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News Articles: Macon

David Sumrall, chair of the Bibb County Republican Party, presented a spreadsheet and some voter registration records to the county elections board on Monday, July 2, 2024. He accused hundreds of voters of fraud. Jesse Fraga/The Telegraph

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Dozens of Bibb voters have to prove residency after accusations of false addresses, fraud

Dozens of Macon voters will have to explain to the elections board why their registered voting address was listed as a post office and not their home after the chair of the Bibb County Republican Party challenged hundreds of voter registrations.

July 03, 2024
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  • Jesse Fraga

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GPB morning headlines for July 3, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors.

Providers of services to the homeless in Macon- Bibb County are asking for help from the public to stock emergency water stations.

While Georgia is home to mosquitoes that carry the West Nile and encephalitis viruses, local health officials are warning of mosquito-borne diseases acquired abroad.

July 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Berry College's Dr. Ryan Saylor holds up the jaw of a silky shark.

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Headed to the beach this summer? Here's what you need to know about shark safety

All Things Considered host Peter Biello speaks with Berry College's Dr. Ryan Saylor about recent shark attacks and what to do to stay safe on your beach vacation this summer.

July 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
 Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Top row, from left Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Ray Smith, David Shafer, Sen. Shawn Still. Center row, from left, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro. Bottom row from left, Robert Cheeley, Harrison Floyd, Stephen Lee, Scott Hall, Misty Hampton, Cathleen Latham, Trevian Kutti

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SCOTUS granted Donald Trump immunity for official acts. What does that means for his Georgia case?

The Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump could be immune from prosecution for certain acts that lower courts deem "official acts." All Things Considered host Peter Biello spoke with Georgia State University law professor Anthony Michael Kreis about the decision and what it means for the former president's prosecution in Georgia.

July 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Signage on the historic New Perry Hotel itself has been removed. A certificate of appropriateness for its demolition has been approved by the Main Street Advisory Board and the city’s Community Development Department. (Becky Purser/The Telegraph)

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Will nearly 100-year-old historic New Perry Hotel be demolished? Here’s what we know

Against the backdrop of the city’s 200th birthday celebration and amid public outcry, a nearly 100-year-old historic building is facing demolition. The three-story New Perry Hotel has been part of the fabric of downtown Perry since it was built in 1925. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but that does not protect the hotel from demolition. The steep cost of renovation has led current owners to recommend that the building be destroyed.

July 02, 2024
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  • Becky Purser
Plastic bottles

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GPB morning headlines for July 2, 2024

The Atlanta City Council has approved a $2 million settlement to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car in 2020.

A challenge to voter registrations in Macon-Bibb County failed Monday on the first day a new state law took effect that many say is aimed at making those challenges more successful.

People in Middle Georgia's Upson County are beginning to question whether or not they want to be the site for a cutting edge plastics recycling facility. 

July 02, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Students in AI Camp react to teacher Joe Finkelstien prompting an AI on the projector. From left to right, campers from the week of June 10, 2024: Christabelle Kabuye, Bryson Brandon, Aiden Wright, and Lawson Surles.

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A Macon day camp introduces kids to the ethics of AI

Young children today may never know a time without AI.  So how do you teach kids to use AI effectively — and ethically?

July 01, 2024
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  • Taleen Hanna
The Temple Mound Complex at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park in Macon in May. (Grant Blankenship/GPB News)

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Land preservation group acquires properties near Ocmulgee Mounds for 1st national park

A nonprofit organization dedicated to land conservation has acquired two parcels of land in Middle Georgia that will support efforts to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia’s first national park.

 

June 28, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for June 28, 2024

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in Atlanta last night in the first debate of the 2024 election.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Midtown ahead of the presidential debate in Atlanta last night.

Savannah councilmembers voted Thursday to demolish the city-owned Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, a roughly 10,000-seat venue downtown.

June 28, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
fNIRS scan

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Scientists have cutting edge technology to scan kids' brains. But it wasn't built for all heads

How a Middle Georgia researcher is working on making brain scanning technology more accessible.

June 27, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Preparations for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season began in advance of the June 27 CNN broadcast.

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GPB morning headlines for June 27, 2024

President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump are facing off in Atlanta for the first presidential debate of 2024.

A ‘Sickle Cell Sanctuary’ in Atlanta is providing health support and education for managing chronic disease and the pain that goes with it. 

A program of the US Department of Agriculture aimed at stemming child hunger during the summer break from school has officially begun in Georgia.

June 27, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Kids at the Boys and Girls Club on Anthony Road in Macon get their second helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables through the Happy Helpings summer food program recently.

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Hungry Georgia kids now have another way to find meals this summer

A program of the US Department of Agriculture aimed at stemming child hunger during the summer school break has officially begun in Georgia.

June 26, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
tiny cottages

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Macon joins select cities investing in housing solely for unhoused people

The new development on Macon’s east side, called the Tiny Cottages, are exclusively available to people who meet the federal definition of homelessness.

June 26, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
U.S. Postal Service vehicles

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GPB morning headlines for June 26, 2024

One man is dead and another hospitalized after apparent opioid overdoses inside a Georgia prison.

Fulton County court officials are blaming U.S. Postal Service consolidations and problems at a new sorting facility south of Atlanta for various court-related issues.

Macon is the latest city to invest in housing specifically meant for people experiencing homelessness. 

June 26, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A crowd of people holding signs in protest of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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GPB morning headlines for June 25, 2024

A Fulton County Judge dismissed a case against the state of Georgia Monday that put into question the legality of a contract for a new health care provider in the state’s prisons. 

Monday marked two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, ending the federal right to an abortion.

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is proposing legislation that would designate $20 million to make improvements to one metro-Atlanta city’s water system.

June 25, 2024
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