Local News
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Health and Faith leaders are once again calling for the elimination of menthol tobacco products.
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With 8000 votes submitted by the community, Rock Lobsters is the winner.
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Many Oconee County residents can expect to see an increase on their property taxes next year under a budget proposed by the Oconee County Board of Education.
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Some commissioners raised concerns about the last-minute nature of the proposal.
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The Board of Regents voted to start requiring the SAT or ACT tests at Augusta University, Georgia State, Georgia Southern and Kennesaw State.
NPR News
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There's trouble in the town of Bad Göodsburg! A wishing well has stopped working! NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Jess Hannigan about her new children's book, "Spider in the Well."
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Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."
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The ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war and his far-right political partners.
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McCloskey's story has both deep roots and burgeoning relevance. He died this month at 96 and had long been out of the limelight, but the issues he had been willing to champion are as salient as ever.
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