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A sign posted near Ellis Square in downtown Savannah is part of a campaign by the city and a local homelessness nonprofit to solicit donations for four day centers.

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New signs solicit donations for Savannah homeless facilities as alternative to giving to panhandlers

Under the banner of giving “change that counts,” the new signage campaign uses QR codes to raise funds for local day centers. 

September 18, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
A turbine that generates electricity using steam heated by nuclear fission sits at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Friday, June 16, 2023, that the turbine's hydrogen cooling system had a problem with its seal, pushing back the commercial operation date of Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, to July.

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Utilities begin loading radioactive fuel into a second new reactor at Georgia nuclear plant

Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia. Georgia Power Co. and co-owners said Thursday that they are transferring fuel into Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta.

August 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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Are racial politics behind recent Georgia court district splits? One journalist thinks so

Attempts to break up some of Georgia's judicial circuits have hinged upon the argument that judges have high caseloads, and creating smaller circuits could ease their burden. But a new look at several of these attempts highlights some of the possible racial motivations behind drawing new lines.

August 02, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Unit 3’s reactor and cooling tower stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, has reached commercial operation after years of delays and billions in cost overruns.

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1st U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia

A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has completed testing and is now sending power to the grid reliably.

July 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A turbine that generates electricity using steam heated by nuclear fission sits at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Friday, June 16, 2023, that the turbine's hydrogen cooling system had a problem with its seal, pushing back the commercial operation date of Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, to July.

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Georgia nuclear plant can start loading fuel into second new reactor, feds say

Federal regulators have approved plans to load radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that Georgia Power Co. and its co-owners can begin loading fuel into unit 4 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta.

July 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona (right) spoke at Agnes Scott College on July 17 as part of an event moderated by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Maureen Downey.

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U.S. education secretary on 'attacking public education' as Georgia schools prepare to open

With Georgia schools opening in the coming weeks, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona spent two days in Atlanta and Augusta discussing classroom issues, including what he called the "toxic disrespect of educators."

July 19, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
A billboard opposing a Chick-fil-A in Children's Hospital of Georgia

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Plant-based nutrition advocates pick a fight with planned Chick-fil-A at Augusta children's hospital

"If the Children’s Hospital of Georgia would like to be a place of wellness and healing, it should provide only affordable, plant-based options that can help people prevent diabetes, reduce high blood pressure and maintain a healthy weight, among other benefits," according to registered dietitians, doctors and nutrition experts with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

July 18, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A turbine that generates electricity using steam heated by nuclear fission sits at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Friday, June 16, 2023, that the turbine's hydrogen cooling system had a problem with its seal, pushing back the commercial operation date of Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, to July.

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Georgia Power says Vogtle nuclear reactor delayed another month by turbine problem

Commercial operation of a new reactor at a Georgia nuclear power plant has been delayed for at least another month. Georgia Power Co. said Friday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has a problem in the hydrogen system that cools its electrical generator.

June 19, 2023
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  • Associated Press
The Health Professions Academic Building at Georgia Southern University in Savannah, as well as the university's nearby Armstrong Center, would house the planned Medical College of Georgia campus.

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Medical College of Georgia plans full Savannah campus, hoping to address area's doctor shortage

MCG could enroll 40 more students per year once the campus is open.

May 22, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen releases steam as it generates electricity from burning coal on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. The electric utility and regulatory staff agreed to a deal on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 to raise rates by $1.8 billion over three years starting in January.

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Georgia Public Service Commission approves 12% increase in Georgia Power bills starting in June

Electricity bills for Georgia Power Co. customers will be going up 12% beginning in June. Georgia's elected public service commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the boost to make up for the higher cost of fuel.

May 16, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Five people are shown posing for a photo in T-shirts during a walk for cancer research.

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Former Augusta mayor turns his cancer fight into campaign for cure

Former Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver has been diagnosed with cancer.  But he's campaigning for a cure and "excited" for the future.

May 16, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
The sign on the stone gate of the Army's training hub in Georgia is changed from ⁦Fort Benning ⁩to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.

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Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning

The Army's training hub in Georgia is now officially called Fort Moore. The Army completed a name change Thursday that's been a year in the making at the base known previously as Fort Benning.

May 11, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Men cross the street in smog filled downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. December 12, 2017. Sometimes during the winter, temperature inversions form in the Salt Lake Valley, when the upper air temperature is warmer than the air on the valley floor, forming a lid, trapping polluted air. REUTERS/George Frey

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Fulton County earns its first passing grade for air quality from the American Lung Association

Atlanta's ozone pollution is the fourth worst of cities in the Southeast. The Lung Association uses data from 2019 to 2021 in its 2023 report.

April 19, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Jon Rahm, of Spain, celebrates holding the Masters trophy winning the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Augusta, Ga.

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Memorable Masters ends with Rahm slipping into green jacket

Jon Rahm slipped into the green jacket on Sunday to wrap up a memorable Masters. It began with questions about how LIV Golf players and their PGA Tour counterparts would get along and was played through searing heat and humidity early, driving rain and frigid temperatures later.

April 10, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Reagan Milford stands with hands on hips with a blue shirt that says "I'm a miracle kid."

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  • Children's Health

New grant helps Children's Hospital meet families' emotional needs after pediatric cancer diagnosis

The Augusta-based Children's Hospital of Georgia will hire a social worker who will support patients and their families. Money will also help pay their travel expenses to treatment. 

April 08, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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