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News Articles: Memorial Day

Game wardens will make sure that Georgians abide by boating laws and COVID-19 social distancing orders during this Memorial Day weekend.

Game Wardens To Enforce Boating Laws, Social Distancing This Holiday Weekend

Memorial Day weekend will mean an opportunity for many Georgians to go out and have some fun despite the current risks from the COVID-19 pandemic. This...

May 22, 2020
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By:
  • Ben Abrams
Tammy Smith of the Tybee Sea Turtle Project photographs a hole someone dug on the Tybee beach so she can warn people of the dangers such holes pose to sea turtles.

Advocates Remind Beachgoers: Make Way For Turtles

As Georgia's beaches fill up for Memorial Day, advocates are reminding people: respect sea turtles.

May 27, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Veterans participate in a 2019 music project with Alchemy Sky Foundation in Atlanta.

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Atlanta Organization Helps Veterans Find Healing Through Music Project

State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012. Nationally, about 20...

May 24, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Nearly two million passengers are expected to travel through ATL over the Memorial Day holiday weekend beginning Thursday, May 23, through Tuesday, May 28.

Atlanta's Airport Offers Travel Tips For Memorial Day Weekend

As thousands of people prepare to travel during Memorial Day weekend, the world's busiest airport is preparing for major congestion. The travel period...

May 23, 2019
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt

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