The COVID-19 pandemic drove folks outdoors in 2020, leading to a record-breaking year for Georgia state parks. According to the state Dept. of Natural Resources park receipt revenue was up by 13%, overall visitation up by 11%, and hunting and fishing license holders had a 7% increase. A spike in funding and more Georgians enjoying the state’s great outdoors have our parks RISING…
New Jekyll Island Hotel
For more than 15 years an oceanfront property on Jekyll Island sat empty – but no more. A new 209-room dual-branded Courtyard/Residence Inn is going up, with all the latest bells and whistles and slated to open in the spring or summer of 2021. The board of...Augusta National funds HBCU scholarship
As part of celebrating next year’s 45th anniversary of Lee Elder becoming the first black golfer to play the Masters, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley recently announced that the club will fund the creation of a women’s golf program at Paine College, a...Braves help fund Macon youth sports complex
Last week Macon RBI cut the ribbon on a new $1.6 million baseball facility in Macon that will host an array of sports for local children year round. The Atlanta Braves, United Way of Central Georgia, and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation were among the groups who chipped...GHS memorializes Hart County Training School
The Georgia Historical Society recently memorialized the dedication of a new Georgia Civil Rights Trail historical marker for Hart County Training School in Hartwell, Georgia with a virtual dedication and a small private ceremony. HTCS was established in 1924 for the...Golden Isles alters Veterans Day plans
2020 isn’t an ordinary year, and next Wednesday’s Veterans Day won’t be a typical one, but the Veterans Council of the Golden Isles is making sure that vets will still be honored. While the annual Veterans Day Parade on St. Simons is cancelled this...
