by JMO Staff | Nov 12, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Local leaders and elected officials gathered earlier this month in Talbot County, outside Columbus, to mark the opening of the first battery plant in the state. The Mossy Branch Energy Facility, owned and operated by Georgia Power, features 6,700 batteries in 208...
by JMO Staff | Nov 5, 2024 | Georgia Pines
A few years ago Texas-based gas station/mega-convenience store chain Buc-ee’s took Georgia by storm when it opened locations in Calhoun and Warner Robins. Now another rival, this time Pennsylvania favorite Wawa, is making its grand entrance into the Peach State...
by JMO Staff | Oct 29, 2024 | Georgia Pines
In a city full of historic and cultural landmarks, Savannah’s 30-acre Forsyth Park, with its fountains, monuments, and live oaks, may be its most famous. But local officials and residents alike are debating how the park should be cared for going forward, as...
by JMO Staff | Oct 22, 2024 | Georgia Pines
The Bill and Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital opened this month in Columbus, marking the first children’s hospital in the city’s history. The hospital is named after the parents of Bettye Cheves, who along with her husband, Cecil, made the lead gift that...
by JMO Staff | Oct 15, 2024 | Georgia Pines
If you’re in the Athens area this weekend you have the chance to get a closer look at the brightest comet to flash through Georgia’s sky in nearly 30 years. The Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet was discovered just last year, and astronomers say its brightness will...
by JMO Staff | Oct 8, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Last week the city of Plains, Georgia, in Sumter Co., celebrated the 27th annual Plains Peanut Festival to mark the harvest of South Georgia’s most famous cash crop – the peanut! The home of former President Jimmy Carter – known as the World’s...
