by JMO Staff | Feb 7, 2024 | Georgia Pines
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners recently voted to enter into a non-binding deal with the team behind a proposed development in the county to provide close to $400 million in subsidies to build a new hockey arena. The only problem – that money only...
by JMO Staff | Jan 30, 2024 | Georgia Pines
It’s not going to be much use for snorkelers – but an exciting discovery by researchers has unveiled the largest known deep-sea coral in the world, and much of it lies along Georgia’s coast. A team of scientists and researchers from the federal...
by JMO Staff | Jan 23, 2024 | Georgia Pines
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has a new headquarters, located beside the detention center on County Camp Road in the county seat of Appling. A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the nearly $6 million, sales-tax funded project being completed after 14 years. It...
by JMO Staff | Jan 16, 2024 | Georgia Pines
As U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-GA, swaps back to the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District later this year, she will face primary competition from a rising Democrat star. The new 6th District includes a broad swathe of the west side of metro Atlanta, including chunks...
by JMO Staff | Jan 9, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Macon’s Middle Georgia Regional Airport is getting a major facelift in 2024, including a $30 million runway expansion and a new air traffic control tower that will allow for larger planes and additional passenger flights. But the headliner is the “High Note...
by JMO Staff | Jan 3, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Macon’s Washington Memorial Library celebrated its 100th birthday last November, and it is every bit as vital a part of the local community as it was in 1923. In recent years the library has doubled down on its emphasis on adult literacy, offering free services...
