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Richmond Hill resident Kristina Fredericks addresses the Richmond Hill City Council on Aug. 20, 2024, about flooding damage to her home and yard after Tropical Storm Debby.

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‘We are scared and we feel abandoned’: Richmond Hill residents criticize city's response to Debby

Longstanding drainage problems have been neglected by the city, according to several residents.

August 22, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Participants in the recent tour of the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Macon explore the woods around the grave of Blanche Haywood. Until recent work by preservationists in the historically African American cemetery, the grave of the woman born in the 1840s  was completely hidden by the understory.

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Unerasing the history of Macon's Oak Ridge African American cemetery

In Oak Ridge Cemetery in Macon, Ga., efforts to understand a once willfully forgotten Black cemetery are leading people to a new understanding of their history.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
“Stranger Things” is calling for extras near Atlanta, Georgia. Courtesy of The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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‘Stranger Things’ is filming season 5 in Atlanta & they need extras. Here’s how to apply

Columbus is no stranger to show business, and now here’s another opportunity to find your way onto the small screen. The Emmy-winning Netflix hit, “Stranger Things” is cranking up for season five, and the production team is looking for people to play extras.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Sundi Rose
Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21, 2024 in Chicago.

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Former GOP Lt. Gov. Duncan at DNC urges Republicans, independents to vote Harris-Walz

Georgia’s former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan called on his fellow conservatives to cast aside the GOP presidential nominee this year in hopes of moving the country past former President Donald Trump and his brand of politics.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Jill Nolin
GPB News NPR

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Gov. Tim Walz takes the stage on night three of the Democratic National Convention

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks about his vision for the nation as the vice presidential nominee.

August 21, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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Nancy Pelosi addresses the Democratic National Convention

Nancy Pelosi addresses the Democratic National Convention

August 21, 2024
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GPB News NPR

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Former President Bill Clinton proclaims he'll do his part in the upcoming election and 'you should too'

Former President Bill Clinton takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention and emphasizes the importance of the presidential race

August 21, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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Sen. Tina Smith has worked with Tim Walz for two decades. What does she think of his run for VP?

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith explains how Gov. Tim Walz's career prepared him for the vice presidential race.

August 21, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Doug Collins

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Republicans in Northeast Georgia call for stricter border policy at Jaemor Farms event

Georgia Republican leaders called for stricter border policies and encouraged voters to choose former President Donald Trump at an event in Northeast Georgia. 

August 21, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
General Mills

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Georgia Today: Ga. Republicans rally in Hall County; General Mills discrimination lawsuit

On the Wednesday, Aug. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia Republicans rally in Hall County for former President Donald Trump; more Georgia plaintiffs join a racial discrimination suit against cereal maker General Mills; and Richmond Hill residents air their grievances about the city's response to Tropical Storm Debby.

 

August 21, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
A group of people, including Atlanta Congresswoman Nikema Williams and rapper Lil Jon, are show on the floor of a convention hall.

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GPB evening headlines for August 21, 2024

Georgia delegates were a key part of the Democratic Party's efforts to put the party into its party convention in Chicago last night.

Residents of Richmond Hill in southeast Georgia aired their grievances last night about the city's response to Tropical Storm Debby.

A Georgia state senator is trying to change the terms of an entrenched partisan debate involving guns, pushing a safe storage bill.

August 21, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A man at a shooting range. (Pexels)

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Georgia Senate committee explore benefits of safe gun storage for owners with testimonies

On Tuesday, the Senate Study Committee on Firearm Safety Storage held its first meeting to discuss how Georgia can encourage safe firearm storage in households with young children.

August 21, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Ed Whitehouse, a consultant for a local company called Interstate Health Systems, stands on a plot of land in rural Butts County, Georgia. The company envisions replacing acres of farmland and trees with a new hospital. A recent change to Georgia law is giving the project a path forward.

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Inside the political fight to build a rural Georgia hospital

Political drama involving a rural Georgia county reflects how state regulations that govern when and where hospitals can be built or expanded are evolving.

August 21, 2024
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By:
  • Andy Miller and
  • Sam Whitehead
A woman raises her hands during church at Destiny Christian Center International.

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'It's a culture change.' Black churches aim to lead the way in dementia awareness

Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Yet, awareness and resources to address these diseases within the Black community have often lagged behind. That’s where Alter Dementia steps in.

August 21, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Atlanta Medical Center closed in 2022, creating a hole in the city’s medical infrastructure. This year, lawmakers created an exception in state regulations that could pave the way for a new hospital near the former AMC campus.

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Bipartisan effort paves way for reviving shuttered hospitals in Georgia

“Certificate of need” laws, largely supported by the hospital industry, limit health facility construction in 35 states and Washington, D.C. Georgia lawmakers decided its law was complicating the reviving of two hospitals critical to their communities.

August 21, 2024
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  • Andy Miller and
  • Sam Whitehead
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