Grant Blankenship
Grant came to public media after a career spent in newspaper photojournalism. As an all platform journalist he seeks to wed the values of public radio storytelling and the best of photojournalism online.
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The three soldiers killed in the drone strike in Jordan were all from Georgia. Communities there are mourning their deaths.
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Schools across the country lost track of students at alarming rates during the pandemic. Almost two years into the return of in-person education, schools still struggle with chronic absenteeism.
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Georgia is changing the way students are taught to read. This year a new law requires schools to adopt what's known as Science of Reading and Structured Literacy.
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The Department of Justice is investigating whether chronic understaffing at Georgia state prisons has led to increased violence and death among those incarcerated — as well as staff.
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Despite Georgia's vaccination rates being among the lowest in the U.S., the state is closing its mass vaccination sites. Efforts are shifting to targeted outreach.
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How long does it take to get results from a coronavirus test in Georgia? Local health departments' responses are literally and figuratively all over the map.
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Decades-old pecan trees in Georgia were among the victims when Hurricane Michael swept through the state last week. This year's harvest will be slim and it will take years to recover.
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A long-lost trove of preserved animal specimens recently turned up at a university in Georgia. Those old squirrels and muskrats could hold the answers to questions we haven't even thought to ask yet.
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It may be hard to enjoy a Georgia peach, if you don't live in the state. A warm winter, followed by a March freeze wiped out most of this year's crop, and what's left may not leave the state.
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Former President Jimmy Carter regularly teaches Sunday school, and he's made it clear his cancer diagnosis won't change that. The small church he attends can't fit all who travel there to hear him.