A new mapping project has volunteers like Joe Cook with the Georgia River Network out with a GoPro camera mounted to the front of his canoe snapping a photo every 10 seconds along waterways like South Chickamauga Creek and the Flint River. The public can follow along as Cook paddles under bridges and through rapids — often with his pup Oconee along for the ride.

After years of contentious debate, The Army Corp of Engineers has made their recommendation on how to replace an Augusta dam with something that will...