On Feb. 7, 1946, the Bulloch Herald reported on James Lester Riggs, a resident of the Register community. Riggs had received a certificate from Henry L. Stimson, U.S. Secretary of War, for his work on the Manhattan Project, which resulted in the creation of the world's first atomic bomb. The certificate lauded Riggs for his “participation in work essential to the production of the Atomic Bomb, thereby contributing to the successful conclusion of World War II” and was “awarded in appreciation of effective service.”