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Caption Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks Sept. 17, 2024, in a Democratic Party campaign office in Macon, Ga.

Coaches, friends use football to help heal a hurting community after its tragedy

Caption Country music duo, The War and Treaty at “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,” a 100th birthday tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Tuesday, September 17.

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It was a rare sight — and smell — that visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden will not forget. In late August, the African corpse flower bloomed at the garden, a brief botanical marvel that researchers aren't sure we may see again.

GPB Sports continues their search for Georgia high school football players who are having a great season and career but who may need a little help getting noticed by recruiters. If you, or someone you know, doesn’t have an offer or may just be looking for a bigger offer, tell us your story. Send the details on what you've done over your career, along with your video highlights to [email protected]. If you’re selected we may feature you on our Football Fridays in Georgia Halftime Show Fridays at 7:30 pm on GPB. Here are our nominees for the week of September 16, 2024.

LISTEN: The only American factory making the generic version of the antibiotic amoxicillin is at risk of shutting down. This comes ahead of a season where flu and viruses typically go up. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge has more.

As a boy, Charles Rice delivered the newspaper to "Gone With The Wind's" Margaret Mitchell in Ansley Park. ("The famous author would pay her bill with dad," his daughter Jane said. "And wave from the window when his bicycle pulled up.") As a man, he played tennis with the legendary Atlanta ace Bitsy Grant. And as of Monday, the Atlanta native is 104 years-old. He is, perhaps, the oldest living man in Atlanta.

On the Wednesday September 18th edition of Georgia Today: A trio of bail fund administrators have the money laundering charges against them dropped; Candidates for Chatham County district attorney clash at a forum in Savannah; And the Atlanta Botanical Garden celebrates the blooming of four rare African corpse flowers.

Prosecutors have dropped some charges against three people indicted in connection with Atlanta police training center protests.