by JMO Staff | Oct 1, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Last summer state agriculture officials were shocked by the discovery of the invasive yellow-legged hornet near Savannah in Chatham Co. The species, native to Southeast Asia, preys on honeybees and has wrought havoc on ecosystems in Europe and the Middle East, which...
by JMO Staff | Sep 24, 2024 | Georgia Pines
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners last week approved the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County’s purchase of the Macy’s sites at Gwinnett Place Mall, totaling 23 acres, for $16.5 million. County officials say they will explore a major redevelopment...
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...
