The Muskogean people built mounds there during the Mississippian Period, which began around 900 AD, for meeting, living, burial, and agricultural purposes. A bill seeks to upgrade the Ocmulgee Mounds national monument to a national park and preserve.

The Muskogean people built mounds there during the Mississippian Period, which began around 900 AD, for meeting, living, burial, and agricultural purposes. A bill seeks to upgrade the Ocmulgee Mounds national monument to a national park and preserve.

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Georgia immigrants' rights organizations are wrapping up three days of action after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new law requiring law enforcement to check all inmate's citizenship status.

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