Morgan County

Georgia-based metal and jewelry artist Barbara Mann in her studio. CONTRIBUTED

Georgia-based metal and jewelry artist Barbara Mann in her studio. CONTRIBUTED

MAGallery presents ‘Land and Sea Georgia’

News Staff
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Madison Artists Guild Gallery (MAGallery) presents Land and Sea Georgia, an exhibition by renowned metal and jewelry artist Barbara Mann celebrating the interconnectedness of Georgia’s land and coastal environments.
This house at 364 Porter St. in Madison was built by a local furniture merchant about 1847, but now sports a Victorian-era look, including a large porch, gingerbread trim, and shingled gables from about 50 years later. CONTRIBUTED

This house at 364 Porter St. in Madison was built by a local furniture merchant about 1847, but now sports a Victorian-era look, including a large porch, gingerbread trim, and shingled gables from about 50 years later. CONTRIBUTED

MMCC presents spring tour of homes

News Staff
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
This year, the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (MMCC) will present its popular “Madison in May Tour of Homes” on May 16 and 17.
Gov. Brian Kemp (front center) accepts a symbolic $5 billion check from Amanda Dyson-Thornton, executive director of the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. MMCVB Executive Director Jennifer Rosa León is at top right of the main staircase before it turns right. CONTRIBUTED

Gov. Brian Kemp (front center) accepts a symbolic $5 billion check from Amanda Dyson-Thornton, executive director of the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. MMCVB Executive Director Jennifer Rosa León is at top right of the main staircase before it turns right. CONTRIBUTED

MMCVB contributes to state tourism celebration

News Staff
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tourism leaders from across Georgia gathered in Atlanta on March 5 to celebrate the return of Tourism Day at the Capitol. The event highlighted tourism's role in Georgia’s economy, which is tied to agriculture as the state’s top industry.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Accident claims the lives of two Morgan County boys

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Two Morgan County boys died in a tragic ATV accident on the afternoon of Jan. 20, and another was life-flighted to an area hospital due to his injuries. Bennett Rabern, 12, and Avett Jackson, 12, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
Law enforcement made their presence known on Canal St., which is right outside of the French Quarter, the day after the terrorist attack in New Orleans. KEN WARD/Contributed

Law enforcement made their presence known on Canal St., which is right outside of the French Quarter, the day after the terrorist attack in New Orleans. KEN WARD/Contributed

‘It just changed the whole trip’

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Morgan County resident Danny Tillery and his family walked on Bourbon Street around midnight, a few hours before Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd celebrating New Year’s Eve.When Tillery woke up on Jan.
Work on the Rivian EV manufacturing site on the border of Morgan and Walton counties was paused earlier this year while the company focused on its existing Illinois plant. MARK ENGEL/File photo

Work on the Rivian EV manufacturing site on the border of Morgan and Walton counties was paused earlier this year while the company focused on its existing Illinois plant. MARK ENGEL/File photo

Rivian lands federal loan to restart EV plant construction

Dave Williams
Thursday, December 5, 2024
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., announced Tuesday that a nearly $6 billion federal loan will help electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian restart construction of a $5 billion vehicle and battery plant near Covington.When it was announced in late 2021, the project was expected to create 7,500 jobs.
Site work began in 2023 on the Rivian site off of I-20 in Morgan and Walton counties. (MARK ENGEL/File Photo)

Site work began in 2023 on the Rivian site off of I-20 in Morgan and Walton counties. (MARK ENGEL/File Photo)

JDA provides update on Rivian’s Georgia plant

Hannah Barron
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
While Rivian has paused construction on its $5 billion plant at the Stanton Springs North site in Morgan and Walton counties, site work remains ongoing.The Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton & Walton Counties provided an update on the site at its July 23 meeting.
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