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...
by JMO Staff | Dec 12, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Electric cars? That’s old hat in the small town of Covington, in Newton County east of Atlanta. The city will soon be home to a new Archer Aviation manufacturing plant that will build the vehicles of the future – electric air taxis. The California-based...
by JMO Staff | Dec 5, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Over the past five years pickleball has become one of the fastest growing recreational sports in the country, appealing to all age groups for its low barrier of entry. The city of Macon is looking to capitalize on the craze with the Rhythm & Rally Sports and...
by JMO Staff | Nov 28, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Winter is the ‘offseason’ for beach towns like Tybee Island, but local officials and business leaders are working to put on events that draw visitors and their wallets during the holiday season. Last weekend Tybee Island Main Street hosted the second...
