Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:44:24 GMT
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
September 20, 2007
Albany - With record breaking temperatures this summer, your high power bills are probably at the front of your mind, the good news is that the folks who supply you that power are just as concerned.
For the first time since the early 90's Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia officials met here in Albany Thursday. One of the topics they discussed? Nuclear power. Right now, a little less than half of the power MEAG uses comes from nuclear power plants, but that is likely to increase over the next ten years.
Permitting is underway for expansion of a nuclear power plant in East Georgia and that could actually mean cheaper prices for your electricity. It's cheaper than natural gas, plus it burns cleaner than coal.
Board member Carol Fullerton said, "Nuclear at this point is the cleanest and the least expensive of those options so that's why we're looking at joining in with all the other MEAG cities and counties."
WG&L General Manager Lem Edwards said, "Nuclear is really going to be the cheapest form of power in the future."
Water, Gas and Light commissioners are expected to vote to endorse the power plant expansion later this year. It could take until 2016 until that expansion is complete.
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