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News Articles: Macon

Rendering of historic homes

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  • History

A $2M project could bring 5 historic homes to downtown Columbus

The five homes were donated to Historic Columbus, and three of them previously belonged to Historic Westville, a living history museum that relocated from Lumpkin to Columbus a few years ago.

June 21, 2022
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By:
  • Nick Wooten
Front end loaders are dwarfed by the coal field at Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

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  • Environment

Three Georgia power plants land on list of nation’s dirtiest

The dirtiest power plants have an outsized impact: In 2020, the 10 most climate-polluting plants in Georgia were responsible for 91.5% of global warming emissions from the power sector despite only generating 56.5% of total electricity, according to the report.

June 21, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Voters in Macon

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Commemorating Juneteenth; Runoff elections loom, Walker's campaign scandals

Monday on Political Rewind: On the last day of campaigning before the runoffs, our panel looks at key contests statewide. Plus, after several controversies, Herschel Walker's campaign remains unscathed. 

June 20, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Arm of blood donor

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  • Health Care

Blood donations needed to avoid critical shortage

Donors through The Red Cross typically give a pint of blood which can then be broken down into its individual components -- platelets, plasma and red blood cells.

June 20, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Monkeypox

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  • Health

Third case of monkeypox confirmed by Georgia Department of Public Health

An Atlanta man who recently traveled to Chicago for a convention has been diagnosed with the disease, DPH spokeswoman Nancy Nydam said. The man’s case is unrelated to the previous two cases identified in the state.  

June 20, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
Election signs

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  • Elections

GPB investigation finds improper FEC filing by Joyce Griggs, ahead of Democratic runoff for GA-1

Records show that Griggs filed her statement of candidacy two weeks after the May primary election, and months after being sent a letter from the FEC.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Katika Lovett was appointed Bibb Schools Chief of Staff by incoming Superintendent Dan Sims.

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  • Education

Bibb School Board approves new chief of staff, bans students use of cellphones in school

Incoming Bibb Schools Superintendent Dan Sims appointed two of his former coworkers from Atlanta Public Schools to top positions in a move approved by the Bibb County Board of Education on Thursday.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Corley
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an afternoon update on the Georgia Primary Election at the election command center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

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  • Elections

Raffensperger, Sterling will headline Tuesday's Jan. 6 hearings

Former President Donald Trump's call to "find" votes in Georgia is expected to be a focus.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Chris West and Jeremy Hunt

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  • Elections

Chris West and Jeremy Hunt find no common ground in their last meeting ahead of congressional runoff

Voters will choose Tuesday between two Republicans--Chris West and Jeremy Hunt-- who both seek to unseat Democrat Sanford Bishop in Georgia’s second congressional district. Their final meeting before the runoff vote revealed a little of what separates them politically. 

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Mike Collins, left, and Vernon Jones participate in Georgia's 10th Congressional District republican primary election runoff debates on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

What to watch for in Georgia's June primary runoffs

Republicans and Democrats head to the polls one more time to pick their nominees for a closely watched general election.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Yard signs for Wade Herring and Joyce Griggs are displayed outside an apartment building in Savannah. The two Democrats are running for Georgia's 1st Congressional District, and face each other in a primary runoff election on Tuesday, June 21.

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  • News

GPB evening headlines for June 17, 2022

Atlanta will host one of the most-watched sporting events in the world in 2026.

On Tuesday, Democrats Joyce Griggs and Wade Herring face each other in the 1st Congressional District primary runoff.

Georgia remains in the grip of a major heat wave.  But some cities and neighborhoods are affected more than others.

 

June 17, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
LGBTQ+ Flags

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  • Politics

Transgender students, allies decry Georgia’s ban on sports participation

Last month, the Georgia High School Association which oversees athletics in 465 schools across the state changed its rules to require students to play on a team that matches the gender assigned on their birth certificate.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Emergency room sign

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  • Health Care

End date looms for federal health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians

 

There is a growing cry for Congress to continue pandemic-era health insurance initiatives, including enhanced subsidies that have been credited with helping to boost enrollment in the federal marketplace nationally and here in Georgia.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Stacey Abrams

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  • Elections

Stacey Abrams announces public safety, gun plan in governor's race

The Democratic nominee proposes a reversal of recent gun rights expansions and a renewed bipartisan criminal justice task force.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Port of Savannah

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  • Business

Port of Savannah breaks monthly record for containerized cargo

The Port of Savannah moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported Wednesday. That broke the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set last October and exceeded May of last year by 8.3%.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
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