by JMO Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Like everywhere else in the state, Athens’ tourism and hospitality industries were hit hard by COVID. But a recent update from the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau shows that numbers were up in 2022 and approaching pre-pandemic levels, which is good news...
by JMO Staff | Oct 11, 2022 | Georgia Pines
While Georgia is known for its apples and peaches, neither of those fruits are native to the state, (or even the country, apples came from Europe, peaches from China). Native fruits include blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, as well as crabapples, and the...
by JMO Staff | Oct 4, 2022 | Georgia Pines
The Georgia National Fair in Perry draws more than half a million visitors annually from all across the state. It kicks off this Thursday, and will include concerts, rides, games, food, and more. The highlight of the year at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and...
by JMO Staff | Sep 27, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced that the state will replace all voting machines in Coffee County in an effort to allay concerns over elections security. Individuals are still being investigated for their role in a 2020 incident, where former...
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...
