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On the “Gravy” Train
12/14/2009
This 1999 story looks at the impact the musical "Swamp Gravy" has had on the city of Colquitt.
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Pelham Celebrates With Unity
11/20/2009
Pelham's designation as Georgia's first "Bicentennial Community" was the focus of this 1975 article.
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City of Helen Installs Innovative “Auto-Patch”
10/13/2009
The city of Helen's use of an "auto-patch" for police communications was featured in this August 1980 article.
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LaGrange: On Track For The Olympics
9/14/2009
This story from 1993 recounts how LaGrange used a world-class track to bring a little bit of the 1996 Olympics to the city.
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Winder’s Clerk Writes City Song
8/13/2009
This 1986 story recounts how native son and then city clerk Ernie Graham wrote Winder's "official" city song.
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Rousakis Elected NLC President
Tom Coffey, Associate News Editor, Savannah News-Press
7/17/2009
This profile of Savannah Mayor John Rousakis was printed in the December 1978 edition of Urban Georgia after he was elected President of the National League of Cities.
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Groundbreaking Held for New GMA Headquarters
6/19/2009
This story from 1985 recounts the groundbreaking for GMA's building.
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Peachtree City Avoids Traffic Congestion with Golf Cars
5/21/2009
This 1990 story looks at Peachtree City's "transit system" of 45 miles of city-owned golf cart paths.
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The future of Technology and Cities: An Interview with Dr. Jim Crupi
4/20/2009
The impact of technology on cities is the focus of this 1997 interview with futurist Dr. Jim Crupi.
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Mayor, Commissioner Gary Pushes Georgetown Ahead
3/26/2009
This 1973 story looks at Georgetown's Joe Gary, who served as mayor and as a Quitman County commissioner at the same time.
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National Unfunded Mandates Day a Success
2/20/2009
The participation of Georgia city officials in National Unfunded Mandates Day was the focus of this 1993 article.
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Cities in the Year 2000: The Forces of Change
Roger L. Kemp, PhD.
1/21/2009
This 1989 story looks at the political, demographic, technological and economic factors impacting cities as the nation began to look toward the year 2000.
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An Ideal Commercial
12/12/2008
This 1990 story recounts when a National Beef Council commercial was filmed in Ideal.
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Rapid Transit for Georgia? Voters Decide on November Third
11/14/2008
This story from 1964 looks at the rapid transit needs in the metro Atlanta area and the Constitutional Amendment that needed to pass that would eventually create the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).
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Georgia’s Women Mayors
10/16/2008
This story from 1973 looks at why five of Georgia's women mayors ran for office and what they did in office once elected.
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Hartwell Becomes a Movie Star
9/16/2008
This 1963 story recalls how Hartwell was one of three cities featured in a promotional movie depicting the role of hometown newspapers.
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Beame Could Have Learned Lesson from Mayor LeRoy
8/13/2008
Ailey Mayor Jack LeRoy gave New York City Mayor Abraham Beame some sound financial advice in this 1979 Urban Georgia story.
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GMA’s New Data Bank Will Provide Fingertip Information
7/14/2008
GMA's "data bank" was featured in this August 1966 article.
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Hogansville’s Chief Green wows ‘em in Los Angeles
6/16/2008
This 1965 story recalls how Hogansville police chief Charlie Green became the toast of the town in Los Angeles.
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Three Counties in Georgia Form New Industrial City
5/23/2008
This 1973 story looks at the creation of the Industrial City of Gordon, Murrary and Whitfeild Counties.
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