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News Articles: New Years Eve

Eleanor Heginbotham (middle) with two of the people — Rachel Goslins (left) and Soumayah Zein (right) — who helped her on New Year's Eve 2022.

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When Eleanor Heginbotham's car broke down on New Year's Eve, a group of strangers jumped in

Eleanor Heginbotham was at the post office on New Year's Eve 2022 when her car wouldn't start. For 40 minutes, a group of strangers came to her aid, including someone who would later become a friend.

March 25, 2025
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  • Laura Kwerel

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Atlanta shares public safety plans ahead of major New Year's Day events

Residents and visitors alike are coming to the city to ring in the New Year at the Peach Drop and cheer on their team at the Peach Bowl.

December 31, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Revelers celebrate the new year on Jan. 1, 1942, in Times Square. Its New Year's Eve ball drop attracts millions of viewers — at home and in the streets of New York City — every year.

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  • History

Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained

Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here's how the spectacle started and what's changed over the years.

December 31, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Atlanta native and diamond-selling rapper Big Boi.

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Mayor announces Atlanta's New Year's Peach Drop to return with performances from Big Boi and more

Today, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens shared that Atlanta's New Year's Eve Peach Drop Festival will return this year at Underground Atlanta.

December 11, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
A group of Okalolies head toward a house belonging to one of their own in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas on Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic Ocean, on Dec. 31, 2023. New Year's Eve, or Old Year's Night as it's known on the island, is a chance for the whole community to come together.

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  • World

The Okalolies of Old Year's Night: Celebrating tradition on the world's most remote inhabited island

"Okalolies" ring in the new year on the world's most remote inhabited island by visiting the population of not quite 250 in masks and making mischief, an annual chance for the community to come together.

May 26, 2024
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  • Nick Schönfeld and
  • Julia Gunther
 Fruits de Mer from Petite Violette

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  • Food

Where to dine out for Christmas and New Year’s in Atlanta

Cooking over the holidays can be a pain. Why not take a look around Atlanta’s great holiday dining scene and save yourself the effort?

December 13, 2023
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  • Sammie Purcell
Fireworks explode next to the Arc de Triomphe with "2023" projected on the building, at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees during New Year celebrations in Paris.

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  • World

Countries across the world ring in the new year

From Bangkok to Berlin, one time zone at a time celebrated the entry into 2023.

January 01, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward

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  • News

Georgia Today: Judge accused of misconduct, UGA helping farmers, good news about sea turtles

On the Friday Dec. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia judge accused of misconduct faces state judicial discipline panel, UGA researchers are helping farmers, good news about sea turtle populations

December 30, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
 Atlanta Police Department Majors Gary Harper and Eddie Smith address the media about the department’s safety plans for New Year’s Eve at APD headquarters downtown Thursday, December 29, 2022. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

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New Year’s Eve security prep under way, says APD

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and with that comes a time for the world to celebrate the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. The Atlanta Police Department has a plan in place to keep all the participants safe.

December 30, 2022
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  • Donnell Suggs

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Newborn blessings for a new year

NPR's Scott Simon shares the story of twins born 15 minutes apart, one just before midnight on Dec. 31, 2021, and one just after, and what their birth years might mean in the future.

January 08, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
The 2022 sign that will be lit on top of a building on New Year's Eve is displayed in New York's Times Square earlier this month.

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  • National

Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year's Eve celebrations again

Skyrocketing COVID-19 case rates have caused officials In New York City and elsewhere to scale back their New Year's Eve celebrations. Around the country, people are facing tough decisions.

December 30, 2021
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  • Brian Mann
Confetti falls at midnight during a virtual New Year's Eve celebration in New York City's Times Square on Jan. 1, 2021. The annual New Year's Eve ball drop event, which typically draws more than 1 million people, was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 risk.

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  • National

Times Square will welcome back vaccinated revelers this New Year's Eve

The party's on, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that Times Square will be open this New Year's Eve to those who are fully vaccinated.

November 16, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Coronavirus-related restrictions left many cities quiet during this year's New Year's Eve celebrations. New York City's Times Square was almost empty as a limited group of healthcare workers were invited to watch the ball drop in person.

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  • National

U.S. Rings In New Year With Subdued Celebrations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged people find an alternative option for celebrating the holiday — with an aim to avoid large crowds and indoor gatherings.

January 01, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
GPB News NPR

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  • World

Countries Juggle New Year's Celebrations With Ongoing Pandemic Concerns

People all around the world are saying goodbye to 2020, but as coronavirus cases surge in many regions, New Year's Eve events have been seriously scaled down.

December 31, 2020
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  • Elena Moore
People gathered at Al-Farooq Masjid for a "Vist a Mosque" event hosted by the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta.

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  • Religion

Faith Leaders In Georgia Discuss Hopes For The New Year

It's the new year, a time many people use as an opportunity to press reset and make personal changes. "On Second Thought" invited leaders and scholars...

January 03, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
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