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News Articles: south

In 2015, Trapper Dan Eaton prepares to release a female coyote, wearing a GPS tracking collar, after working with scientists to include her in a three year study of coyotes in the Deep South.

Seeing Coyotes Everywhere? New Science Explains Why

Three years ago, a coyote with ice blue eyes lay stock still as scientists took her blood, weighed her, and fixed a GPS collar around her neck on a dirt...

January 08, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
President Trump speaks to reporters on June 18, 2019, the day he tweeted that the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants would soon begin. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has said a more modest 2,000 will be targeted.

Kept Or Not, Trump's Immigration Promises Change Lives

Most weekdays, Ana wraps up cleaning houses around 4 and gets in her car. That’s when she starts her second job: cruising the streets of Houston County...

June 23, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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  • Food

'White Trash Cooking' Becomes Recipe For 2019 James Beard Award

Ernest Matthew Mickler's White Trash Cooking was released in 1986 to mixed reviews. Some of the recipes in the cookbook include "Uncle Willie's Swamp...

May 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

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  • Author Interviews

Author Breaks Down The Language Of 'Southern Lady Code'

Understanding what southern ladies are saying has nothing to do with accents. That's what author Helen Ellis wants people who aren't from the South to...

April 29, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • News

"On Second Thought" For Tuesday, April 9, 2019

The University of Tennessee is making a big promise: Starting in 2020, the system will offer free tuition to qualifying low-income students enrolling at...

April 09, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
A home destroyed by a tornado in rural Crawford County near the city of Fort Valley. The family who lived there were away when the storm hit.

At Least 23 Dead as Storms, Possible Tornados Hit Deep South

Originally published Sunday, March 3 at 8:47 p.m. This story has been updated. A sheriff confirmed at least 23 people were killed Sunday by a possible...

March 04, 2019
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Grant Blankenship

For The Sake Of The Story, For The Love Of The South: The Bitter Southerner And GPB Make A Podcast

In New York in the 1980s, Chuck Reece had his first job in journalism covering the media industry for Adweek magazine. That meant he got the first look...

December 09, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
Author, Jessica Handler gives her list of favorite southern reading books.

Southern Reading List: Jessica Handler

Jessica Handler is author of "Braving The Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Invisible Sisters: A Memoir." Handler gave her list of favorite...

November 26, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 1 more
Alison Law hosts "Literary Atlanta," a podcast for readers, writers and book lovers.

Southern Reading List: Alison Law

The holidays are just around the corner. As we turn up the heat and the to-do lists grow, we recommend reading. Alison Law is host of Literary Atlanta ,...

November 15, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
"Saving Grace" airs on GPB Mondays at 9 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

'Saving Grace' Tells Stories of Georgia's Historic Rural Churches

Churches were built all over Georgia during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were social and spiritual centers from across mountains, the...

October 23, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
"Voices of Mississippi" chronicles the artists and musicians of Mississipppi, as recorded by Bill Ferris.

Folklorist Bill Ferris Finds The True South

"Southern" has a variety of meanings in the personal and popular imagination. It's a term that evokes history, food and musical traditions and ways of...

June 07, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Food can evoke so many rich memories. A book by Savannah food writer Jonathan Barrett captures some of the stories tied to Southern recipes. We talked...

April 24, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Tony Harris ,
  • and 5 more
A glass of Southern sweet tea

Sweet Tea: A History Of The 'Nectar Of The South'

For National Iced Tea Day, we dive into the little-known origins of a Southern staple: sweet tea. These days you can find it just about everywhere in...

June 10, 2016
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By:
  • Sean Powers

Gucci Mane No Longer Behind Bars

Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane is almost as known for his run-ins with the law as he is for his raw, Southern-fried lyrics. He was recently released from...

May 31, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Linda Chen

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