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News Articles: Macon

Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller hoists the city's Main Street America award at a press eventon Coleman Hill, overlooking downtown, Friday.

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Macon wins national award for 'Main Street' revitalization

Leaders of Macon’s decades-long downtown redevelopment efforts are celebrating national recognition of their success. 

May 10, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
A trolley tour bus passes by Madison Square in downtown Savannah.

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Savannah trolley tour noise ordinance passes, tamping down ‘unreasonably intrusive’ amplified sound

Operators must begin installing new directional speaker systems or use in-ear listening devices.

May 10, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
If the plates aren’t priced right, buffets could be losing money. And if there’s no profit, buffets could soon be a thing of the past., says one market writer.

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Can you be arrested for taking food home from an all-you-can-eat buffet? What GA law says

There’s actually a lot of thought that goes into buffet-style restaurants, and probably the most important thing is determining the price per person.

May 10, 2024
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  • Chelsea Madden
A trolley tour bus drives down River Street in downtown Savannah.

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GPB morning headlines for May 10, 2024

Severe storms are moving across South Georgia this morning.

The Savannah City Council passed an ordinance Thursday meant to tamp down noise pollution in the city's popular downtown Historic District.

Morehouse College is partnering with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to teach a group of diverse Atlanta entrepreneurs how to grow their businesses to include airport concessions.

May 10, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A radar image taken from the National Weather Service shows strong storms in Southeast Georgia on May 9th, 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for May 9, 2024

Thousands of homes remain without power after strong storms early Thursday downed trees and power lines in north Georgia.

A Biden administration official says Georgia has lost ground to other southern states in efforts to expand passenger rail service.

The State Election Board is moving forward with plans to develop new rules for how local election boards certify election results.

May 09, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Mayor of Stockbridge Anthony Ford, right, hands off a business card to Federal Rail Administator Amit Bose before Bose spoke to the Interstate 75 Central Corridor Coalition in Indian Springs State Park.

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  • Economy

Head of the Federal Railroad Administration says Georgia needs passenger train champions

The lead federal administrator for the nation's rail lines said Georgia needs to politically rally around passenger rail to get trains as fast as neighboring states.

May 09, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship

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GPB morning headlines for May 9, 2024

As you start your morning, severe storms are moving south into Georgia.

A Georgia grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges in the death of a nursing student whose body was found near a popular walking trail at the University of Georgia.

The head of the federal agency overseeing the nation’s rail lines says Georgia has lost ground to other southern states in efforts to expand passenger rail service. 

May 09, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Governor Brian Kemp is shown speaking in the Georgia House of Representatives.

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GPB evening headlines for May 8, 2024

Governor Brian Kemp signed an elections bill into law yesterday that some fear could allow more voter challenges.

Governor Brian Kemp has vetoed a bill that would have suspended the state's tax breaks for new data centers.

Georgians now can apply for -- and manage -- critical state financial benefits at public libraries across Georgia.

May 08, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Gateway Kiosk

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New library kiosks make it easier to apply and manage critical public health benefits

Georgians can now access the state benefits portal, Georgia Gateway, through a rollout of self-service kiosks at hundreds of public libraries.

May 08, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Maya Peters-Greno uses a small brush to clean the grime away from a recently recovered headstone in the Penfield African American Cemetery in Greene County.

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  • History

At the birthplace of Mercer University, a brick wall frames a mystery of racial division

A relatively newly remembered burial ground yields more questions than answers as universities piece together missing links in the history of Georgia’s enslaved populations.

May 08, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs the budget for the year beginning July 1, 2024 at the state capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Kemp says the document shows Georgia can boost spending and cut taxes at the same time.

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GPB morning headlines for May 8, 2024

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $36 billion budget Tuesday for the upcoming fiscal year starting in July. 

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff joined officials in metro Atlanta's Clayton County Monday to announce half a million dollars in federal funding for construction of more affordable housing units.

The Atlanta City Council voted on two pieces of legislation that could put up to $15 million towards completing parts of the city’s beltline trail before the World Cup in the summer of 2026.

May 08, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Writers Jonathan Eig (top left), Brandon Som (top right) and Ilyon Woo (lower right) and composer Tyshawn Sorey (lower left) received 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for their work. All four have connections to Georgia.

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Here are this year's Pulitzer Prize winners with Georgia ties

This year’s Pulitzer Prizes have been announced and the winners in the Biography category are both books with Georgia ties. And in the music category, the winning composer has links to Atlanta.

May 07, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
John Barrow speaks to a Democratic group in Hoschton, Ga., on Monday, April 15, 2024, seeking support in his race for the Georgia Supreme Court. Barrow is basing his campaign for the high court around his support for abortion rights as he challenges incumbent Justice Andrew Pinson in a nonpartisan election in May.

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GPB evening headlines for May 7, 2024

A Georgia Supreme Court candidate is challenging a state ruling that says he violated judicial ethics rules by talking about abortion.

Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Georgia's coast, with Wassaw Island laying claim to the first nest of this year's season.

This year's Pulitzer Prizes were announced yesterday and both winners in the Biography category have ties to Georgia figures.

May 07, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
File photo of a loggerhead sea turtle nesting at dawn on Ossabaw Island, Georgia.

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  • Environment

Sea turtle nesting season underway in Georgia, after ‘three-island rush’ of sightings

One researcher is “cautiously optimistic” about 2024's sea turtle turnout.

May 07, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Wide exterior shot of the Georgia state capitol

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GPB morning headlines for May 7, 2024

Tuesday is the last day for Gov. Brian Kemp to sign or veto bills passed this legislative session.

A state judge is allowing a lawsuit involving a 13 mile rail trail to move forward against the City of Albany.

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