An aerial image taken in December 2024 shows part of the former Pine Log Wildlife Management Area in Bartow County. The state of Georgia and Bartow and Cherokee counties have agreed to acquire more than 14,000 acres of the former sprawling wildlife preserve and return it to public use and conservation. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Former North Georgia wildlife preserve eyed for development to be saved

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced a deal Thursday to acquire the former Pine Log Wildlife Management Area site.

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Owners Mike and Shyretha Sheats at Mule Train in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. The married couple will open their first brick-and-mortar restaurant next week in South Downtown. (Abbey Cutrer for the AJC)

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Gorillaz close out the Shaky Knees three-day music festival on Sunday night with a set full of hits and several surprise guests, including Kara Jackson, 6lack, DRAM and Atlanta's own Earthgang on Sept. 20, 2026 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

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