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...
by JMO Staff | May 13, 2025 | Georgia Pines
U.S. Rep. Brian Jack has only just gotten settled into his Washington D.C. office, but he’s already delivered a big win for his constituents, helping to preserve hundreds of jobs at the Rinnai America Corporation factory in Griffin. The Japanese-owned plant is...
by JMO Staff | May 6, 2025 | Georgia Pines
Nearly 50 years ago, Savannah leaders kicked off a major revitalization project on River Street, its famous waterside boulevard, that kicked off a spree of redevelopment that helped turn the city into the beacon of Southern hospitality and tourism that it stands as...
