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The Okefenokee is about to be honored, but some locals aren’t celebrating

Local leaders in Ware and Charlton counties oppose World Heritage Site status for the Okefenokee, leaning into America First ...
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$20 billion OpenAI data center to open in Effingham County

OpenAI is developing a $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County, which is scheduled to open in phases starting in ...
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New rules could double size of private docks in Coastal Georgia

Georgia officials have proposed new regulations for private recreational docks in Coastal Georgia that would allow walkways ...
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Environment groups sue after feds roll back endangered species protection

The Trump administration changed the federal interpretation of the Endangered Species Act regarding habitat protection, prompting legal challenges from environmental organizations in Georgia.
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Coastal Navigator — Offshore public meeting

Welcome aboard! This is a list of public meetings and agendas to help you follow the work of officials you’ve elected. There are no voters in Gray’s Reef, no mayor, no owners, no zoning. Few people ...
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Susie King Taylor Museum, Freedom Park added to National Park Service network

Left to right: Liberty County Recreation Director Raymond Goss, Susie King Taylor historian Hermina Glass-Hill. Liberty County History Society Vice President Cecil Hugh Greenwell, National Park ...
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Friday Night Lights? In Glynn County it’s Friday Night Hoops

A player shoots over defenders during a Friday Night Hoops game at the Glynn Academy gym in Brunswick on July 10, 2026. (Justin Taylor/The Current GA/CatchLight/Report for America) Walking into the ...
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Ex-Hinesville Housing Authority director, contractor indicted in $2.5 million wire fraud scheme

The former executive director of Hinesville Housing Authority and an unlicensed contractor with whom she allegedly had a romantic relationship have been indicted on federal charges related to over ...
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Tradeport East wastewater plant meeting draws more than 200 in Riceboro

CLARIFICATION: July 14, 2026, 6:16 p.m.: The plant’s official name is “Tradeport East Water Reclamation Facility.” A long-awaited meeting for Riceboro residents about the Liberty County Development ...
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Emory gets $15M to establish first center to research toxic Brunswick Superfund sites’ health effects

After decades of pollution, Brunswick residents have a new resource for researching the link between area Superfund sites and their health. A five-year, $15 million grant from the National Institutes ...
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Take two: These Democratic, Republican statewide races are headed to June runoffs

Tuesday’s election has come and gone, but the race isn’t over yet for many candidates seeking statewide office. Under Georgia law, candidates must secure a majority of votes, not just a plurality, in ...
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A Georgia U.S. Senate candidate says foreign truckers are making America’s roads unsafe. His own truckers have caused harm.

A Georgia congressman running for one of the country’s most competitive U.S. Senate seats has vowed in social media posts and interviews to make America’s roads safer — by taking commercial driver’s ...