by JMO Staff | Jan 2, 2025 | Floating Boats
The University of Georgia confirmed that at least one of those injured in yesterday’s radical Islamist terrorist attack in New Orleans was a student at the Athens school. UGA President Jere Morehead noted in a post to the university’s X account that the student...
by JMO Staff | Jan 1, 2025 | Floating Boats
Much will be written in coming days about former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday. But here in Georgia it’s important to remember his legacy as the state’s 76th governor. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination...
by JMO Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Floating Boats
One of the biggest issues facing urban communities in Georgia is access to fresh food. ‘Food deserts’ are areas within a city where no grocery stores operate, leading residents to turn to less healthy options. City of Atlanta officials, led by Mayor...
by JMO Staff | Dec 30, 2024 | Floating Boats
With bowl season in full swing and the the College Football Playoff hurtling towards the national championship, the state of Georgia’s massive representation in college football should be noted. Per this year’s report by Steve Slay, a researcher with the...
by JMO Staff | Dec 27, 2024 | Floating Boats
A Clayton Co. homeowner found herself in prison after trying to remove a squatter who had been in her house for months. Loletha Hale had battled with the courts over the squatter for months after a judge ruled that the intruder could stay because she was “related to”...
by JMO Staff | Dec 26, 2024 | Floating Boats
Last year state and federal officials wrapped up the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, an exhaustive (and exhausting) deepening project that took nearly 25 years from study phase to completion. A year later rumblings of another project are starting up, with federal...