Second Defendant Pleads Guilty in Bid-Rigging Scheme Involving Moody Air Force Base Projects *
People for Progress of South Georgia Plans Peaceful Demonstration Saturday in Valdosta *
Wilderness, Wonder and Whimsy Arrive at Turner Center This Summer *
Police confiscate methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, pot from sleeping man’s running vehicle *
Vehicle Fires in South Georgia Serve as Reminder of Roadside Dangers *

Preservation

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Seeks Applicants for Matching Grants

November 6, 2023 |

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is announcing two grants of up to $10,000 now available for historic preservation projects in Georgia: The 1772 Foundation Grants for Georgia and the Callahan Incentive Grants. Letters of inquiry are being accepted through December 1, 2023. The 1772 Foundation is partnering again with the Georgia Trust…

Okefenokee Swamp Park Announces $497,000 in New Federal Funding for African American CCC Preservation Project

October 18, 2023 |

Today The Okefenokee Swamp Park announced a $497,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Request from U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock that will help fund a $541,428 project dedicated to collecting, preserving, and digitizing the historical records and manuscripts of the Okefenokee Swamp Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1433, a historically underrepresented group of nearly 200 young African-American laborers who were…