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News Articles: Macon

Signage for the WIC Farmers Market in Macon-Bibb County on June 9, 2022. Participants of the suplemental nutrition program have access to the summer markets, hosted by the Georgia Department of Public Health's 18 districts, through September.

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WIC participants in Georgia will finally get electronic benefits

A switch to electronic purchasing will make using the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children  easier for low-income families. Sofi Gratas reports.

July 12, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
Stacey Abrams waves to a crowd.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Abrams cautions her supporters; Biden's low approval rating; Jan. 6 hearing today

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Abrams urges supporters to avoid complacency as her campaign surpasses Kemp's in financing. This comes as Biden's approval rating hits 33% and two-thirds of Democrats say they don't want him to run again.

Plus, analyzing today's upcoming Jan. 6 hearing.

 

July 12, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee
FILE PHOTO: R. Kelly sits as the jury foreman reads the guilty verdict in Kelly's sex abuse trial at Brooklyn's Federal District Court in a courtroom sketch in New York, U.S., Sep. 27, 2021. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

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GPB morning headlines for July 12, 2022

Atlanta native Joycelyn Savage says she is is engaged to be married to R&B singer R. Kelly who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month.

Georgia is one of the last states to roll out the electronic benefits program for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children.

July 12, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters about aid to Ukraine, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in Washington. Attorneys representing Graham said Wednesday, July 6, that he intends to challenge a subpoena compelling him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies' actions after the 2020 election.

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GPB evening headlines for July 11, 2022

US Senator Lindsay Graham must testify before the special grand jury investigating interference into Georgia's 2020 election.

Georgia Democrats continue to push their national party to move the state's Democratic presidential primary to earlier in the year.

Georgia's Safe Haven Law is taking on new relevance since the US Supreme Court struck down federal abortion rights.

July 11, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
Climate shift index

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It’s hot. Is that normal or is it climate change?

 Created by researchers at the nonprofit Climate Central, the Climate Shift Index teases out the effect of climate change on daily temperatures all over the U.S., showing how the burning of fossil fuels has boosted the odds of any given daily high and low temperatures.

July 11, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Charles Barkley

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GPB morning headlines for July 11, 2022

A new study finds it may be possible to reverse early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Jeane Argo, Georgia first lady Marty Kemp's mother, has died at age 92.

NBA legend Charles Barkley is donating $1 million to Spelman College.

July 11, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
On Dec. 3 2020, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani visited the Georgia Capitol for a legislative committee meeting that helped fuel election conspiracy theories among many Republican lawmakers and other Trump supporters. ‌The former Trump personal attorney and others alleged massive voter fraud as a reason for legislators to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s narrow victory.

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  • Elections

Fulton grand jury probe of 2020 election conduct zeroes in on Trump’s inner circle

Even though the latest round of Fulton County subpoenas say the witnesses should be ready to appear in Fulton as early as Tuesday, don’t expect them to show up at the Fulton County Courthouse ‌that day.

July 11, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
More than 1,000 people age 50 or older took one of four versions of the SAGE test.

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  • Health

Is reversing early-stage Alzheimer’s disease possible? A new study finds it may be

Rather than treating patients in clinical trials with a specific drug, doctors are taking a more personalized approach by attempting to understand root causes of and the best treatments for diseases affecting cognitive decline, such as Alzheimer’s. 

July 11, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Conceptual rendering of the Telfair Children's Art Museum's toddler area

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  • Art & Design

Savannah's Telfair Museums to build new children's art museum wing

The Telfair Children's Art Museum is scheduled to open in 2023, housed within the Jepson Center.

July 08, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne

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GPB evening headlines for July 8, 2022

Georgia likely has more than $5 billion in extra revenue from the fiscal year that ended in June.

Georgia Democratic candidates are working to rally female voters.

The oldest art museum in Georgia is planning to open a new wing for kids.

July 08, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
A rural Georgia monument that some people have dubbed “America's Stonehenge” has been demolished after a bomb destroyed one of its four granite panels.

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Georgia Today: Ga. Guidestones demolished, spaceport bets, gun company CEO called to testify

Welcome to Georgia Today, a twice-weekly newsletter featuring original stories from GPB News reporters and the latest headlines from around the state.

July 08, 2022
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  • Kristi York Wooten ,
  • Sarah Rose ,
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Nova Jaswan hold up her hand showing where her middle finger was damaged by a jail cell door

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  • Health

With few other resources, people with behavioral health issues find treatment in jails and prisons

The Fulton County Jail is called Georgia’s largest de facto mental health facility because of the high prevalence of mentally ill detainees. Often, they have no place else to go until a crime is committed.

July 08, 2022
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Gas pump with campaign stickers

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  • Elections

Gas price politics, inflation fuel Georgia campaigns for governor, Senate

On March 18, Kemp signed a bill suspending the state’s fuel tax through May 31. He has since renewed it several times, most recently on July 1, and it is set to expire Aug. 13 unless renewed again. Abrams says Kemp should give Georgians the certainty of knowing the tax will be suspended at least through the end of the year.

July 08, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday, May 2, 2022, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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  • News

GPB morning headlines for July 8, 2022

The judge overseeing the Fulton County special grand jury has set limits on what grand jurors may ask lawmakers.

The oldest art museum in Georgia is planning to open a new wing for kids.

The Augusta Regional Airport is partnering with several agencies in researching the future of drones.

July 08, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
People mourn the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in front of the Uvalde County Courthouse, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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GPB evening headlines for July 7, 2022

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is expanding thanks to new federal funding.

Congress is calling on gun manufacturers, including one in Georgia, to testify about gun violence

The mayor of Northeast Georgia's Elberton says the now-destroyed Georgia Guidestones should be rebuilt.

July 07, 2022
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