As a native of Dublin, GA the news of my small town is rarely breaking. During a twitter search I found that discussions involving Dublin, GA were mostly about events going on downtown, at churches and different places to eat. The biggest incident in the last few months was when an active shooter began firing in the local hospital. The most active twitter member that posted about Dublin, GA was the Courier Herald, a local newspaper. Every week the Courier Herald would post “pictures of our past” and discuss historical stories related to Dublin. Tornado warnings, high school sports and tweets about an Italian restaurant were the primary topics posted.

I am not surprised by the discussions on twitter. As a small town, big events are rare and news breaking stories are difficult to come by. The presence of Dublin, GA on twitter may be small, but the topics discussed are well known to each and every citizen.