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News Articles: Georgia

The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled last November that the five-member PSC may continue holding elections statewide rather than by district.

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Georgia Public Service Commission elections postponed again by court case

There will be no PSC elections this year because a lawsuit challenging the system the state uses to elect commissioners is still pending, the secretary of state’s office announced Wednesday.

March 07, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
A National Weather Service map shows precipitation predicted for March 8 and 9, 2024.

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Flooding, severe storms possible as system moves across Georgia into weekend

Thursday sunshine will give way to heavy rain late Friday into Saturday, with strong storms possible, especially in the lower half of the state.

March 07, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Athens residents protested in 2021 when some came to believe that the 120-year-old magnolias outside The Varsity would be removed. Credit: Blake Aued

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Plans for grocery store, apartments filed for former Varsity property in Athens

It's been more than five years after the family that owns The Varsity announced it would sell the property for redevelopment, and almost three years after the landmark restaurant closed.

March 07, 2024
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  • Blake Aued
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for March 7, 2024

A Georgia Senate Committee investigating misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis heard from its first subpoenaed witness Wednesday.

Overdose deaths involving xylazine, an animal tranquilizer often mixed with fentanyl, have increased. Now test strips for xylazine are available alongside test strips for fentanyl to help prevent overdose deaths.

March 07, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
 Dozens of faith leaders, including Christian ministers, rabbis and imams, added their name to a letter opposing a proposed mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp.

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GPB evening headlines for March 6, 2024

State regulators heard three hours of public comment about a proposed mine near Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

It's candidate qualifying week in Georgia -- except for candidates for Public Service Commission prevented from running for office.

State Senators investigating misconduct allegations against Fulton County DA Fani Willis heard from its first subpoenaed witness.

March 06, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis arrives at a press conference with prosecutor Nathan Wade after a Grand Jury brought back indictments against former president Donald Trump and his allies in their attempt to overturn the state's 2020 election results, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage.

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Georgia Today: Fani Willis Senate hearing; Okefenokee mine public comment; Morehouse cancer research

On the Wednesday, March 6 edition of Georgia Today: The controversial Senate committee investigating misconduct allegations against Fulton County DA Fani Willis interviews its first witness; state regulators hear public comment on a proposed strip mine near the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge, and Morehouse School of Medicine has been awarded a $25 million grant for cancer research.

March 06, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Part of the roof at Mary Mac’s Team Room collapsed during heavy rain in Atlanta.

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Roof partially collapses at Mary Mac’s Tea Room

The roof of Mary Mac’s Tea Room partially collapsed overnight prompting a temporary closure of the famed Southern eatery.

March 06, 2024
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  • Collin Kelley
A passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Feb. 18, 2021. Delta Air Lines said Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, it will extend through 2023 the window for customers to rebook credits earned when they purchased but then canceled flights during the pandemic.

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Delta Air Lines is hiking checked-baggage fees 17% following similar moves by United and American

In case you needed yet another incentive to cram all your travel items into a carry-on, Delta Air Lines has just boosted the cost of your first checked bag by 17%.

March 06, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Okefenokee Swamp

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Okefenokee mine opponents, backed by feds, call for Georgia EPD to thwart Twin Pines dig

State regulators heard from dozens of conservationists and Okefenokee Swamp admirers who urged the state to reverse course on plans to allow an Alabama-based company to mine near the wildlife refuge.

March 06, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Georgia House panel OKs ’25 state budget

Georgia House budget writers approved a $36.1 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Tuesday that includes pay raises for teachers, state and university system employees and judges.

March 06, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia Supreme Court

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Georgia House GOP advances prosecutor oversight bill as Dems complain of political score-settling

A new disciplinary board could soon  begin investigating complaints against the state’s district attorneys and solicitors general under legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly.

March 06, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
3490 Riverly Road

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  • Business

Buckhead estate sells for almost $13 million, breaks three-year record

Dorsey Alston, Realtors agent Shanna Smith closed on the record-breaking sale of a 12-acre Buckhead estate listed for $12,900,000.

March 06, 2024
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  • Collin Kelley
With more than 400,000 acres of remote wilderness, the Okefenokee Swamp is among Georgia’s wildest places. It is home to some 200 species of birds and 50 reptiles, including American alligators and snowy egrets.

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GPB morning headlines for March 6, 2024

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division heard public comment Tuesday night from dozens of people concerned about a proposed strip mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia.

Debates over district attorney oversight resurfaced in the legislature Tuesday.

How much Delta Airlines customers have to pay to check a bag just went up.

March 06, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
"This city has birthed a lot of pioneers, people that are pushing things," Andre 3000 said. "It's cool to be kind of running [expletive] for like the last 30 years."

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  • Music Features

Inhale. Exhale. Now let these scenes from Andre 3000's Atlanta homecoming wash over you

It's been nearly 10 years since Andre and his partner in Atlanta rap act OutKast, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, headlined a sold-out, three-night stand at Centennial Olympic Park — and two decades since the duo released Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, now the best-selling rap album of all time. 

March 05, 2024
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  • Sonia Murray
Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez

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GPB evening headlines for March 5, 2024

A Georgia commission to discipline prosecutors now only needs Governor Brian Kemp's signature before it can begin operations.

Some Georgia voters who typically vote for Democrats are hoping to send President Joe Biden a message in next week's primary.

A Georgia company identified exactly how President Joe Biden’s voice was faked in a robo-call before the New Hampshire primary.

March 05, 2024
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