Benjamin Payne
Savannah Reporter at Georgia Public Broadcasting
on Bluesky now / @gpbnews Savannah reporter / sometimes: stories for @NPR / always: husband, cat dad, Cubs fan 🫠 / from: Rock Island, IL
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3 weeks ago |
gpb.org | Benjamin Payne
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is deploying a restoration method never before used in the state to rebuild oyster reefs at a popular shellfish harvesting area near Sapelo Island. At Teakettle Creek in McIntosh County, Department of Natural Resources crews are testing wire mesh cages packed with oyster shells and lined with pine straw to prevent mud accumulation and provide clean substrate for oyster larvae to attach.
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4 weeks ago |
gpb.org | Benjamin Payne
Grammy- and Academy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste addressed graduates of the Savannah College of Art and Design at the school's commencement ceremony Friday, urging them to embrace life's unexpected challenges and to live in the present moment.
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4 weeks ago |
gpb.org | Benjamin Payne
The Jekyll Island Authority has unveiled a new online dashboard featuring two interactive maps that provide the public with real-time data on turtle activity on and near the Coastal Georgia barrier island. One map displays precise locations where staff have spotted diamondback terrapins along the 6-mile-long Jekyll Island Causeway, marking whether each turtle was found alive, dead, or injured, while also providing daily terrapin counts and historical data dating back to 2007.
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1 month ago |
wglt.org | Benjamin Payne
By Americans are increasingly choosing to drink less or not at all. So what does that mean for party cities across the country? Benjamin Payne of Georgia Public Broadcasting gives us the view from Savannah, known as the Hostess City of the South. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2025 WBUR
Savannah Pride Center, police partner on LGBTQ training to 'turn the corner' on hate crime reporting
1 month ago |
gpb.org | Benjamin Payne
The Savannah Pride Center is partnering with the city's police department to conduct officer training on how to better identify and respond to hate crimes against LGBTQ people, following community calls for improved police response to such incidents.
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Tomorrow's presidential election will be the first since Georgia's six-week abortion ban took effect. A Savannah mother shared with me the story of her complicated pregnancy under the law, which she said harmed both her and her daughter. She's voting Harris. #gapol
Savannah resident Callie Beale shared that Georgia's six-week abortion ban forced her out-of-state for a medically necessary procedure, causing a dangerous delay in care that jeopardized her life and her daughter. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports. https://t.co/g4GeOVeGT5 https://t.co/KOXYp7GQFZ
"It is my belief that, as a mother, I should have been able to act without the government's interference in order to save my daughter's life." One Savannah woman's story of pregnancy under Georgia's six-week abortion ban: https://t.co/N20YgVBb2V
