Grant Blankenship

3 days ago | gpb.org | Grant Blankenship

The protesters moved from where they started, at the bail bond business across the street from the Bibb County Jail to the sidewalk, in the line of sight of the glass windows of the foyer of the jail's main office, when Sheriff David Davis decided to walk out to meet them. The protest was small - or maybe, at about 60 people, it was large for the middle of a Wednesday at the end of May. Thanks to an electric megaphone, it was loud.

1 week ago | nowhabersham.com | Grant Blankenship

State-mandated negotiations over how Georgia Power will generate electricity in the future have begun. At stake is how the utility will manage its forecast for an explosive demand for power or keep carbon-emitting power generation for what might turn out to be an artificial intelligence bubble. Georgia Power expects 25% more power demand by 2030 as compared with figures in the last Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) approved by Georgia’s Public Service Commission two years ago.

1 week ago | gpb.org | Grant Blankenship

State mandated negotiations over how Georgia Power will generate electricity in the future have begun. At stake is how the utility will manage its forecast for an explosive demand for power or keep carbon-emitting power generation for what might turn out to be an artificial intelligence bubble. Georgia Power expects 25% more power demand by 2030 as compared with figures in the last Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) approved by Georgia's Public Service Commission two years ago.

3 weeks ago | macon-newsroom.com | Grant Blankenship

One of the pillars of Georgia’s musical community was honored for her life’s work. Zelma Redding, the widow of soul music legend Otis Redding, was given an honorary doctor of humanities degree during commencement ceremonies at Mercer University in Macon.

1 month ago | macon-newsroom.com | Grant Blankenship

When Soul Harmon boarded a school bus from Macon’s Howard High School for a field trip to Middle Georgia State University on a recent Thursday, she didn’t know what the day would bring. Once she and her classmates arrived, they saw a podium on a small stage in the volleyball gym. There former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo faced an audience of students, professors and others, and read her work. “I want to give you this as it was given to me,” she began a poem.