On the Tuesday April 30th edition of Georgia Today: A lawsuit aims to stop the vote on creating the city of Mulberry in Gwinnett County; A Georgia Bulldogs pitcher is suspected of cheating; And we'll hear part of my conversation with Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan.
Students and faculty members at Georgia Southern University’s main campus held a sit-in rally on Monday to protest the termination of a program aimed at reducing discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people.
The Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling in the four-year legal case against former Glynn County Police Chief John Powell, reversing a decision by a trial judge and setting the stage for Powell’s criminal charges to be dismissed.
QuikTrip is closing its Midtown store at Peachtree and 6th Streets on May 3 because of crime and declining sales, according to a statement from the company. The pilot store, which opened eight years ago, was the first QT location without a gas station. QT said it would continue to open new locations and is in the process of identifying a new Atlanta location for a full-service QT that “we hope to have online within the next 2-3 years.”
Within six months of the Muscogee County Jail opening a new wing a few years ago, the jail was already filled to capacity. During the three-hour hearing Monday, the panel listened to testimony about the public defender’s role in decreasing overcrowding in jails like the lockups in Muscogee and Fulton counties.
Atlanta-based comedian Heather McMahan speaks with GPB's Peter Biello about getting her start as a comedian, the death of her father, IVF, and maintaining a "joyful perspective."
Vice President Kamala Harris came to Georgia Monday to kick off a nationwide tour promoting the White House’s record on economic issues and pledge to continue to support small businesses, particularly minority-owned ones.
NPR’s Rachel Martin has made a career out of her thoughtful interviews. Now, she’s trying a fresh approach to the standard Q&A with just a deck of cards. Her new podcast, Wild Card with Rachel Martin, is part game show, part interview, and always enlightening. Martin recently discussed her exciting new project with GPB's Pamela Kirkland.
A Savannah activist is criticizing the Tybee Island Police Department for its handling of this year's Orange Crush spring break festival.
The second of two nuclear powered units at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle is now sending billable energy to the grid making the site the single largest non-carbon producing source of electricity in the country.
On the Monday, April 29 edition of Georgia Today: Authorities make arrests at the University of Georgia at a protest over the war in Gaza; The second of two new nuclear reactors at Georgia's Plant Vogtle is up and running; and researchers look for a way to turn food waste into energy.
The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power said Monday that Plant Vogtle's Unit 4 is complete. The project has cost billions more and took years longer than projected.