All Things Considered

Some law enforcement agencies in Georgia say they're having trouble affording a drug that reverses opioid overdoses. Like us on Facebook Dougherty County Sheriff Kevin Sproul said his county has been seeing more opioid overdose cases. Naloxone, or Narcan, is a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, but Sproul said his department can’t afford as much as he’d like to see for his agency. “It’s a very limited number. I mean, we’re not near where we need to be with it,” he said. State Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, said she’s heard from Sproul and others about how law enforcement departments in Georgia cannot afford Narcan. She noted that agencies are also needing Narcan for officers and first-responders too in case they’re exposed to a dangerous opioid while helping someone. “It has a lot of down-ticket costs in the opioid epidemic and I think those are the things you’re going to see bubble up during the [legislative] session,” she said. State lawmakers this year passed a law making

The role of Atlanta’s African-American leaders in the civil rights movement is well-documented. But, the city’s Jewish community supported the struggle too. Like us on Facebook This is the 150th anniversary year of Atlanta’s oldest synagogue, called The Temple. The milestone has become an opportunity to honor The Temple's civil rights legacy. The synagogue is on Peachtree Street in Midtown. This year, the Georgia Historical Society declared it an official stop on the Georgia Civil Rights Trail. Society President Dr. W. Todd Groce spoke at the ceremony and said, “I can’t think of a better place to learn about the story of the civil rights movement in this state and the struggle in the city of Atlanta than right here at The Temple.” That's because, when Rabbi Jacob Rothschild arrived at The Temple in 1946, he made social justice a priority. After all, The Temple's real name is the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation. “Rabbi Rothschild had spoken out against segregation and against the

Farmers Drew Walker and Will Ellis are in a 100-acre peanut field, surrounded by rows of green plants sticking up about two feet. On each plant there are about 40 peanuts underground. Like us on Facebook The farmers see crows flying above. “That’s the first tell-tale sign that you’ve got worms coming in,” Walker says. He and Ellis bend over, whacking the plants back and forth to see what falls off. “There’s one right here. One right there,” Walker says. “I don’t know what kind he is, but it’s gettin’ about time to start battling some of those.” Peanut farmers like Walker and Ellis are looking forward to what’s expected to be a record-breaking peanut harvest in Georgia, even after Irma . In 2015, Georgia produced 57 percent of the United States’ peanuts, more than 1.7 million tons, according to the Georgia Peanut Commission. There have been challenges, though, for peanut farmers like Ellis and Walker. Pests aren't the biggest problem, often it's figuring out how much to plant. Ellis