by JMO Staff | Feb 9, 2021 | Georgia Pines
It goes without saying that the past year has been a long one for essential workers – those whose jobs are critical to continuing infrastructure operations, and many of whom had to cover for others through the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities around the state are...
by JMO Staff | Feb 2, 2021 | Georgia Pines
Community development organization Turn Around Columbus is working on a project that it hopes will reinvigorate the south side of town, an area which could use some investment. The first phase of the George Washington Carver Victory Garden & Farm began in...
by JMO Staff | Jan 26, 2021 | Georgia Pines
Nearly a century ago, . U.S. Sen. Richard Russell pushed for the Kettle Creek Battlefield, in Wilkes County east of Athens, to be designated a national park. Kettle Creek was the site of a major victory by U.S. forces against the British in the Revolutionary War in...
by JMO Staff | Jan 19, 2021 | Georgia Pines
Last week President Donald Trump signed H.R.5472, the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act, which will permanently upgrade the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in his hometown of Plains, Ga., into a national historic park. The legislation,...
by JMO Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Georgia Pines
One of Georgia’s seven natural wonders, Radium Springs is a major draw in Dougherty County. Local officials are working to further incorporate the springs and its surrounding gardens into the greater Albany area, recently acquiring some 84 acres to connect...
by JMO Staff | Jan 5, 2021 | Georgia Pines
The Golden Ray, the massive Chinese container ship that capsized off the coast of St. Simons Island in September of last year, has been an eyesore and a major environmental hazard. On Saturday a salvage crew, overseen by the U.S. Coast Guard, made the second of seven...
