On the other side of the Mississippi, it was Route 66, but once upon a time, Macon and Perry had the Dixie Highway.

It's still there of course, winding through Macon and Perry, and a historian wants travelers to know the significance of the road beneath their wheels.

In 1914, The Dixie Highway Association was founded to bring tourists south.

When the interstate system was created in the 1950s, many of those roads were forgotten.

A sign along Highway 41 shows the distance to Perry and other towns along the Dixie Highway.

The Mossy Oaks Lodge was one of the stops along the route.

The remains of the old road running parallel to 41 are still there along with an old bridge near Flat Creek.

Sandi Smeltzer with Discover Perry says the Dixie Highway Promotion will help bring people through town.

Handlers and their furry friends spent Friday running obstacles at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry.

It's all part of the Atlanta Golden Retriever Club's agility trial. But it wasn't just for goldens, dogs big and small got in on the action. Handlers lead their four-legged partners through jumps, weave poles and a tunnel.

Perry officials are looking to boost business.

A proposal that goes before City Council Monday suggests an additional tax to commercial properties along General Courtney Hodges Boulevard to fund community projects.

Economic Development Director, Robert Smith, says to enhance economic growth and improve the look of the city, one option would be to make the area a "Community Improvement District."

"The commercial property owners come together to fund projects in the district," explains Smith.

If approved, it would give an additional property tax to businesses along that street.

The money then goes to improvements in that area, which would decided by the people that work there, not the city.

"It's separate from the city. The city isn't going to be dictating what projects have to be done," he says.