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More than a dozen officials participated in the ceremonial groundbreaking of Hyundai Motor Group's planned electric vehicle plant in Bryan County. Among them were (from left) South Korea ambassador to the U.S. Taeyong Cho, Hyundai chairman Euisun Chung, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, and U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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GPB evening headlines for July 6, 2023

Southeast Georgia's Bryan County has issued a partial development moratorium as it prepares for a Hyundai manufacturing site.

A South Georgia Girl Scouts organization is rallying opposition to a proposed rock quarry development in Crawford County.

South Georgia Medical Center last month announced that state officials recognized their hospital with a Level Three designation.

July 06, 2023
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A bus is shown, pictured from the front, driving out of a driveway with a red brick building behind it.

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New funding stream begins for Georgia transit agencies

Georgia public transit systems in and outside of the Atlanta are getting about $7 million as part of the state’s new Transit Trust Fund.

July 06, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for July 6, 2023

The Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia are rallying to oppose the development of a rock quarry near Camp Martha Johnston in Crawford County.

Georgia public transit systems are getting $7 million as part of the state’s new Transit Trust Fund.

This summer several local farmer’s markets will serve women, infants and children as part of  a supplemental nutrition program that helps feed close to 200,000 people every month. 

July 06, 2023
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Crisp County Sheriff Billy Hancock is shown behind a podium with law enforcement members standing by his side.

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GPB evening headlines for July 5, 2023

The sheriff in South Georgia's Crisp County says one of his deputies was shot an killed during a traffic stop early this morning.

Atlanta officials are condemning attacks over the Independence Day holiday weekend that targeted police vehicles.

Several local farmer’s markets this summer will serve women, infants and children as part of a federal nutrition program.

July 05, 2023
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Welcome to Tybee Island sign, with the sun behind it

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GPB morning headlines for July 5, 2023

A beach party that promised to be another large, unpermitted event on Tybee Island failed to materialize over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The federal government proposed last month to list the southern elktoe mussel on the endangered species list.

Northwest Georgia's Rome has completed a long-running project to install historical markers on downtown buildings.

July 05, 2023
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Welcome to Tybee Island sign, with the sun behind it

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GPB evening headlines for July 4, 2023

A beach party that promised to be another large, unpermitted event on Tybee Island failed to materialize over the holiday weekend.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has regained its status as a law enforcement agency after a 10-year hiatus.

Northwest Georgia's Rome has completed a long-running project to install historical markers on downtown buildings.

July 04, 2023
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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 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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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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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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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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GPB evening headlines for June 29, 2023

High temperatures are settling into Georgia for the weekend as forecasters expect the hottest days of summer so far.

Neo-Nazi rallies last weekend are renewing a push for an anti-semitism bill that stalled in the Georgia legislature this year. 

Northeast Georgia's Gainesville could become the next Georgia city to move its Confederate monument.

June 29, 2023
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DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is shown in an official photo.

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DeKalb County requires high-definition cameras at gas stations

The ordinance is the first and broadest of its kind in the state. “Many residents will not visit gas stations after dark,” said DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Jackson, who pushed for better gas station security.

June 29, 2023
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Sentiment Among U.S. Home Builders is at its Highest Level Since 2005

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GPB morning headlines for June 29, 2023

Homebuilders and construction companies in Savannah will soon start paying more for new construction projects.

Catholic bishops in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina are calling for legislative action to address gun violence.

The state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is working with a nonprofit to raise awareness about opioid use disorder.

June 29, 2023
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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits the border community of Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

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GPB evening headlines for June 28, 2023

Advocates for South Georgia immigrant communities are concerned about a new law that's going into effect in Florida in July.

Homebuilders and construction companies in Savannah soon will start paying more for new construction projects.

Catholic bishops in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina are calling for legislative action to address gun violence.

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