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...
by JMO Staff | Dec 27, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Over the past couple years Texas-based gas station chain Buc-ee’s has become a Peach State sensation at its two Georgia locations – one in Calhoun and one in Warner Robins. Now another chain with a rabid hometown fanbase is coming to Georgia, with its...
by JMO Staff | Dec 19, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Augusta residents are hopeful that the City Commission will find a way to preserve the city’s oldest fire station, Fire Station No. 2 located on Dyess Park. Originally built in 1890, it was the first official city firehouse built after Augusta’s fire...
