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...
by JMO Staff | Jul 26, 2022 | Georgia Pines
It’s common to see on crime tv shows – police dispatchers huddled around a bank of computer screens, feeding officers real-time information so they can react to crime scenes in the field. But that’s not just a television trope, the Columbia County...
by JMO Staff | Jul 19, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Elbert County made national news earlier this month when a bomb destroyed the Georgia Guidestones, a mysterious and famous granite monolith that has drawn controversy in recent years. The stones, raised in 1980 by an unknown benefactor, were covered in inscriptions...
by JMO Staff | Jul 12, 2022 | Georgia Pines
Built in 1939, the original Tybee Island City Hall served as the island’s civic and governmental center for over 75 years before the city council moved to a new building in 2015. But it remains a fixture of the community, and earlier this year was added to...
by JMO Staff | Jul 5, 2022 | Georgia Pines
According to new numbers released by the Census Bureau, the city of Jefferson, in Jackson County, saw the fastest growth of anywhere in the state, adding about 3,500 residents over the past year for a 4.7% growth. Much of that growth is driven by the two SK Battery...
