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Georgia Power hosted company and project leaders, as well as state and local elected officials, for a groundbreaking ceremony at the BESS location in Floyd County on April 18, 2025. Georgia Power

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Georgia Power builds four new battery storage facilities. One’s in Bibb County.

Construction is underway at four new battery energy storage system sites located across Georgia, including one in Bibb County, totaling 765 megawatts of power.

May 09, 2025
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  • Margaret Walker and
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Aruni Kashyap is the author of "The Way You Want to be Loved".

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Desires clash with society's expectations in Aruni Kashyap's new short fiction

In his new collection of short stories, UGA creative writing program director Aruni Kashyap comes back time and time again to the tension between individual desires and society’s limits.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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GPB morning headlines for May 9, 2025

Georgia Catholics reacting to the election of Pope Leo XIV; Kemp signs financial relief for Hurricane Helene damage; Republican U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter announces bid for U.S. Senate.

May 09, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
'The Raven' podcast reexamines the infamous 2000 Buckhead stabbing involving NFL star Ray Lewis, raising questions about celebrity, accountability, and justice.

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'The Raven' podcast revisits NFL champ Ray Lewis and the Atlanta Super Bowl murders

Tenderfoot TV’s podcast The Raven reexamines the infamous 2000 Buckhead stabbing involving NFL star Ray Lewis, raising questions about celebrity, accountability, and justice.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland

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Georgia Today: Kemp looks to upgrade 911 infrastructure; Health providers urge action on pollution

On the May 8 edition: Kemp looks to upgrade the infrastructure for the state's 911 emergency hotline; health care providers urge state and federal government action against pollution; today's the birthday of jazz pioneer Mary Lou Williams.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost poses after being elevated to the rank of cardinal at the Vatican, September 30, 2023. Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters

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'A new beginning.' University of Georgia Catholic Center clergy reacts to Pope Leo XIV

The conclave of Catholic cardinals have elected the new pope, Robert Prevost who has chose the name Pope Leo XIV. He becomes the first American pope.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Auer
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost poses after being elevated to the rank of cardinal at the Vatican, September 30, 2023. Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters

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GPB evening headlines for May 8, 2025

Georgia Catholics react to the election of Pope Leo XIV; U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter announces bid for U.S. Senate; Kemp signed bill to upgrade state's aging 911 system.

May 08, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter speaks at a Trump campaign rally at the Savannah Civic Center on Sept. 24, 2024.

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Georgia congressman Buddy Carter launches 'MAGA warrior' GOP bid for 2026 Senate race against Ossoff

The Southeast Georgia lawmaker becomes the first Republican to enter the U.S. Senate race against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

May 08, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
FILE - In this June 3, 2017, file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer, one of the nation's top carbon dioxide emitters, stands in the distance in Juliette, Ga. Global carbon dioxide emissions related to energy use are being forecast to rise significantly this year, driven by a resurgence in the use of coal to generate electricity, the International Energy Agency says. The IEA

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The latest red flag for these Georgia doctors? Poor air quality

A coalition of health care providers is urging the state and federal government to get serious about pollution.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Jaemor Farms strawberries. (Matthew Kulinski/Georgia Grown)

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Want the freshest fruit possible? Georgia Grown reveals its 2025 U-Pick Farms Agriculture Map

Georgia Grown has released its 2025 U-Pick Farms Agritourism Map, a resource for finding fresh produce from farms and local growers throughout the state. This map mixes tourism and agriculture in Georgia.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton

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To care for kids' mental health, parents should talk less and listen more, studies say. Here's how

Research shows that teens are more likely to turn to their parents when they need support rather than peers or professionals. That’s according to a national campaign making resources available to families needing help.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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GPB morning headlines for May 8, 2025

Georgia health care providers urge government to get serious about pollution; NE Georgia community up in arms about potential poultry processing plant; Research shows teens more likely to turn to parents for support

May 08, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
The Doobie Brothers 2025.

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The Doobie Brothers mine Southern influences and promote human connection with 'Walk This Road'

Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald spoke with GPB about their new album, out June 6, and upcoming induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

May 08, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)

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Georgia Today: Greene on U.S. Senate race; Teacher recruitment; New Dem. Party Chair Charlie Bailey

On the May 7 edition: Marjorie Taylor Greene noncommittal to a Senate run; law to recruit teachers doesn't pan out; and Georgia Democratic Party's new chair speaks on his party's path going forward.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Screenshot from Peter Biello interview with Charlie Bailey

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As Georgia Democratic Party leader, Charlie Bailey pledges to focus on 'foundational' issues

The new leader of Georgia's Democratic Party, Charlie Bailey, aims to win elections by focusing on "foundational" issues. He spoke with GPB's Peter Biello.

May 07, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
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