by JMO Staff | Sep 17, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Vidalia onions are a true Georgia hallmark. The state’s official vegetable was only discovered in the 1930s in in Toombs County, and quickly became favored due to their sweet, crisp taste that they owe to South Georgia’s low sulfur content in its soil. ...
by JMO Staff | Sep 10, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Flint River Fresh is a successful ‘Farm to School’ program in southwest Georgia that addresses three important priorities for local students: sustainable agriculture, food insecurity and education. A $25,000 grant from Archer-Daniels Midland Company...
by JMO Staff | Sep 3, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Lamar County, south of Atlanta, has fewer than 20,000 residents. But local officials hope to land one of the largest industrial projects in the state – a whopping 19 million-square-foot mixed use industrial park, dubbed Legacy 75 Trade Center. The proposal is...
by JMO Staff | Aug 27, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Last week Republican Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance swung through Valdosta for a campaign stop. But that was only the first of what promises to be a busy end of summer and fall in South Georgia. On the other side of the ballot, Vice President Kamala Harris...
by JMO Staff | Aug 20, 2024 | Georgia Pines
This Thursday Ohio Senator and GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance is coming to Valdosta to host a campaign event, focusing on immigration. Vance will speak at the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, marking a return to South Georgia by the Trump campaign as it...
by JMO Staff | Aug 13, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Gwinnett County continues to be one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S., and national organizations are taking notice of its leadership. The National Association of Counties (NACo) recently named Gwinnett Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson as vice-chair of the...
