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News Articles: Atlanta

Michael Sorenson launches his kayak down the Chattahoochee river as traffic spans Interstate 285 in Atlanta, Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

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GPB evening headlines for July 3, 2023

Fulton County officials are blaming a sewage treatment plant malfunction for a spill that closed 11 miles of the Chattahoochee River.

A residential treatment facility for children with serious emotional and behavioral challenges is expanding in Douglasville.

More than a thousand people filled a Methodist church in Macon yesterday to show their support for the city’s Jewish community.

July 03, 2023
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A rendering of a potential mosaic at Five Points Station.

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MARTA chooses artists for Five Points Station mosaics project

The artworks will serve as both navigational aids and visually striking art pieces, according to a press release.

July 03, 2023
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  • Collin Kelley
The Chattahoochee River

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UPDATE: Popular stretch of Chattahoochee River closed; sewage spill impacts holiday plans

An overview of the spill and how to check the operational status of your favorite recreation spots for the Fourth of July holiday.

July 03, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
Temima and Jack Genauer gathered focus groups to taste-test their lemonade on May 30, 2021. “The Georgia Lemonade Stand Act,” would exempt kids under the age of 18 from obtaining a business license or permit to sell lemonade or other products.

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'Refreshing' new law allows Georgia children to operate lemonade stands legally

If you see lemonade stands offering cool drinks in your neighborhood on these hot Georgia days, thank two Atlanta siblings who helped make it a reality.

July 03, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Demola The Violinist!

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Demola The Violinist mixes classical music with Afrobeat and more

Demola The Violinist introduces us to his version of classical music and Afrobeat.

July 03, 2023
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  • Leah Fleming

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Georgia Today: Chattahoochee River closure; Macon rallies for Jewish community; Lemonade stands

On the Monday, July 3 edition of Georgia Today: State officials are extending a partial closure of the Chattahoochee River; Over a thousand people turn out to show their support for Macon's Jewish community following neo-Nazi rallies in the city; And thanks to two Atlanta siblings, you can now buy lemonade legally on private property in Georgia. 

July 03, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
A boat's wake on Lake Lanier, June 29, 2023. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources calls the Fourth of July holiday weekend the busiest boating weekend of the year. The heat will likely increase those numbers, making it more dangerous as people head to the water to cool off. Credit Devon Zwald.

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GPB morning headlines for July 3, 2023

More than a thousand people filled a Methodist church in Macon Sunday to show their support for the city’s Jewish community in the wake of a neo-Nazi rally, held less than two weeks ago in front of the city’s Temple Beth Israel.

If you see kids with lemonade stands offering cool drinks on these hot Georgia days, you can thank two Atlanta siblings.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for portions of Georgia Monday, as Georgians flock to the state’s waterways to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

July 03, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Hundreds gather for unity service in Macon

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Georgians pack Mulberry Street UMC to express support for Macon’s Jewish community

Georgians from Bibb County and across the state packed a downtown Macon sanctuary on a sweltering Sunday afternoon to express support and solidarity for Temple Beth Israel and the wider Jewish community.

July 02, 2023
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  • Caleb Slinkard
A sign calling for student loan debt relief is seen in front of the Supreme Court as the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases involving President Joe Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

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GPB evening headlines for June 30, 2023

Georgians are sounding off after this morning's Supreme Court decision striking down President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness plan.

The state Board of Education is keeping a pandemic-era school lunch program in place after Governor Brian Kemp vetoed it.

Summer's first blast of heat comes as Georgians flock to the state’s waterways to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

June 30, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Sen. Jon Osoff

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending June 30

This week, U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock delivered funds for the state related to fire safety, rural broadband expansion, Atlanta BeltLine construction, Middle Georgia infrastructure projects and a clean energy footprint at Georgia State University.

June 30, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Bill Nigut

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Political Rewind: Bill Nigut signs off at GPB

In the final episode of Political Rewind,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's editor-at-large Kevin Riley interviews host Bill Nigut on a lifelong career in journalism, the stories he looks back on, and what he expects in Georgia's political future.

June 30, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Case; Son of  Saul; Moral Issues: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: SCOTUS overturns student debt relief; Families sue over gender care ban; Heat safety

On the Friday, June 30 edition of Georgia Today: State officials react to the Supreme Court decision's on student loan debt relief; a group of Georgia families asks the courts to stop the state's new ban on gender-affirming health care for minors; and tips for surviving a hot weekend in Georgia. 

June 30, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Rep. John Carson (to right of podium) gathers with members of the Georgia legislature inside the capitol on February 22, 2023 to support House Bill 30, known as the 'Antisemitism Bill.'

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Recent Neo-Nazi protests fuel renewed push for antisemitism law

Neo-Nazi protests in Marietta and Macon have renewed the push to pass an antisemitism bill that stalled in the Georgia legislature this year.   

 

June 30, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Migrants wait outside the City of San Antonio Migrant Resource Center, where two planeloads of mostly Venezuelan migrants sent via Florida to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts had originated, in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. September 16, 2022. Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/REUTERS

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New Florida law concerns South Georgia immigrant communities

The law makes it illegal to transport undocumented immigrants into the state.

June 30, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
Christine King Farris, sister of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the King holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King preached, Jan. 19, 2015, in Atlanta. Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., has died Thursday, June 29, 2023, according to her niece, the Rev. Bernice King.

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GPB morning headlines for June 30, 2023

The dome of heat which broke all time records over Texas for much of the week may likely do the same in Georgia beginning this weekend.

Four Georgia families filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a federal court to bar the enforcement of Georgia's new law banning gender-affirming health care.

Christine King Farris, the sister of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died.

Georgia will roll out its Pathways to Coverage plan starting Saturday.

June 30, 2023
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