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...
by JMO Staff | May 28, 2025 | Georgia Pines
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...
by JMO Staff | May 20, 2025 | Georgia Pines
The City of Winder, in Barrow County, has a new claim to fame – the state’s best-tasting tap water! A sample from the Highway 53 water treatment plant took home top marks in a district contest, then defeated water from 16 other utilities to win the...
