A proposed rock quarry at a cow pasture in Woodland threatens to blast away some of Georgia’s picturesque countryside less than two hours from downtown Atlanta. 

When residents in one of Georgia’s smallest and poorest counties learned about plans for a 500-acre quarry near the Ogeechee River, they rallied together with their neighbors to fight back. 

MARTA is considering renaming five train stations in Atlanta. It's an effort to keep up with changes in the city and to reflect surrounding...