Twenty years ago, Homerville lost an entire row of historic buildings to the widening of U.S. 441. In the ensuing years, businesses closed, buildings were abandoned, and heartbroken residents wondered what the future would hold for their small but close-knit community in southeastern Georgia.
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government has expanded its award-winning rural development program to three additional Georgia counties. Crisp, Emanuel, and Marion counties are the newest PROPEL communities.
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government celebrated the successes of communities participating in its PROPEL (Planning Rural Opportunities for Prosperity and Economic Leadership) program at a recent workshop in Athens.
