R. Olin Jackson was raised in northwest Georgia, where he attended the parochial schools. In 1971, he volunteered for service in the United States Army where he was trained as a military policeman and ultimately assigned to the security detail for the U.S. Army Commander of NATO, Gen. Michael S. Davison, in Heidelberg, Germany.Serving from 1972 to 1975, "R.O." was also a member of the USAREUR Color Guard detail from 1973-1975. In 1974, competing against over 170 other U.S. Army military police units, the 529th was the recipient of the prestigious "Brigadier General Jeremiah P. Holland Award" as the top military police company in the United States Army worldwide.Upon completion of his military service, R.O. was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Commendation Medal and was honorably discharged.R.O. returned stateside where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Georgia State University in 1977, and a master's degree in political science history from the University of North Georgia in 1982.Professionally, R.O. initially landed employment as a speechwriter for a Georgia politician in 1978, moving on in the early 1980s to the University of North Georgia where he served as Director of Media Services and Sports Information.In 1984, R.O. was employed as a senior account executive with a major public relations firm in Atlanta. In this capacity he traveled throughout the United States for clients ranging from hotel chains to national resort developers.In 1987, R.O. founded Legacy Communications, Inc., where he became the executive editor and publisher of his flagship award-winning creations - North Georgia Journal and Georgia Backroads magazines - the premier travel and history publications of Georgia. He parlayed this endeavor into an 18-year publishing career.In the interim, R.O. also wrote/co-wrote and edited a selection of books, including "Moonshine, Murder and Mayhem in Georgia" (2003); "Tales of the Rails in Georgia" (2004); "Georgia Backroads Traveler" (2005); and "Georgia's Doc Holliday" (2005).In 2005, R.O. sold Legacy Communications and the magazines and semi-retired to manage an investment portfolio of commercial real estate. In 2021, he returned to the world of journalism, founding Whippoorwill Publications, LLC.R.O.'s creative works at Whippoorwill have included "Mystery & History in Georgia, Volume I" (2022) (Recently honored with a Five-Star Award by "Readers' Favorite" book awards.); and the companion to that book: "Mystery & History in Georgia, Volume II" (2023). These and other works by R.O. are available on IngramSpark.com, Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com and other fine booksellers.Other creative works include "Some Genealogy Keys to Some Georgia Family Trees" (2023) which provides detailed historic and genealogical information on ten interrelated Georgia families: the Neels, Andersons, Fricks, Hudgins, Tanners, Jordans, Gravatts, Pettyjohns, Rogers and Jacksons; and a soon-to-be-released book, "John Henry 'Doc' Holliday: A Matter of Survival" (2023).R.O. is married to the former Judy Grizzle of Dahlonega, Georgia. The couple make their home in Roswell and Rockmart, Georgia. R.O. also has a son - Burke - by a former marriage. He and his talented wife, Olga, have produced two wonderful grandchildren - Alexander and Catherine.