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Southeastern Railway Museum Hosting ‘Classics at the Crossing’ on Oct. 21

September 26, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

Vintage cars will descend on the Southeastern Railway Museum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 21 for the museum’s fourth annual “Classics at the Crossing” car show. The car show is included in regular museum admission. Car owners interested in participating in the show can register on the museum’s website for $15 per vehicle. A hard copy of the registration form may be scanned and emailed to the museum or returned on the

Atlanta Press Club to induct four into Hall of Fame

September 13, 2017 Express Telegraph

The Atlanta Press Club will induct four journalists into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony next month.

New law allows direct sales to Georgia brewery, distillery visitors

September 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Thanks to a new state law that goes into effect today, visitors to breweries are no longer required to take a tour to get a taste. They can buy limited amounts of beer directly from the brewery.

Former Georgia governor: Confederate monuments should serve as ‘a teaching point’

August 23, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Monuments to the Confederacy should not necessarily be removed from the public square, but “should be a teaching point on how good intentioned people can become so blind in their views that blood is shed,” a former governor of Georgia said.

Georgia lawmaker wants state commission on historic monuments

August 22, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A Georgia state lawmaker is introducing legislation to create a state commission on historic monuments.

End of an era for Morris newspapers

August 12, 2017 Express Telegraph

Morris Communications is selling 11 of its daily and non-daily newspaper holdings, its Lubbock, Texas-based commercial printing operation and other related publications to GateHouse Media.

Cyclorama expected to attract more visitors to Atlanta History Center

August 12, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The addition of the famed Cyclorama painting is expected to increase the number of people who visit the Atlanta History Center, the museum’s president told a business association this week.

Express Telegraph is taking a hiatus

August 9, 2017 Todd DeFeo

Express Telegraph is taking a hiatus for the remainder of 2017.

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Officials tout success in ‘Operation Southern Shield’

July 28, 2017 Express Telegraph

Georgia officials say “Operation Southern Shield” was a big success in saving lives on Georgia highways and roads.

Southeastern Railway Museum on track to open new exhibit building this fall

July 27, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum is on track to complete its largest expansion project since it moved to its current location roughly two decades ago. The museum, designated Georgia’s Transportation History Museum, is planning to open a $1 million, 21,000-square-foot Rail Transit Exhibit (RTE) building this fall. The new building, which sits behind the current Building 2, increases the museum’s covered exhibit spaces by nearly 50 percent. The new addition will have four tracks on which