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  • 2 weeks ago | wabe.org | Molly Samuel

    Ravens are nesting in north Georgia this year. It’s a repeat of the past few years, with a few pairs of the birds, virtually unknown in the state, building nests and raising chicks here. The full English name for the species of big, shaggy black birds, which are cousins to crows, is the common raven. And in many places, including the western U.S., it’s not unusual to see them.

  • 4 weeks ago | wabe.org | Molly Samuel

    Supporters of historic preservation initiatives in Georgia are raising concerns about delayed federal funding and possible future cuts. According to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit that works alongside the state agency tasked with preservation work, the federal cuts threaten development and revitalization programs across the state. “We are just trying to sound the alarm,” Wright Mitchell, president and CEO of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, said.

  • 2 months ago | wabe.org | Molly Samuel

    Even in a normal year, Patricia Johnson says more people need help paying their power bills in the Augusta area than she’s able to assist. Johnson works at CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority, an agency that aims to address poverty. They offer programs that serve seniors and children, veterans, and people with AIDS; they give guidance on buying homes and help for people facing foreclosure. And there’s the initiative Johnson coordinates: the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.

  • 2 months ago | thecurrentga.org | Molly Samuel |Susan Catron

    Public library officials in Georgia are bracing for how federal cuts could impact local libraries after President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services in March.

  • 2 months ago | wabe.org | Molly Samuel

    Public library officials in Georgia are bracing for how federal cuts could impact local libraries after President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services in March.

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So excited to have you on the team!!

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