Biological specimens are worthless without a record of when and where they were collected. But with that information, specimens like this Eastern Red Bat from Jones County, Ga. become time capsules.

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.

Another Storm Victim — Pecan Groves In Southwest Georgia

Grant Blankenship

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.
Old Animal Specimens May Hold The Key To New Discoveries

Grant Blankenship

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.
Unseasonable Winter Weather Takes A Bite Out Of Georgia's Peach Crop

Grant Blankenship

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.
'A Mighty Fine Teacher': Hundreds Gather For Carter's Sunday School

Grant Blankenship

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.