Georgia may be known as The Peach State, but one city has staked its claim as the world's watermelon capital thanks to ideal ...

Nestled in the heart of Georgia’s farm country lies a small town with a big title, the "Watermelon Capital of the World." Southern Living has just recently highlighted this small town calling it "home ...

LIZELLA, Ga. — Georgia ranks third in the United States in acreage of watermelons. The city of Cordele calls itself the watermelon capital of the world. Jamie Tharpe mans the farms shop during the day ...

CORDELE — When a slow-rolling Ford pickup with a 5-foot mound of watermelons in its bed eases to a halt on a recent morning outside the state farmers market here, Brian Nichols goes to work. He starts ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - There’s nothing quite like a race under the lights and who better to cheer for than the #1 car, Ross Chastain who has ties to South Georgia. The Florida native spent this week ...