by JMO Staff | Feb 21, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Early in the year the smell of smoke wafts through the air in southeast Georgia. Yes, it’s a forest fire, but no, it’s nothing to worry about. Longleaf pines, an important part of the local ecosystem as well as a major part of the states’ timber...
by JMO Staff | Feb 14, 2023 | Georgia Pines
The United Way of Northwest Georgia is one of the largest philanthropic nonprofits in the region, and under the leadership of Piet and Julian Dossch celebrated a record-breaking 2022 campaign. The father-son duo met their campaign goal of $4.15 million in donations,...
by JMO Staff | Feb 7, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Back in 2017 U.S. Reps. Sanford Bishop and Austin Scott co-sponsored the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act, which sought to expand and give federal protections to the Ocmulgee Mounds just outside of Macon. The site contains thousands of...
by JMO Staff | Jan 31, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Transit news tends to come from metro Atlanta, but that’s not the only region of the state that’s investing in public transit. Today the Rome Transit Department will dedicate five new buses to the city’s fleet. Ridership is up close to 40% over the...
by JMO Staff | Jan 24, 2023 | Georgia Pines
In order to better accommodate the massive ships coming in and out of the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Department of Transportation has authorized a project to raise the height of the Talmadge Bridge over the Savannah River. That’s no small project – the...
by JMO Staff | Jan 17, 2023 | Georgia Pines
Middle Georgia’s Fort Valley State University has been selected as one of the first Georgia schools to join Amazon’s Career Choice program, which offers secondary education opportunities to its hourly employees. Amazon is investing more than $1.2 billion...
