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News Articles: Macon

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  • Education

Faculty job security is new fight on Georgia campuses after months of mask dustups

Next Tuesday and Wednesday, the Georgia Board of Regents is set to consider changes to professor tenure at the 26 public institutions the state manages. Supporters say the changes streamline the post-tenure review process for Georgia professors and codify when professors who do not meet expectations can face punishments. 

October 06, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • News

GPB Morning Headlines for October 6, 2021

Governor Kemp is traveling to Mission, Texas with Republican governors from nine other states to criticize the Biden administration for its immigration policies at the US-Mexico border.

The FBI is set to meet with Georgia law enforcement officials over a spike in threats toward school board members and educators over mask mandates.

Rain will be an all day event across Georgia today.

October 06, 2021
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
The Macon Symphony Orchestra, comprised of students from the McDuffie Center for Strings and musicians from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, in rehearsal recently.

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  • Performing Arts

Macon has a symphony, again, thanks to young musicians and seasoned pros

LISTEN: Four years ago the Macon Symphony Orchestra took the stage for the last time. This week the symphony returned to the city’s Grand Opera House with a new name: The Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra. That's thanks to a new collaboration between the young musicians of the Mercer University McDuffie Center for Strings and the seasoned professionals of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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  • News

GPB evening headlines for October 5, 2021

 A flash flood watch is in effect for all of North Georgia and part of Central Georgia through early Thursday.

Georgia's $4 billion dollar film industry could suddenly grind to a halt, after a union authorized a strike.

The late Congressman John Lewis could be featured on a future postage stamp.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
Wellstar Cobb Hospital

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  • Health Care

Wellstar-United contract ends without a deal, affecting thousands

The contract between the two organizations ended Sunday without a new agreement. An estimated 80,000 United members will be affected.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
In this Thursday, July 25, 2019 photo, security guards are posted near an entrance to Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta where a sign for movie extras is set up for Clint Eastwood's film "Richard Jewell."

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  • News

Film workers' union votes to strike over long hours. Georgia's ready to join in

One of the nation’s largest film and television unions voted Monday to authorize a strike, which could have a huge impact on Georgia’s film industry.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Prayer before an anti-vaccine protest in Macon in August.

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  • Health

For some, faith, not science, is key for COVID vaccine decisions. How do you talk about both?

There’s plenty of data of the scientific nature describing how vaccines for COVID-19 save lives. But for many, science is not the first place they turn to when making decisions about whether or not to be vaccinated. They are looking for the place where God is present in the numbers.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Georgia State Capitol with fence

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  • Politics

State Capitol grounds ringed by foreboding steel fence spurred by 2020 protests

Depending on who you talk to, the steel black fence either provides much-needed additional protection or is an unnecessary waste of taxpayers’ dollars that sends the wrong message to the public. The governor is said to be happy with the project he pushed through last fall, but Democratic lawmakers have criticized the barrier as an overreaction to perceived threats.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
PBS NewsHour American Academy of Pediatrics urges FDA to approve COVID vaccines for children under 12

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  • News

GPB Morning Headlines for October 5, 2021

Emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 could come as soon as November. 

More than half of eligible Georgians have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and nearly 46% are fully vaccinated.

For the second time this year, Governor Kemp is making a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Herschel Walker speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Day in Hoover, Ala.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Herschel Walker shrugs off allegations; does Joe Biden appeal to critical voters?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Legal analysts for Brooking Institute concluded former President Donald Trump faces legal jeopardy and could be prosecuted in Fulton County for working to persuade state officials to overturn the results of Georgia's 2020 presidential election.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
A girl in a mask writes on paper at a school desk.

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  • Children's Health

No trick — children as young as 5 could be eligible for Pfizer's COVID vaccine by Halloween

Children between the ages of 5 and 11 may soon be eligible for a COVID vaccine. 

An advisory committee with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tentatively scheduled Oct. 26 to discuss Pfizer-BioNTech's pediatric vaccine.

October 05, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
woman kisses the cheek of an older woman

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  • Health Care

1 in 5 Georgians quit jobs to be caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's why

To better understand caregivers' experiences over the last two years, the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers conducted a national survey, which was released Sept. 28.

The report, Working While Caring: A National Survey of Caregiver Stress in the US Workforce, found that a fifth of working Georgians had to quit their jobs to provide family care.

October 04, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Rep. John Lewis

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  • Politics

Ossoff pushing for postage stamp to honor John Lewis

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is leading the push for a new postage stamp honoring the late Congressman John Lewis. Ossoff is urging the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend approval of a stamp highlighting the Atlanta Democrat’s legacy as a leader and champion for civil and human rights.

October 04, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams

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  • News

GPB Morning Headlines for October 4, 2021

Today is the deadline to register to vote in November’s municipal elections. What you need to know.

And a recent survey shows the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on caregivers. 

October 04, 2021
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By:
  • Rikki Klaus
Trees being removed near Frederica Road

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  • Environment

Tree fight stops road project on St. Simons

A judge on Friday granted a stop work order on a road project on St. Simons Island near Fort Frederica.

October 04, 2021
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By:
  • Mary Landers
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