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News Articles: Middle Georgia

Jericho Road Ministry in Macon, Ga., hosts a Thanksgiving food drive on Nov. 22, 2022 with food donated from the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank. About 96,000 people are considered food insecure in food bank's 24-county region.

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  • Food

Georgia food pantry works to meet high demand for Thanksgiving staples

Rising food prices haven’t swayed most consumers, but low-income families still look to food pantries for help

November 24, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Mercer University President William Underwood, left, with Bibb Schools Superintendent Dan Sims, center, and Clayton Schools Superintendent Morcease Beasley, right, after the announcement of the new Mercer program to lure mid-career people into teaching.

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  • Education

A new degree program aims to draw mid-career jobseekers to teaching

The federal department of education is granting $9.6 million to a partnership between five Georgia school systems and Mercer University’s Tift College of Education. The aim of the partnership is luring mid-career people to teaching.

October 05, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Emilee Gilbert, owner of Qualusi Vineyards in Acworth, Georgia, pours a glass of merlot July 10, 2022.

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  • News

After two years of pandemic, Georgia wineries thriving

Georgia wineries’ growth boosted by those seeking outdoor gatherings during the pandemic. Many in the industry would like to see it expand into south Georgia.

July 27, 2022
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By:
  • Alex Guevara
From left, Monroe County Commissioner John Ambrose, Commission Chair Greg Tapley and Monroe County resident Charles Grizzard watch as a worker turns on the water service to Grizzard’s house Tuesday. Grizzard was the first resident to get city water in a project inspired by worries about coal ash at Georgia Power’s Plant Scherer.

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Georgia Today: Is coal ash poisoning water In Juliette, Ga.? Residents say yes and they want answers

On this special episode of Georgia Today, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes of 2021. This is the story of a grassroots fight in Middle Georgia for clean drinking water. GPB reporter Grant Blankenship and photojournalist Evey Wilson, an assistant professor at the Mercer University's Center for Collaborative Journalism, followed the effort for the recent documentary Saving Juliette.

December 31, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
aerial photo showing a damaged highway overpass struck by a truck

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  • News

Westbound Lanes Of I-16 Reopen After Damaged Bridge's Removal

Crews have removed the damaged bridge over I-16 in Middle Georgia, allowing a single westbound lane of traffic through.

July 16, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
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'Innovation Ecosystem' Could Hold Future For Middle Georgia, Robins Air Force Base

A 2017 Defense Department grant is giving Georgia the chance to take a closer look at what is needed to sustain its military communities.

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
Adrian Saucedo-Luviano is awaiting his date in immigration court after he  was pulled over by Houston County Police in April 2018.

In Middle Georgia, Houston County Detains More People For ICE Than Surrounding Counties Combined

Police aren't required by law to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on immigration control. It's a choice. Athens-Clarke...

May 09, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Leighton Rowell

Talking Turkey Before The Holiday

Behind many great recipes, you’ll find stories of immigration. That’s certainly the case in the kitchen of Pati Jinich. Her grandparents immigrated from...

November 20, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton and
  • Celeste Headlee

On Second Thought For Monday, November 6, 2017

Democrats lost big in 2016. But this year, progressive candidates in the South begin to win state and local races. Birmingham, Alabama recently joined...

November 06, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Wednesday, October 25, 2017

A special hour about guns in the South: the people who own them, the emotions they stir, how they’re bought and sold, the total cost of gun violence,...

October 25, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Van Mixon in a deer stand.

A Family Tradition: 'Hunting Isn't Shooting'

Georgia’s hunting season for firearms opened October 21. GPB’s Emily Cureton joined a father and son hunting deer together opening weekend. She sends us...

October 25, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton

On Second Thought For Thursday, August 31, 2017

Ayyyy! Henry Winkler is coming to Georgia this week for the Decatur Book Festival. He’s the co-creator of a popular children’s book series that centers...

September 05, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

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