeting at the McIntosh County Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.

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‘A few millionaires will come and build’: County board rezones Sapelo Island's Gullah Geechee area

The rezoning more than doubles the maximum legal size of homes on Hogg Hummock, worrying many that Gullah Geechee descendants will be priced out of their ancestral land.

September 13, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
A young girl watches a screen

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Researchers with Marcus Autism Center are diagnosing autism in young children based on eye movement

A study tested approximately 500 children between 16 and 30 months of age with an automated device monitoring their eye movements to determine what the children looked at and what they did not — to help diagnose autism as early as possible.

September 13, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Lake Forest Elementary School Principal Laryn Nelson

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Watch Georgia principal compete on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

The Lake Forest Elementary School community will gather at The Springs Cinema & Taphouse on Wednesday night for a watch party as Principal Laryn Nelson competes on “Wheel of Fortune.”

September 13, 2023
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  • Bob Pepalis
You will be born into a loving home

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  • Children's Health

Maternal vaccines already help protect infants against flu. New shots may also reduce risks of RSV

In August, the FDA approved the first vaccine for pregnant people that protects newborns against infections from respiratory syncytial virus, one of the leading causes of hospitalizations among infants and young children. 

September 13, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
The Hyundai company logo hangs over a long row of cars at a car dealership in Centennial, Colo., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Georgia officials are close to finalizing a deal with the automaker to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah, Ga. An economic development agency representing four Savannah-area counties approved its portions of the agreement Tuesday, July 19, 2022, including an economic incentives package.

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Higher investment means Hyundai could get $2.1 billion in aid to make electric cars in Georgia

Georgia will give Hyundai Motor Group a projected $2.1 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to build electric cars and batteries in the state. That amount is up by nearly $300 million after Hyundai and battery make LG Energy Solution announced last month that they would raise their own investment at the complex west of Savannah by more than $2 billion.

September 13, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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GPB morning headlines for September 13, 2023

Officials in coastal Georgia's McIntosh County voted Tuesday night to rezone a historic Gullah Geechee settlement on Sapelo Island.

A new survey suggests many Georgians are unprepared when it comes to providing and paying for long term care.

Gov. Brian Kemp is temporarily suspending Georgia's gas tax.

September 13, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
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​​​​​​​Georgians get a break at the pump as Kemp temporarily suspends gas tax

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is suspending the state's gas tax for one month, which will save motorists about 31 cents per gallon.

September 12, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. Photo by Bing Guan/REUTERS

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GPB evening headlines for September 12, 2023

Governor Brian Kemp is temporarily suspending Georgia's gas tax because of high inflation, saving drivers about 31 cents a gallon.

A year after a new mental health law, no Georgia insurers have proven to the state that they're meeting one of its key mandates.

A new survey suggests many Georgians are unprepared when it comes to providing and paying for long term care as they age.

September 12, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio

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Georgia Today: Georgia gas tax suspended; Voter registration roll purge; Health effects of 9/11

On the Tuesday, Sept.12 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending the state's gas taxes again; state officials are preparing to remove 82,000 Georgians from the voter rolls; and 22 years after 9/11, the CDC is now sharing what it has learned about the health effects of those near the disaster site.

September 12, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Fulton County Jail sign is pictured here

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Fulton County considers outsourcing to other facilities after deaths of 10 inmates

The county is looking at jails in other parts of Georgia and in Mississippi.

September 12, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Activist Alberto Feregrino speaks at a news conference outside Atlanta City Hall, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, to celebrate the gathering of what organizers said was 116,000 signatures to force a referendum on the future of a planned police and firefighter training center. Shortly after, though, Atlanta officials refused to accept the paperwork for processing, saying the city is awaiting a court decision over whether the petitions had been turned in on time.

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'Stop Cop City' petition campaign in limbo after signatures presented to Atlanta officials

Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by activists who have been trying for two years to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center. The city clerk's office on Monday cited a recent court order that it said bars it from processing the paperwork.

September 12, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Activists haul dozens of boxes full of signed petitions to Atlanta City Hall, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, to force a referendum on the future of a planned police and firefighter training center. Shortly after, though, Atlanta officials refused to accept the paperwork for processing, saying the city is awaiting a court decision over whether the petitions had been turned in on time.

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GPB morning headlines for September 12, 2023

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccine for pregnant people that protects newborns against infections from respiratory syncytial virus.

25 more Georgia counties are now eligible for federal funding to help pay for clean-up from Hurricane Idalia.

Georgia organizers against a police training center submitted thousands of petitions to City Hall yesterday.

September 12, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Nineteen people, including former president Donald Trump, have been indicted in a sprawling racketeering case stemming from attempts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election.

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What indictments did (and didn't) come from the special purpose grand jury's report?

An investigative jury recommended a broader scope of charges in its probe of 2020 election interference than what Georgia prosecutors ultimately sought.

September 12, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Christ The King Cathedral

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Ceremonies held across Georgia to remember the attacks of 9/11

Ceremonies across Georgia on Monday remembered the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. 

 

September 11, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis ,
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Activist Hannah Riley works on her laptop at Muchacho, a local taco restaurant, while gathering signatures from fellow voters, in Atlanta, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Organizers are trying to force a referendum that would allow voters to decide the fate of a proposed police and training center, but attorneys for the city say the petition drive is invalid.

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GPB evening headlines for September 11, 2023

Opponents of a planned public safety training center in Atlanta submitted thousands of petitions for a referendum to City Hall today.

A state judge in Brunswick is ordering a minister to shut down a tent shelter for the homeless.  The city calls it a "public nuisance."

Ceremonies across Georgia remembered the attacks of September 11th.  A retired NYPD police officer spoke in Johns Creek.

September 11, 2023
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