by JMO Staff | Sep 20, 2022 | Georgia Pines
For all of Stone Mountain Park’s history, it did not have a landmark on the National Register of Historic Places – until now. The Washington W. King Bridge, completed in 1891, originally spanned the Oconee River and linked the University of Georgia to...
by JMO Staff | Sep 13, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Paleontologists from Georgia College and State University were on Tybee Island off Georgia’s cast recently for an archaeological dig and uncovered one of the region’s most ancient mammals. The skeletons of 58,000 year old bison were over 25% larger than...
by JMO Staff | Sep 6, 2022 | Georgia Pines
The Appalachian Region Commission last week announced it will spend more than $1 billion over the next five years across its 13 state purview as part of the Appalachian Regional Initiative. The initiative is part of the $1.2 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment...
by JMO Staff | Aug 30, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Netflix’s number one show ‘Stranger Things’ brings the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, to Jackson, in Butts County, and with it a surge of visitors. County officials say an average of 50 tourists per day have come through this summer to visit...
by JMO Staff | Aug 23, 2022 | Georgia Pines
University of North Georgia President Dr. Bonita Jacobs earlier this month gave her State of the University address at the school’s main Dahlonega campus, kicking off the school’s Sesquicentennial (150 years) Celebration and highlighting its tremendous...
by JMO Staff | Aug 16, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Liberty County, just south of Savannah, has leapt headfirst into the state’s booming film industry, being designated as a ‘Camera- Ready Community’ and benefitting from additional tax incentives courtesy of the Savannah Regional Film Commission. ...
