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Taking a cue from NPR's Best Music of 2023 lists, members of the GPB News staff have compiled their favorite Georgia gems, Southern sounds, musical moments and international hits from the past 12 months.

On the Thursday, Dec. 14 edition of Georgia Today: A federal appeals court hears arguments on the Atlanta police training center referendum; West Georgia congressman Drew Ferguson says he plans to retire; and Perry High School celebrates its first state championship.

On the Friday Dec. 8 edition of Georgia Today: Fulton County's new jail could cost Georgia taxpayers $2 billion; bad news for fans of Atlanta's annual Peach Drop ceremony; and a journalist who writes about race finds his most important story through a discovery about his own family. 

On the Thursday, Nov. 30 edition of Georgia Today: A panel of state senators has approved a map that would redraw political boundaries; the families of three missing Georgia boaters say they're suspending their search; and a city-funded mental health care initiative in Macon improves access to wellness programs.  

On the Tuesday, Nov. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made a rare appearance in court in the election interference case; the Court of Appeals has blocked the release of the settlement details in the case of contamination in Rome's drinking water; and there's now three times as much conserved land around one of Georgia's most popular state parks.

On the Thursday, Nov. 16 edition of Georgia Today: The drought in Georgia is expanding; officials have determined the cause of the fire that destroyed the largest historic home at Stone Mountain State Park; and Atlanta is getting another shot at the Major League Baseball All-Star game.

Police and protesters clash over Atlanta's proposed police training center known as "Cop City," Authorities make an arrest in one of Georgia's oldest unsolved murders, and a man who was jailed for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection is running for Congress.  

On the Tuesday, Nov. 7 edition of Georgia Today: It's Election Day and voters across Georgia are headed to the polls; an American-born Israeli police officer killed in Jerusalem is being honored by friends in the Atlanta area; and we'll share the story of how a bit of graffiti became a endearing symbol in a Northeast Georgia town.

On the Monday, Nov. 6 edition of Georgia Today: The federal government sends relief to farmers in Northwest Georgia struggling with drought; Georgia is getting money from the CDC to tackle racial and ethnic disparities in health care; and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees pays tribute to Athens music legends R.E.M. 

On the Monday, Oct. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Family members of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas rally at the Georgia state Capitol for their release; new federal grants will help turn teacher's assistants into full-time teachers; and a talk with a debut novelist from Georgia who shares the story of the return of a long-lost love.