To me, he will always be “Big Bad Billy Boy Shipp.” Bill Shipp, a veteran Georgia journalist and political commentator, passed away Saturday evening. Shipp, who was born Aug. 16, 1933, was just one month shy of his 90th birthday.
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Georgia loses one of its great unsung heroes – George Berry
George Berry, one of the Georgia’s greatest public servants, passed away Saturday night.
Whether working for the city of Atlanta, the state of Georgia or Cousins Properties, Berry was one of the most influential leaders in the state for several decades beginning in the 1960s through the 2000s.
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Photo Pick: Lunch and conversations by Maria Saporta and Lynn Emory
What a special afternoon. On Monday, Nov. 26th, a group of us had lunch with Bill Shipp, the dean among Georgia’s political journalists, at his home. Shipp is seated in the chair. The lunch was organized by George Berry, who has been an important public servant in both Atlanta and Georgia – serving as aviation […]
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Roy Cooper, 91, helped create modern Atlanta
For more than three decades, Roy B. Cooper was an economic development icon working at the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
Cooper, 91, died on June 11. A service in his honor was held Sunday at the A.S. Turner & Sons funeral home in Decatur.
