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Macon music recognized

Recently Macon was featured at the No. 2 spot on a list of America’s best music cities (not named Nashville) by Fodor’s Travel. The story about Macon mentioned hometown music heroes Little Richard, Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band…

Hometown Days at Wild Adventures

This summer, Valdosta’s Wild Adventures theme park is featuring Hometown Days on select Sundays as a way of thanking the communities that support it. On designated Sundays, residents will receive discounts on their park visit while celebrating their hometowns. All…

Potential pets get better service

Cobb County is ditching the dog-catcher image and changing its animal control department’s name to Animal Services to more accurately represent what the organization does – caring for and placing “forever friends.” Included in the department’s image reset are a…

Summer in the Water

Hot weather’s here, school is out and the cooling waters of Georgia beckon. From the lakes and rivers in North Georgia to the coast and the swamp in the South, the state is rich in ways to have fun outside…

Helping neighbors in need

Downtown Woodstock has taken a novel approach to help address food insecurity in its community. Following the recent renovation of the Woodstock Visitors Center, the city teamed up with local artists Deidra Smith and Darrell Reddy to transform a leftover…

On the trail of beer and barbeque

Nothing says Southern heritage like good barbeque and beer. And now, there’s an actual trail through Georgia’s Historic Heartland that offers the perfect lip-smacking dining experience. Stretching from Athens in the north to Perry in the south, the Brews &…