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Macon Telegraph

The Macon Telegraph, which in 2005 dropped the city's name from its official masthead, is the state's third-largest newspaper, after the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Augusta Chronicle, as well as the primary source of print news for residents in middle Georgia. The Telegraph has received many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1985. Its circulation is approximately 67,500 daily and 89,500 on Sundays. In 2006 the Telegraph employed around 320 full- and part-time employees.

History

The Macon Telegraph was founded as a weekly by Myron Bartlet...

Hamilton Holmes (1941-1995)

Hamilton Holmes is best known for desegregating the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. One of the first two African American stu...

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