Byron, GA
Local News
- Oversized check delivered to Byron store after $1M VIP Platinum ticket sold — WGXA
- $1 million scratch off ticket sold in Byron, store receives oversized check, lottery says — 13WMAZ
- Byron Donalds wins Florida governor's race, Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governor's race — firstcoastnews.com
- $1 million scratch-off ticket sold at middle Georgia store - WSB-TV
- In historic night, voters elect 5 Black governors, including first woman, first Republican — Stateline
Official Local Resources
City of Byron · Peach County · georgia.gov · Georgia Department of Driver Services
Byron is a city located primarily in Peach County, Georgia, United States. A small portion of the city also extends into parts of Houston and Crawford counties. As of the 2020 census, Byron had a population of 5,702. The city is in the Warner Robins metropolitan statistical area.
Byron was home to the Middle Georgia Raceway, an auto racetrack that hosted NASCAR races and the filming of TV commercials and a feature movie. From July 3–5, 1970, in a field next to the raceway, the Atlanta International Pop Festival was held, which was the largest gathering in Georgia history until the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. On September 15, 2012, an official Georgia Historical Society marker was placed near the raceway site to commemorate the festival.