U.S. Representatives Austin Scott and Sanford Bishop, along with Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, have introduced bipartisan legislation to establish Georgia’s first National Park. The bill, known as the Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act, aims to designate the Ocmulgee Mounds and surrounding areas in Middle Georgia as a National Park and Preserve.Representative Austin Scott expressed his gratitude towards the bipartisan effort, stating, "The Ocmulgee Mounds are of invaluable cultural, communal, and economic significance to our state....
Peach County is home to the same number of registered sex offenders in April compared to the previous month, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.