Russ Bynum, Author at Greenfield Recorder

In this photo taken on Thursday April 23, 2020, two women in traditional dress dance by the entrance of their decorated house in the village of Mairena del Alcor, some 21 kilometres (13 miles) from Seville, Spain, during the annual traditional April Fair celebrated across the southern Andulacia Provence. Without breaking the confinement rules and maintaining their distance from each other, the residents of the village have found a novel way of continuing the tradition of the fair which has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak and normally includes flamenco dancing, bullfighting, eating and drinking. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

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Georgia eases lockdown; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and David Crary Associated PressApril 24, 2020

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Barber shops, nail salons, gyms and a few other businesses reopened in Georgia on Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown despite warnings from health experts of a potential new surge of coronavirus infections.As…

A damaged home stands in the background as soldiers with Florida National Guard's Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, load food and water for the public at an aid distribution point in the wake of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Families search for missing in hurricane’s aftermath

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and Kelli Kennedy Associated PressOctober 15, 2018

Marla Wood pulls a framed art piece out of the rubble of her damaged home from Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Sunday.

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Storm woes afflict large swath of Fla. Panhandle

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and Brendan Farrington Associated PressOctober 15, 2018

This enhanced satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Florence, center, in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday at 2:45 p.m.

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Strengthening Hurricane Florence takes aim at Southeast

by Russ Bynum Associated PressSeptember 10, 2018

Police investigate the scene of a multiple shooting at The Jacksonville Landing, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, during a video game competition in Jacksonville, Fla. A gunman opened fire Sunday during an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from the mall, killing multiple people and sending many others to hospitals, authorities said. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

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Shooting at video game tournament: 3 dead including suspect

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and Brendan Farrington Associated PressAugust 26, 2018

Emergency personnel work at the scene of an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane that crashed near Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Chris Hanks/Savannah Professional Firefighters Association via AP)

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Cause of deadly cargo plane crash being probed

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, and Danica Coto Associated PressMay 3, 2018

FILE- This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Craig Larson, right, of Fort Collins, Colo., and another protester who refused to identify himself waving signs during a pro-gun rally in a park across from the State Capitol in Denver. Organizers are encouraging gun rights supporters to bring unloaded weapons to rallies at state capitols across the U.S. this weekend of April 14, 2018, to counter a recent wave of student-led protests against gun violence. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Gun rights supporters: Bring your unloaded rifle to rallies

by Russ Bynum Associated PressApril 12, 2018

Tony Sampson, who received a blanket from Star of Hope's Love in Action van, tries to warm up by a fire under the Eastex Freeway as temperatures hover in the 30s Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in Houston. Plunging overnight temperatures in Texas brought rare snow flurries as far south as Austin, and accidents racked up on icy roads across the state. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Storm slaps coastal South with most snow in nearly 3 decades

by Russ Bynum Associated PressJanuary 3, 2018

This June 2017 photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office, shows Reality Winner, who is being held for federal authorities at the Lincoln County, Ga., jail.

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Woman accused of leak ordered to remain jailed pending trial

by Johnny Clark Associated Press, and Russ Bynum Associated PressJune 8, 2017

In this Thursday, March 9, 2017 photo, Talmadge Yarbrough stands outside his pest control business just outside Claxton, Ga., on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Yarbrough credits nearby Evans Memorial Hospital with saving his life after he went into cardiac arrest several years ago. Like other rural U.S. hospitals, Evans Memorial has struggled financially in recent year. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)

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Rural hospitals unsure on health care bill

by Russ Bynum Associated Press, Rebecca Santana Associated Press, and Kathleen Foody Associated PressMarch 20, 2017