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Historic cannons will soon go on display at a Georgia museum
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (70+ words) WRDW Historic cannons will soon go on display at a Georgia museum SWAT standoff unfolds with armed person on Carolina Springs Road 2 Swainsboro grads, former employee, killed in Burke County crash Future Cyber School campus transferred to Fort Gordon Wylds…...
Restoration of historic Asheville cemetery gate wins Griffin Award - Asheville's 828 News NOW
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (450+ words) ASHEVILLE, N. C. (828news NOW) " A meticulous restoration project at one of Asheville's historic Jewish cemeteries has earned one of the region's highest preservation honors. The entry gate at Lou Pollock Memorial Park recently received a Griffin Award for Restoration from the Preservation…...
Cannons lost underwater during the American Revolution will soon go on display at a Georgia museum
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (319+ words) Georgia's oldest city is welcoming a truckload of historical treasures from the earlier period of U. S. history....
Chop On Ted! Chop On Bobby! Chop On Braves!
14+ hour, 12+ min ago (142+ words) It has been a few editions since I submitted an article for the newspaper, and in deciding what to write about, I considered a plethora of topics such as data centers, aliens, war, gas prices, elections, AI, eschatology/end-times beliefs,…...
Atlanta's Growth Hotspots: The Cities Surging Ahead
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Atlanta On Film: What makes a city
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (278+ words) Atlanta can be thought of as a city centered around travel. Its origins began in railroad expansion, and the airport is the busiest in the world." First on my list was the Swan Coach House, located at the Atlanta History…...
Terrifying last moments of 80 on burning Piper Alpha awaiting order that never came
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (545+ words) Awaiting emergency evacuation in the mess hall of a Scottish oil platform, 167 men were inside Piper Alpha as it was engulfed in flames before they could ever be rescued. In one of Britain's deadliest disasters, and amongst the worst offshore…...
Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Historical Marker About Dr. John Henry Jordan, Physician and Pioneer of African-American Healthcare
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (211+ words) The Georgia Historical Society (GHS), in partnership with the'Coweta County African American Heritage Museum, dedicated a new historical marker on May 16, 2026, in Newnan, Georgia, commemorating Dr. John Henry'Jordan'(18701912), a pioneering African-American physician and community leader in Coweta County. The marker…...
This Day in History: June 1, 1980: CNN launches with story about Carter's Fort Wayne visit
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (169+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - On June 1, 1980, the brand-new Cable News Network began its first broadcast as a pioneer in the 24-hour news cycle. Ted Turner founded CNN after seeing success with TBS. The first story on the new network was…...
Explore Georgia History Through Barbecue at Peachtree City Library's "Red, White & 'Cue" Event | The Citizen
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (353+ words) The Friends of the Peachtree City Library and Peachtree City Library will host a special America250 humanities program, Red, White & "Cue: Georgia History Through Barbecue with Dr. James "Trae" Welborn III, on Saturday, June 27 at the Peachtree City Library. The program…...