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Douglas County began as a little-known Atlanta suburb that was more of a sleepy bedroom community, but it…
Valdosta, which brands itself the capital of South Georgia, has had a hard go of things lately. “[For] 166 years, we never had a hurricane hold together and make it to our doorstep,” says Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson. Yet…
Valdosta has become way more than a stop on I-75. Valdosta and Lowndes County are on the map more prominently than ever. That’s because civic leaders are one-upping the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requirement for EV charging stations along federal highways.…
You don’t have to leave the community to have a job. Getting that message out is part of the workforce education mission in each of Georgia’s 159 counties, says Anna Chafin, CEO of the Development Authority of Bryan County. And…
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The May 2026 issue of Georgia Trend included a banking feature titled “The Merger Effect” that contained numerous errors regarding Pinnacle Financial Partners, which has merged with Georgia-based Synovus. The portion about eliminating back-office duplicate positions misrepresented Charlie Clark’s statements…
Yes, of course you can get Georgia-grown fruits, vegetables, and flowers at the grocery stores, but sometimes it's more fun to pick them yourself. Georgia is home to a vast network of U-Pick farms where you can do just that,…