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. ...
by JMO Staff | Aug 9, 2022 | Georgia Pines
For years volunteers with the St. Simons Island Sea Turtle Project have gathered to protect and document sea turtle nesting sites. The group partners with researchers at the University of Georgia, which works with similar groups up and down the state’s coast. ...
by JMO Staff | Aug 2, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Many outside observers (and some metro Atlanta city folk) are surprised to learn about Georgia’s burgeoning wine industry. In 2018 the Dahlonega Plateau was designated as an American Viticultural Area, the only one of its kind in the state, which indicates...
