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Atlanta Motor Speedway renamed to Echo Park Speedway

The Atlanta Motor Speedway in Henry County is now Echo Park Speedway.

June 03, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
During a protest of conditions in the Bibb County Jail, Paula Platt asks Bibb County Sheriff David Davis why the jail guards who killed her son while trying to contain him during a mental health episode are still on the job. “I’m sorry you lost your child,” the Sheriff told her. “I didn’t lose my child. My child was taken,” Platt responded.

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Most agree Macon's jail is barely fit for people. Few agree on how to fix it

The Bibb County Jail has come under fire recently for what some — both protesters and the targets of their anger — are calling inhumane conditions. 

June 03, 2025
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  • Grant Blankenship
A group of young people wearing hard hats are seen in a wood working shop.

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GPB evening headlines for June 3, 2025

Officials in Albany are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to shut down the nationwide Job Corps program.

The Georgia sheriff who responded to last year's Apalachee High School shooting has been named Georgia Sheriff of the Year.

The Atlanta Motor Speedway is now Echo Park Speedway.  A re-naming ceremony highlighted the venue's economic impact.

June 03, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
A cotton field being harvested by heavy equipment

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Low cotton demand is pushing Georgia's farmers out of the industry

Low demand for cotton, a historically important staple crop for Georgia, is pushing some farmers out of the business.

June 03, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
 A solar and battery storage development operated by Entergy in Searcy, Arkansas. Solar power growth is expected to help some parts of the country meet electric demand this summer. Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom

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GPB morning headlines for June 3, 2025

Two Democrats have kicked off their campaigns to challenge incumbent U.S. Representative David Scott for his metro Atlanta congressional seat; Research shows women under the age of 50 have an 80 percent higher risk of developing cancer compared to men of the same age; Fulton County is undergoing a countywide solar panel installation project.

June 03, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Jim Kerr (left) and Charlie Burchill cofounded Simple Minds with friends in 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland. The band performs at Atlanta's Synovus Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park on June 7, 2025.

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Simple Minds return to Atlanta, kicking off busy summer concert season

“Don't You Forget About Me” put Scottish rock group Simple Minds at No.1 on the Billboard charts in 1985. The group returns to Georgia on June 7 for its biggest show here ever.

June 03, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten

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Georgia Today: Sanctuary cities list disappeared; Lt. Gov. race adds another; More solar for Fulton

On the June 2 edition: A list of so-called "sanctuary cities" including Atlanta and Athens disappears; a Macon state senator runs for lieutenant governor; Fulton County to generate more solar power.

June 02, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
FILE PHOTO: A United States flag is seen near the El Paso airport as Guatemalan migrants, mostly shackled, are being transported to a plane to be expelled from the United States to their country of origin by agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents, at the El Paso airport, Texas, U.S., June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

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GPB evening headlines for June 2, 2025

"Sanctuary jurisdictions" list disappears from Homeland Security website; South Carolina award $825M contract to widen Interstate 95 near Savannah; Democrats launch challenges to U.S. Rep. David Scott

June 02, 2025
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David Scott

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Three Democrats jump in primary against U.S. Rep. David Scott

Three Democrats have announced that they will challenge U.S. Rep. David Scott for his 13th Congressional District seat. 

June 02, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
A man dressed in a sun costume points at a solar panel as though he's powering it.

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'We drove them here.' Fulton County partners with Georgia company on solar panel expansion project

Fulton County is focusing on sustainable energy as a way to save money and decrease emissions.

June 02, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
State Sen. John Kennedy

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John Kennedy, Georgia's top Senate Republican, joins race for lieutenant governor

John Kennedy, the top ranking Republican in Georgia's state Senate, is joining a growing field of GOP candidates seeking to become the state's next lieutenant governor in 2026. 

June 02, 2025
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  • Associated Press
GPB morning headlines

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GPB morning headlines for June 2, 2025

A diagnostic tool is helping ID a common mental health condition; state Sen. John Kennedy making lieutenant governor bid; musician Jon Batiste addresses SCAD graduates.

June 02, 2025
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The event also featured the announcement of the Foundation’s Good Troublemaker Scholarships, awarded to graduating seniors entering college who exemplify the spirit of “good trouble.”

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The Good Trouble Gala comes home to Atlanta

Detria Austin Everson, president and CEO of the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundations talks about bringing the Good Trouble Gala to Atlanta.

June 02, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
FULL EPISODE: Trump on defense, Democrats in damage control: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Four counties named 'sanctuary jurisdictions'; Mayor of Camilla arrested

On the May 30 edition: Four Georgia counties labeled "sanctuary jurisdictions" by the Trump administration; a mayor is arrested for alleged election interference; Jon Batiste addresses SCAD grads.

May 30, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Rep. Kasey Carpenter of Dalton on the Georgia House Floor. In 2024, he voted against House Bill 1105, the Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024. He believes changes to the law are needed during the 2026 General Assembly. (Screenshot)

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GPB evening headlines for May 30, 2025

The Trump administration is pressuring four Georgia counties over immigration policies, declaring them "sanctuary jurisdictions."

Meanwhile, a GOP state lawmaker is pushing back on the immigration crackdown in his city, after an arrest that sparked an outcry.

The mayor of a southwest Georgia town and two former election workers have been arrested on charges of election interference.

May 30, 2025
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