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Family raising money for Georgia State Patrol trooper who needs new heart
ATLANTA - A Georgia state trooper's family is raising money to support his medical bills as he waits for a new heart. Blake Shiver is currently bed-bound at Piedmont Atlanta, where he's been for two weeks. His family says the 49-year-old patrolman and Navy veteran is currently on the heart...
United States Department of Agriculture Restricts PACA Violators in California, Georgia, and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). Direct from the USDA Agricultural Marketing...
North Central Florida river task force reactivated following raw sewage spills across Georgia state lines
The Sante Fe River was familiar with Joanne Tremblay, with their morning routine, lying still as she waded calf-deep to collect a sample of its water. It was a warm shade of tangerine. She knew children would play on the riverbank come midday, bright and alive like the blue E....
The Largest Buc-ee’s In Georgia Will Span A Whopping 74,000 Sq. Ft.
According to a report by the Savannah Morning News, construction has begun a new Buc-ee’s location in Georgia. And the biggest news: it’s going to be the largest Buc-ee’s in the state. Just how large will this new Buc-ee’s location be? It’ll be a massive 74,000 square feet.
Macon family remembers grandson killed in downtown gas station shooting
MACON, Ga. — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal Saturday night shooting at the Marathon gas station on Napier Avenue. 23-year-old RaQuavian Smith was shot while leaving the store. His grandmother, Cathy Smith says he was turning his life around. "I couldn't believe it," Smith said.
Neighbors react to second arrest in Lokchapee Landing homicide from 2023
MACON, Ga. — On Sunday, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a second person in connection with a deadly November shooting. Last year, Brian Matthew Brown, known to friends and family as "Matt Brown" was killed outside his home at Lokchapee Landing. In January, the sheriff's office...
Tiffany Haddish Gearing Up for Georgia DUI Trial, Comedian Plans to Accuse Officers of ‘Unlawful Search’
Tiffany Haddish will be in court next month to fight the DUI case brought in Georgia months after she reached a plea deal in her DUI case in Los Angeles, In Touch can exclusively reveal. According to court documents obtained by In Touch, a Georgia judge scheduled Tiffany’s long-delayed trial for August 26. The case...
Georgia senator wants colleges to receive an increase in job training programs
MACON, Ga. — Senator Jon Ossoff said he wants to establish a law that will keep a grant program in place that supports job training programs for community and technical schools. He hopes to do that by building colleges' capacity to meet skills needs that employers are looking for...
Nearly Half a Billion Dollars in HOPE earned by GCSU students since 1994
S tudents attending Georgia College & State University have received more than $481 million in scholarships and grants from HOPE since its inception in 1993, according to the Georgia Lottery Corporation. Over 40,000 Georgia College & State University students have been the recipients of some 208,000 separate awards from programs...
North Atlantic right whale identified along Irish coast for first time in over 100 years
LISTEN: The rare species is usually found off Georgia, Florida and New England, but one was recently spotted more than 3,700 miles away from the Peach State. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports. A critically endangered species of whale sometimes found along Georgia's coast during calving season has been identified off the...
List | Participating Dairy Queen locations ahead of Miracle Treat Day
MACON, Ga. — Nothing satisfies more on a hot day than a nice, cold serving of ice cream. It’s a chilling and refreshing way to beat the heat during the sweltering summer heat. But on Thursday, Dairy Queens across Central Georgia are helping kids beat cancer as part...
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