by JMO Staff | Apr 29, 2026 | Georgia Pines
Longtime Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute was awarded the Jerry R. Griffin Excellence in Public Service Award at the recent ACCG Annual Conference in Savannah. Set to retire at the end of May, Van Haute was recognized for his years of leadership, innovation and...
by JMO Staff | Apr 21, 2026 | Georgia Pines
If the conflicts in Ukraine and then Iran have shown us anything, it’s that drone combat is the combat of the future, and a huge portion of defense budgets worldwide will be devoted to it. Along those lines, Blue Ops Inc., a Florida-based manufacturer of...
by JMO Staff | Apr 14, 2026 | Georgia Pines
Vice President JD Vance is coming to Athens today to speak to UGA students as part of Turning Point USA’s “This is The Turning Point” Tour. He will be accompanied by TPUSA CEO Erika Kirk, whose husband Charlie founded the organization before being shot and...
by JMO Staff | Apr 7, 2026 | Georgia Pines
For most Americans, Masters Week is a time to maybe pull up a sneaky computer tab on Thursday or Friday, and block off Sunday afternoon for some prime golf watching. But for Augusta residents it’s the biggest week of the year. From florists, to caterers, to...
by JMO Staff | Mar 31, 2026 | Georgia Pines
Economic development and tourism professionals are always looking for innovative ways to draw in visitors – and what better way than robots? Enter the city of Augusta’s ‘bots on broad,’ which is less of a traditional talking robot and more of...
by JMO Staff | Mar 24, 2026 | Georgia Pines
When North Point Mall opened in Alpharetta in 1993 it was one of the largest indoor shopping malls in the country. Like many malls it’s fallen off in recent years, particularly after the pandemic, and local officials have searched for ways to reinvigorate the...
