by JMO Staff | Jul 9, 2024 | Georgia Pines
One of Georgia’s lesser known barrier islands is Ossawbaw Island, in Chatham County. Heirs of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass sold the island to the state in 1978, and their former mansion, the 20,000 sq. ft. Torrey West House, is the only development on the...
by JMO Staff | Jul 2, 2024 | Georgia Pines
In 2022 state officials created the Gang Prosecution Unit in response to a rash of violent crime coming from dangerous gangs across the state. Part of the state attorney general’s office, the unit has proven effective in its first two years, securing 41...
by JMO Staff | Jun 25, 2024 | Georgia Pines
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff was on hand for the announcement that $3 million in federal funding had been secured to finally build Live Oak Public Libraries’ long-awaited new Oglethorpe Mall Branch. Savannah officials have been trying to replace the existing Oglethorpe...
by JMO Staff | Jun 18, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Sure the film industry in Georgia is glitzy, and electric cars are the wave of the future, but you know what never goes out of style? Condiments. The Lee Kum Kee Sauce Group, based out of Hong Kong, is investing in a $288 million dollar factory in LaGrange, in Troup...
by JMO Staff | Jun 11, 2024 | Georgia Pines
The city of Watkinsville, in Oconee County, has been named one of the nation’s 10 ‘All America Cities,’ a prestigious title handed out by the National Civic League. At a time when it seems Americans have never been further apart, Watkinsville has...
by JMO Staff | Jun 4, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Unbeknownst to most, Georgia has become the second most prominent state for cryptocurrency mining, behind only Texas. Giant server farms are used for the process of creating Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency, often put in rural areas. But the sites are noisy,...
