Carr joins LSU football fight

In the South, college football is religion – and now it’s politics too.  Members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are furious with LSU over its attempts to sign players already in the NFL to come back to college to play for the Tigers.  On Wednesday,...

Traffic roundabouts here to stay

Don’t like traffic roundabouts?  You’re not alone – and too bad!  They’re here to stay in Georgia, with GDOT prioritizing them at busy interchanges statewide.  There’s even a new traffic ‘peanut’ (two roundabouts linked...

Farmers on the lookout for new invasive insect

Move over killer bees and Joro spiders, Georgia has a new invasive bug to look out for – the pasture mealybug.  While not the most intimidating name nor profile, the tiny insect can devastate annual and perennial warm-season grasses, especially concerning to...

Warnock calls for data center moratorium

The data center debate in Georgia is picking up with a call from U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to instate a statewide moratorium on their construction.  Savannah already has its own 155-day moratorium, and other municipalities have considered doing the same.  Meanwhile,...

Robins AFB’s hiring surge

After some lean years, Robins Air Force Base outside Macon is revving its engines once again, announcing a plan to hire more than 600 mechanics and other aviation specialists.  That’s good news for one of Middle Georgia’s biggest economic drivers, which...

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