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News Articles: Coweta County

City of Grantville council meeting Dec. 15. Councilwoman Dee Berry (far right) stated her objections to data centers. Mayor Richard Proctor (middle) stated his enthusiasm.

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This Georgia mayor pushes hard for data centers in small town Grantville. Here’s why

An effort to add data centers to the zoning code of a small Georgia town has prompted another community to raise major concern about whether they want to be subjected to these major facilities.

January 06, 2026
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By:
  • Kala Hunter and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
New natural gas turbine delivered to Georgia Power’s Plant Yates. Courtesy of Georgia Power

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Second natural gas turbine arrives at Georgia Power’s Plant Yates

The second of three new Mitsubishi Power natural gas turbines has arrived at Plant Yates in Coweta County, Georgia Power announced Monday in a news release.

December 16, 2025
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By:
  • Margaret Walker and
  • The Telegraph
Granada Apartments in Atlanta, Fulton County. (Courtesy of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs)

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Georgia adds 11 new sites to state register of historic places

The state of Georgia adds 11 new listings to the Georgia Register of Historic Places, continuing to highlight the state's share of historic resources. 

December 03, 2025
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  • GPB News Staff
New natural gas turbine delivered to Georgia Power’s Plant Yates. Georgia Power

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Georgia Power unveils first new natural gas turbine in 10 years

The first of three new Mitsubishi Power natural gas turbines has arrived at Plant Yates in Coweta County, Georgia Power announced Friday in a news release.

August 20, 2025
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  • Margaret Walker and
  • The Telegraph
Children in cafeteria

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Georgia Schools Turn To 'Camp-like' Summer School To Stem Learning Loss

School officials around the state have been working since before classes began to identify which students need help and how best to give it to them. One of the biggest obstacles is the looming summer break, a major source of learning loss even in normal years.

April 05, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
A supporter for the transgender and non-binary community, wearing a transgender flag with handwritten names of black trans women who the person said were killed in 2019, strolls through the city's Midtown district during Gay Pride Festival's Transgender Rights March in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The march was part of the annual Gay Pride Festival. (AP Photo/Robin Rayne)

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2021 Shines Difficult, Complicated Spotlight On Transgender Georgians

As America shines a new spotlight on transgender issues across the country, Georgia has not been exempt from that conversation.

February 19, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
GPB  NPR

Communities Debate The Definition And Purpose Of Confederate Monuments

Georgians are again debating what to do with hundreds of public memorials to the Confederacy. It's a disagreement Georgians are accustomed to having. In...

July 08, 2020
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  • Rickey Bevington
Two candidates will participate in a runoff to serve as the next representative of state House District 71.

GOP Runoff Set For Coweta County-Based State House Seat

Two Republicans vying for a Coweta County-based seat in the Georgia House are advancing to a runoff. Philip Singleton and Marcy Westmorland Sakrison...

September 04, 2019
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  • Associated Press
Chase Sherman struggling with Coweta County sheriff's deputies on November 20, 2015.

Police Body Camera Footage Released In Georgia Stun Gun Death

A Georgia district attorney says his office is still investigating a November incident involving Coweta County sheriff's deputies using their stun guns...

February 21, 2019
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

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