Georgia – Page 130 – Sightseers' Delight

Georgia parks open at no charge Sept. 29 for National Public Lands Day

September 17, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Georgia’s state parks will be open free of charge Sept. 29 in honor of National Public Lands Day.

Atlanta airport using sheep to control vegetation

September 14, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will use 100 sheep as part of a test grazing program.

Statue pays tribute to Georgia tannery

August 26, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The Bona Allen Co. is remembered with a statue in downtown Buford depicting Roy Rogers, Trigger and a Bona Allen Co. employee.

As more expected to travel this Labor Day, authorities vow crack down on drunken drivers

August 22, 2012 Todd DeFeo

More people are expected to hit the road this Labor Day, good news for a still-sluggish economy.

Travelling Smithsonian exhibition makes its way to Georgia

August 8, 2012 The Travel Trolley

A traveling exhibition showcasing contract laborers’ contributions to the United States during World War II will open up a limited engagement later this month at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History.

Small in stature, ‘smallest church’ not lacking in character

August 2, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Christ Chapel in Memorial Park is remarkable not for its size, but because of its small stature.

Longer runway at Hartsfield opens for traffic

August 1, 2012 Todd DeFeo

A 500-foot runway extension opened last month at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Watch the Atlanta Press Club debates from July 29

July 29, 2012 Express Telegraph

Democrats Vying for 5th Congressional District Seat Face Off in Atlanta Press Club Debate

July 29, 2012 Express Telegraph

Candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District will have the opportunity to face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series.

Republicans Vying for 9th Congressional District Seat Face Off in Atlanta Press Club Debate

July 29, 2012 Express Telegraph

Candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the 9th Congressional District will have the opportunity to face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series.