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She learned to crochet to grieve her son. Now, her business shares the craft.
After losing her son, Darice Oppong taught herself how to crotchet to stay busy. She now teaches the skill to others, including NICU parents.
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New clinic for HIV and AIDS patients opens in Macon
The HOPE Center unveiled a new location to begin serving people with HIV and AIDS in the Macon area.
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Conyers native travels the world helping and serving others
Shanya McWhinney will remember her 26th birthday forever. She celebrated it in South Africa as a volunteer for the Peace Corps.
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Scientists aim to track, save endangered right whales off Georgia coast
The surveys in the sky and on the water are imperfect, so scientists are ramping up the effort to track the whales in other ways – especially in the Southeast.
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How Jimmy Carter helped create the U.S.’s modern-day refugee resettlement system
Trinh Pham from Georgia's chapter of Boat People SOS discusses the 1980 Refugee Act and its effects on the work of her organization and on Georgia’s refugee communities.
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From snow to heat, extreme weather events pose outsized risks for food delivery workers
As climate change worsens, the people delivering your food are increasingly exposed to heat, wildfire smoke and other dangerous weather events.
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The last 2 nuns in Columbus retire
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School held a retirement ceremony for Sister Margaret Downing and Sister Pat Thompson, unveiling a special basketball jersey in their honor.
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Georgia woman retraces her father’s WWII steps in Leipzig
Janet Byington and her daughter traveled to Germany last month to see another side of the battle she grew up hearing about.
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Macon’s iconic barbeque sauce is still made in town
Owner Roland Neel bought the company 15 years ago and continues to make the sauce the same way it’s always been.
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Warner Robins teacher, veteran shines on Disney holiday special
Jade Thomas, a teacher in Houston County, was honored with a surprise trip to Disney World for her military service and community involvement.