The long-anticipated completion of the new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle's Unit 4 actually occurred a few weeks ago. The public fanfare waited.

The Georgia Ports Authority said Tuesday that its docks in Savannah handled nearly 5.8 million container units of imports and exports in the fiscal year that ended June 30. That's an increase of 8% from a year ago, when Savannah exceeded 5 million container units for the first time.

A warehouse in coastal Georgia is holding historical treasures that evidence suggests were lost for more than 240 years. Crews dredging the Savannah River downstream from the city of Savannah last year dug up three cannons that archaeologists believe came from British ships scuttled in the river during the American Revolution.

This week, the water level of the Savannah River in Augusta is lower than it’s been in recent memory. The Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a...