Columbus’ first ‘floating trash trap’

Cooper Creek in Columbus will be the site of the city’s first floating trash trap, a novel invention that both collects floating trash and hosts native river plants at the same time. Installed by nonprofit Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, the floating triangle module...

Athfest still going strong

In 1997 local officials in Athens, Georgia, were searching for a way to drum up tourism and give the economy a boost during the relatively quiet summer months when UGA wasn’t in session.  Their efforts gave birth to Athfest, which started as a glorified pub...

Forsyth Co. makes NHL pitch

Vernon Krause, the car dealership magnate behind the $3 billion mixed-use development ‘The Gathering at Forsyth,’ isn’t joking around in his pursuit for an NHL team.  This month county leaders approved the plan, including pledging a $225 million bond...

Qcells expands NW Georgia operations

Qcells, the solar panel manufacturer that has made northwest Georgia its American home base, is expanding its operations with a new plant in Cartersville called EcoRecycle.  There the company will recycle end-of-life solar installations to recover valuable components,...

Georgia Historical Society to honor Lewis Grizzard

  Famed Georgia journalist and and author Lewis Grizzard will be honored in his hometown of Moreland, Georgia, in Coweta County, with a historical marker from the Georgia Historical Society.  Grizzard rose to fame as a columnist for the Atlanta Journal, becoming...

Football beers bring big business

The University of Georgia became one of the very last SEC schools to allow beer sales at football games last season, but the revenue they brought in might make some Athens bookkeepers wish they’d started sooner.  New numbers show the school made $2,794,481 in...

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