Author: MJ Kneiser

Today is National Pet Day and the Blood Connection is asking people to consider helping animals in need when they come to donate blood. Katie Smithson is the Partner and Media Manager for the Blood Connection. Smithson said all this month, they’re offering donors a way to help pets via their e-gift cards. “April 11 is National Pet Day and […]

Another round of public hearings is scheduled this week for hunters and other interested citizens, to lend their input on the development of hunting regulation proposals for the 2023-2025 hunting seasons. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division is holding public hearings around the state. In our area, the next in-person public hearing is this Thursday at the […]

Over a thousand new jobs are coming to our area via a new company that is moving to Athens-Clarke County. Meissner Corporation, an industry leader in advanced microfiltration and therapeutic manufacturing systems, will invest nearly $250 million in a new facility there. The project will create more than 1,700 jobs over the next eight years. “As the No. 1 state […]

Seven students from North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently received honors during the 2023 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. Overall, NGTC placed 27th out of 46 colleges and universities. The NCLC is an annual event for outstanding landscape and horticulture students as well as industry professionals. This year, more than 500 students gathered […]

The owners of what was to have been a major resort development on Lake Hartwell just over the state line are responding to the South Carolina Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Development Office’s decision to cancel their lease agreement. South Carolina sub-lets the acreage from the Army Corps of Engineers. SC Parks, Recreation, and Tourism dissolved Santuary Point, LLC’s 50-year lease […]