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Mohamed Massaquoi speaking to a crowd at an event in Brookhaven on Sept. 11 (Photo courtesy of WITH Agency). Mohamed Massaquoi speaking to a crowd at an event in Brookhaven on Sept. 11 (Photo courtesy of WITH Agency).

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Former football player Mohamed Massaquoi on recovery and motivation

Mohamed Massaquoi speaks at a lot of events. But, despite how long he’s been doing it, he didn’t really become comfortable with the idea of public speaking until recently. 

September 25, 2024
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  • Sammie Purcell
Apalachee High School buses on Monday Sept. 23, 2024

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Apalachee High School students return to counselors, therapy dogs and hugs from friends, teachers

Monday’s four-hour open house allowed Apalachee High School students and their parents to walk through the building and reconnect with teachers.

September 25, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah on Sept. 24, 2024.

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Trump campaigns in Savannah, pledging higher tariffs and lower corporate tax rate

Tariffs begun by Trump and continued under Biden have hurt U.S. households, according to many economists.

September 25, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Former President Donald Trump speaks to attendees during a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, Ga., on Tuesday.

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Trump vows to 'steal' jobs from other countries in winding speech on economic plans

Former President Donald Trump called for a "manufacturing renaissance" in a Savannah, Ga., speech on Tuesday, proposing measures some economists say would raise prices on Americans.

September 25, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
A Donald Trump cutout outside Trump’s Presidential rally in Savannah, GA, Sept. 24, 2024. Justin Taylor/The Current

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After Trump’s rally, who’s up, who’s down: Will former president’s name-dropping help propel political allies?

For observers, any campaign rally is an opportunity to gauge who’s up and who’s down, who’s in and who’s out. Case in point: Trump’s speech at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on Tuesday, which was prime viewing for Georgia GOP watchers in a state where the Republicans are experiencing a Cold War.

September 25, 2024
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  • Craig Nelson
Morning Headlines from GPB News

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GPB morning headlines for September 25, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a major hurricane.

South Georgia farmers are preparing for heavy winds and rain as Tropical Storm Helene makes its way towards the state. 

September 25, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Black Handled Key on Key Hole. Pexels

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Coastal communities land state housing grants

Coastal Georgia is the beneficiary of a fifth round of grants through Gov. Brian Kemp’s Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. Brunswick and Chatham County will receive more than $4.8 million for infrastructure supporting 129 housing units, Kemp announced late last week.

September 25, 2024
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  • Dave Williams

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Georgia Today: Tropical Storm Helene headed for GA; Apalachee students reacclimate; Dockworker strike

On the Tuesday, Sept. 24 edition of Georgia Today: A hurricane is headed towards Georgia; Apalachee High School officials are providing counselors, therapy dogs, and an increased police presence as students return to school; and dockworkers in Brunswick and Savannah will most likely go on strike next week.

September 24, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
GEMA Director James C. Stallings is shown speaking behind a podium.

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GPB evening headlines for September 24, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane in Florida and bring damaging rain and winds to Georgia.

Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Savannah today.  It was his first campaign event in Georgia since early August.

The State Election Board yesterday approved an investigation into why challenges to voter rolls were denied in eight counties. 

September 24, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
State Election Board member Janice Johnston during a recent SEB press conference. Johnston said she wanted to investigate failed voter registration challenges to understand if local election leaders are making rules that violate state law.

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Georgia's State Election Board approved an investigation into failed voter registration challenges

The Georgia State Election Board will investigate why challenges to voter rolls were denied in eight different Georgia counties.

September 24, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
A stack of stickers sits atop the ballot scanner during the mid-term election Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 at Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Church in Tucker, Ga.

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Suit seeks to overturn Georgia law on homeless voter registration and voter challenges

A new lawsuit seeks to overturn two provisions of a Georgia election law related to voter challenges. The Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda filed the suit on Tuesday.

September 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A park in Savannah's Bingville neighborhood sits flooded on Aug. 7, 2024, from Tropical Storm Debby.

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Flood risk not always reflected in FEMA flood maps

The decision of whether or not to buy flood insurance is real for residents in zones where FEMA doesn’t require flood insurance to secure a loan.

September 24, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
A school bus moves at Apalachee High School, after the school reopened almost three weeks after a deadly shooting on campus, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School

Students have begun pouring into Apalachee High School weeks after a school shooter killed two students and two teachers. Some students were still uneasy Tuesday about returning.

September 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Courtesy Atlanta History Center

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Immersive children’s experience coming to Atlanta History Center

The Atlanta History Center will unveil a children’s experience in its Goizueta Gallery in January 2025. The Goizueta Children’s Experience, a 5,000-square-foot immersive and interactive exhibition, will allow families to explore, play, and learn about history, culture, and innovation.

September 24, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after the Wednesday school shooting, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for Sept. 24, 2024

Students at Apalachee High School are set to return to class this morning for a half day, nearly three weeks after a gunman killed two students and two teachers at the school in Northeast Georgia.

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, a disturbance located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.

A nonpartisan Black voting rights group held registration drives at three HBCUs in South Georgia last week.

September 24, 2024
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