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Macon Mall voting location.

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Voter beware of Macon-Bibb ballot confusion

Macon-Bibb County’s elections supervisor is warning voters to do a little homework before heading to the polls to make sure they receive the correct ballot and vote for the right candidates.

May 20, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
Voters in Bibb County take advantage of Sunday Voting on Oct. 23, 2022 in Macon, Georgia, ahead of the November midterm election.

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Conservative media personality appointed to seat on Georgia State Election Board

A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican, on Friday announced the appointment of Janelle King to the board, effective immediately.

May 20, 2024
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  • Associated Press
MARTA train stopped at the aiport station. A yellow tactile line can be seen on the edge of the platform and new gray tiling.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Airport train station reopens after six-week renovation closure

After six weeks of renovation, the MARTA station at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport reopened to the public on Monday, May 20.

May 20, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
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Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University

Officials at Georgia's Kennesaw State University say a student was killed in a weekend shooting outside a residence complex on campus. The campus was briefly locked down after the Saturday afternoon shooting.

May 20, 2024
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  • Associated Press
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Braves’ Fletcher bet with Mizuhara bookie

Braves second baseman David Fletcher also placed bets with former Shohei Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s illegal bookmaker, according to a report from ESPN’s Tisha Thompson.

May 20, 2024
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  • Madison Auchincloss
An attendee watches as Amy Kremer asks delegates to elect her to the Republican National Committee, Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Georgia Republican Party State Convention in Columbus, Ga. Delegates voted for Kremer, who helped organize the pro-Donald Trump rally, Jan. 6, 2021, that led to a mob storming the U.S. Capitol.

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Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally, for seat on the RNC

Georgia Republicans have elected to the Republican National Committee a conservative activist who helped organize the pro-Donald Trump rally on Jan. 6, 2021. Delegates to the Georgia Republican Party State Convention elected Amy Kremer to one of two RNC positions Saturday, unseating incumbent Ginger Howard.

May 20, 2024
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  • Associated Press
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Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens to play in Atlanta Open showdown

Former World No. 1 in singles and doubles Venus Williams and 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens will go head-to-head in the Atlanta Open Sunday Showdown on July 21.

May 20, 2024
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  • Madison Auchincloss
President Joe Biden receives an honorary degree at the Morehouse College commencement Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Georgia Today: Biden commencement at Morehouse; Airport MARTA station reopens; Peach Jam returns

On the Monday, May 20 edition of Georgia Today: President Joe Biden delivered the commencement speech at Atlanta's Morehouse College over the weekend; MARTA reopens a rail station at Hartfield-Jackson International Airport after six weeks of renovations. We'll tell you what's new. And GPB's Peach Jam returns for a third season, showcasing outstanding musical acts from around Georgia.

May 20, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
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11 hurt in mass shooting that marked a weekend of gun violence in Savannah, Georgia

An argument between two women led to a gunfight that left 11 people injured in a busy tourist area of of Savannah, Georgia. The shootout Saturday night near Savannah's Ellis Square was one of five weekend shootings in the city.

May 20, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Ray Ellis is shown standing in front of two of his paintings and leaning against a chair in this posed photograph.

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The Ray Ellis Gallery has been a fixture in the Savannah art scene. But it's closing after 37 years

Renowned painter Ray Ellis celebrated the beauty of the Georgia and South Carolina Lowcountry.

May 20, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
MARTA

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MARTA Airport Station reopens after renovations

The MARTA Airport Station reopened for regular rail service on Mon., May 20 at 4 a.m. following a six-week closure for renovations.

May 20, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. A Georgia appeals court has agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against Donald Trump.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's state primaries

Voters are heading back to the polls in Georgia, two months after helping Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump secure their parties' nominations for president. On Tuesday, voters will decide whether Trump's prosecutor in his election interference trial will keep her job.

May 20, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
The Carter Center Board of Trustees Chair Jason Carter and Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs participated in a fireside chat during the 'Building Better Elections' forum hosted by the Carter Center and Rice University's Baker Institute on May 17.

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Ahead of May 21 primary, Jason Carter and Jordan Fuchs discuss trust in Georgia's elections

The Carter Center Board of Trustees Chair and Georgia Deputy Secretary of State participated in a fireside chat during the "Building Better Elections" forum hosted by the Carter Center and Rice University's Baker Institute on May 17. 

May 20, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
President Joe Biden receives an honorary degree at the Morehouse College commencement Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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GPB morning headlines for May 20, 2024

President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta Sunday.

A Gwinnett County Superior Court judge says the vote on the creation of the city of Mulberry can proceed as scheduled on Tuesday. 

Historic preservation advocates in Savannah are celebrating a major milestone as they work to restore a shuttered building that once housed the city's first Black-owned museum.

May 20, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A boy holding a kickboard swims in a swimming pool lane

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Georgia among states with increase in drowning deaths since pandemic

Drowning deaths had been going down for years before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted safety protocols such as swim lessons and lifeguarding, says a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 17, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
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