Todd DeFeo, Author at Sightseers' Delight

South Carolina officials approve $719M for pavement improvements

May 17, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission has agreed to spend another $719 million on pavement improvements across the state.

Georgia to receive millions for airport upgrades

May 16, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Georgia is poised to receive $120 million for airport infrastructure upgrades across the state as part of the fiscal 2024 Airport Infrastructure Grant program, a federal lawmaker from Georgia said.

South Carolina lawmakers could consider measure to combine health agencies

May 14, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina lawmakers could consider a measure to merge several state health agencies into a new, cabinet-level agency when they return to Columbia next month.

Appetizers and approaches: Make the most of an airport run

May 10, 2024 Todd DeFeo

My afternoon of planefanning began in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s cell phone lot as I waited for my wife’s plane to arrive.

Looking back at Atlanta’s ‘Memorial to The Six Million’ on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

May 6, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The “Memorial to The Six Million” at Atlanta’s Greenwood Cemetery was completed in 1965.

Kemp signs bills targeting police car arsonists, helping first responders with PTSD

May 3, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed measures to make a new criminal offense for burning police cars and another to help first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Georgia eliminating Atlanta’s variable speed limit signs

April 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Georgia officials are paying more than $400,000 to remove 167 variable speed limit signs in metro Atlanta.

Expert disputes Cobb’s view of Braves’ development as a home run

April 15, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Cobb County officials continue to tout the benefits of the Atlanta Braves stadium development near Smyrna, but a leading expert says the project’s finances aren’t quite the home run leaders suggest.

A different view of the eclipse

April 8, 2024 Todd DeFeo

You don’t need to be in the path of totality to find a good photo op!

Should Georgia jurisdictions fund and operate museums?

April 8, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Many local jurisdictions operate museums, pulling money from various sources of public funds to operate them, which raises the question of whether it is a core function of local governments.