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Plastic recycling plant eyes Thomaston as its landing site, is met with mixed reception
A new organization, Upson Environmental & Government Transparency, was formed last month in response to a proposed $1 billion plastic pyrolysis facility from the California-based company Brightmark in Thomaston, Ga. Brightmark, founded in 2016, previously aimed to build a similar facility in Macon, Ga., which would have been the world’s...
See inside this reopened Columbus hotel after it underwent nearly two years of renovation
This hotel becomes the second opening in as many weeks in Muscogee County, and the increased occupancy capacity could help encourage more conventions to come to the city.
Motorist injured in Monroe when tree falls during Monday’s Storm
MONROE, GA (July 29, 2024) – Officials report that a female motorist received minor injuries during Monday afternoons storm when a tree came down on a vehicle. “We had a tree fall on an occupied car at the end of W. Marable St.” Monroe Fire Chief Andrew Dykes said. “The driver was transported by Walton EMS with minor injuries to Piedmont Walton.”
Statesboro hosts first stop in Protecting Georgia farmland tour
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Tuesday morning, the first stop of the Georgia State Senate’s “Protecting Georgia farmland tour” took place in Statesboro. Their goal is to talk to local farmers about their progress, and how to overcome the challenges that farmers face. At the Georgia Southern University...
City of Perry to host 3rd annual Downtown Disco
PERRY– Get ready to bust out your favorite dance moves — quietly — as the City of Perry is hosting their third annual Downtown Disco on Friday August 2 from 7-9 p.m. The event will feature a silent disco with three DJs, each of them playing different music.
Perry Housing Authority provides last minute services for students, parents in need
PERRY – Perry Housing Authority hosted a Back-to-School Bash, helping parents and students have another successful school year. The community resource event provided many free services and products for children. Volunteers from the community also contributed their time to help. The services included free haircuts, hair braiding, school supplies...
‘Wild west of election work’: How certification fights are already cropping up in battleground states
Georgia conservative Julie Adams spread conspiracies about election workers, concocted a baseless story about ballot couriers drinking beer and doing drugs while hoarding ballots and boasted of her contentious relationship with local election officials.
Med school receives grant to develop rural telehealth hubs to fight opioid epidemic
MACON — Mercer University School of Medicine has been awarded a Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to fund the planning phase of their project, titled “SERVE Health Care: Enhancing Care Through Telehealth in Rural North Georgia.”. The goal of...