by JMO Staff | Jul 9, 2025 | Georgia Pines
The 95th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game will take place at Truist Park in Cobb County next Tuesday, but the festivities include a lot more than just the game. The HBCU Swingman Classic featuring all-stars from historically Black colleges and...
by JMO Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Georgia Pines
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...
by JMO Staff | Jun 24, 2025 | Georgia Pines
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...
by JMO Staff | Jun 17, 2025 | Georgia Pines
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...
by JMO Staff | Jun 10, 2025 | Georgia Pines
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,...
by JMO Staff | Jun 3, 2025 | Georgia Pines
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...
