Investigators in Bibb County, in and around Macon, announced this week that they arrested some 33 gang members as part of a major bust. The operation, coined “Operation Hidden Eye,” has led to a precipitous drop in violent crime, with the county’s murder rate dropping by 44% and burglaries down 29%. Great work by Sheriff David Davis and his department, whose efforts have Bibb’s and Macon’s ships RISING…
Georgia Public Policy Foundation legislative event to focus on mobility
For those familiar with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s (GPPF) vice president Benita Dodd, you may know she is an outspoken advocate for transportation – or sometimes against transportation, in the form of transit at least. Well this year’s GPPF...Kemp helps announce expansion and hotel at LakePoint Sports
If you have kids that play sports in Georgia, chances are you have been to or at least heard of LakePoint Sports. One of the largest sports facilities in the country, LakePoint hosts more than 30 sports (that’s their claim though thinking of 30 different sports...Deer hunting begins – with a big boost to the Georgia economy
You wake up at 3:30 in the morning – probably having packed everything up the night before, and ride or hike out to your stand, and then…you sit. And sit. Maybe you sit for 7 hours and don’t shoot one deer. But you’ll be back out there soon enough. And so...Taste of Atlanta continues tradition, adds new events
The annual award-winning food, beer, wine and spirits extravaganza called Taste of Atlanta is coming this weekend, Friday through Sunday. In its 18th year, the annual event returns to the Historic Fourth Ward Park located on the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside...
