Press Release
The discount at the pump is beginning to slow down in some southern states. Gas prices in Georgia declined fractions of a penny on Sunday, after dropping 1-2 cents a day for the past seven weeks. Average prices in most major metro markets around the state followed the same trend.
Enjoy traditional Christmas lights in Paradise Garden nightly throughout the month of December!
Each December weekend, warm up inside the Visitor Center and feel like a kid again as you dive in the complimentary Hot Chocolate Bar complete with peppermint and chocolate shavings! The gift shop is filled with your stocking stuffer needs!
December Visitor Days & Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The City of Menlo will host Christmas in the Park at Lawrence Park on Monday, December 17 from 6 PM to 7 PM.
Santa will be on hand to greet the children, and light refreshments will be served.
Everyone is invited to join the fun.
A number of new park benches, along with several new picnic tables and commercial grade grills – the Cherokee County Park Board has big plans for Cherokee Rock Village – and they recently got a big boost from the Tillotson Menlo Charitable Foundation; that, in the form of a $10,000 grant.
Press Release
Georgia’s Red Cross is working closely with emergency partners to monitor the weekend arrival of Winter Storm Diego as it continues its crawl across the Southern U.S. The storm is expected to dump several inches of rain in Georgia, which could evolve as ice and snow in the northern one third of the state.
Press Release
Rain, snow, and ice can create dangerous driving conditions for motorists. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 21 percent of all vehicle crashes are weather related. On average, nearly 5,000 people are killed and over 418,000 people are injured in weather-related crashes in the U.S. each year.
From WEIS Radio:
As people around the country reflect on President George H.W. Bush’s life, an Alabama man was among the service members who carried the casket of the 41st President. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Miller from Centre had dreamed of serving in the military since he was in the 6th grade.
