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Caleb Slinkard

Caleb Slinkard is the Executive Editor of the Georgia Trust for Local News and Managing Editor of the Macon Melody. He began his career in Texas as a reporter for his hometown newspaper, the Greenville Herald Banner, and two years later became the paper’s senior editor. Slinkard has run newspapers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Georgia and taught journalism and practicum courses at the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mercer University. He was born in Bryan/College Station, Texas to Gary and Susan Slinkard. He has a twin brother, Joshua, and a younger brother, Nathan, as well as two nephews and a niece. He enjoys playing pickleball, chess, reading and hiking around Middle Georgia in his free time.

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Caleb's Latest Articles

A launch to remember, making history in Macon

We made a little history of our own launching The Macon Melody. It's built on an appreciation for the past.

Macon Melody July 5, 2024 edition
Pickleball tournament draws athletes from across U.S. to Macon Mall

The tournament brought hundreds of players from locales like Long Island and Texas to Macon's new courts.

Macon Melody June 28, 2024 edition

The first edition of The Macon Melody, Bibb County's source for local news.

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A 20 year journey from ‘Life and Times’ to ‘The Melody’

Everyone in my newsroom has a story like this one. We’re all products of hard work and remarkable people who poured wisdom into us. 

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I’m just a bill: The legislative process behind creating Georgia’s first national park

Here's what needs to happen in Congress to establish Georgia's first national park, headquartered in Macon.

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Ocmulgee Mounds National Park to redefine how communities, Native Nations work together

Macon could soon become the center of Georgia's first national park. Ocmulgee Mounds National Park is a fundamentally new way that local, state and federal governments can work with Indigenous Nations to co-manage conserved land.

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