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News Articles: Savannah River

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp pose for selfie at Plant Vogtle before Kemp’s remarks at an official ceremony marking the completion of Units 3 and 4.

After years and billions of dollars in delays, a party for new nuclear at Georgia's Plant Vogtle

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.

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In this June, 19, 2018 photo, several ship to shore cranes stack shipping containers on-board the container ship Maersk Semarang at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. The Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday, July 30, 2019, that its ports at Savannah and Brunswick handled a record 37.5 million tons (34 million metric tons) of cargo in the 2019 fiscal year that ended June 30. That's a 4.2% increase over the previous year.

Savannah port breaks cargo records amid import surge

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.

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A cannon encrusted in rust and mud sits inside a warehouse operated by the Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2022. It’s one of 19 cannons discovered in the Savannah River since last year that experts believe date to the American Revolution, when British ships were scuttled in the river to block colonists’ allies from reaching Savannah by ship.

Revolutionary find: 19 cannons in Savannah River likely sunk in 1779

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.

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Lower water levels leave boat docks resting on mud flats along Savannah River in Augusta

Augusta Previews Life With Lower Savannah River Levels

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...

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