Walter C. Jones
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Nearly 1,000 Georgia librarians prepare to renew state licenses
The six-member State Board for the Certification of Librarians is gearing up to review the two-year renewal of the state’s 978 licensed librarians. → Read More
Augusta senator to be honored by gay rights group
ATLANTA - State Sen. Harold Jones will be honored Saturday in Atlanta by a gay rights group for his efforts to block the so-called religious liberty bill in the Georgia Legislature. → Read More
SRS study shows fish mercury levels no higher than other SC waters
The level of mercury found in largemouth bass near the Savannah River Site is less than that in other South Carolina rivers of the same region, according to a new study by the Savannah River National Laboratory. → Read More
Plant Vogtle construction reaches milestones
Executives at Georgia Power Co. are celebrating the achievement of some milestones in the construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle: the final vertical level and the delivery of the final coolant pump. → Read More
Objections raised to German waste at Savannah River Site
The Palmetto State is suing the DOE for missing a deadline in federal law to process nuclear material generated by SRS itself, and the state opposes storing additional material at the site. → Read More
Reuse of Savannah River Site surplus wins national recognition
A program to reuse or dispose of surplus equipment at the Savannah River Site has won its first national recognition from the U.S. Department of Energy for its environmental benefits as well as taxpayer savings. → Read More
Vogtle was rejected for additional reactor
ATLANTA - Plant Vogtle, where two reactors operate and two more are under construction, was rejected as the site for an additional reactor to minimize concentration concerns, Georgia Power executives testified Wednesday. → Read More
Executives say Plant Vogtle construction should speed up
ATLANTA - The construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is 31.7 percent complete, Georgia Power executives testified Tuesday, but they said the remaining work will go faster and won't break the revised budget. → Read More
Plant Vogtle employee gets in 'on the ground floor'
Thomson native Adam Wilcher left one nuclear plant to work at another, but only partly because it's closer to home. → Read More
Office space needs of defense contractors expected to grow but questions remain
The development of the Augusta area as a hub of cybersecurity is expected to bring defense contractors and their jobs, but supplying the offices they'll need remains a question for developers and policymakers. → Read More
GOP convention supports religious liberty, campus guns
Georgia Republicans in their state convention Saturday passed eight resolutions, including one expressing displeasure over the failure to enact laws for religious-liberty and guns on college campuses. → Read More
Outreach, unity discussed on as Georgia Republican Convention opens
Only about a tenth of the 3,500 delegates and alternates were present for the first day's speeches in Augusta, though many arrived in time for the fundraising dinner where former Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry spoke. → Read More
Plans for more nuclear generation hit obstacle
One of the strongest supporters for nuclear power on the Public Service Commission announced Thursday intentions to delay studies for a new reactor for three years. → Read More
State Republican convention to bring thousands to Augusta; Gov. Deal won't attend
Thousands of party activists from across Georgia will spend the weekend in Augusta for the Republican state convention, but Gov. Nathan Deal won't be among them. → Read More
Funding for MOX plant caught in congressional LGBT rights fight
The funding for the mixed-oxide fuel plant at Savannah River Site remains up in the air this week while Congress is on its Memorial Day recess and House leaders devise a plan for avoiding the combination of factors that wrecked the legislation last week. → Read More
Explaining nuclear work part of Plant Vogtle employee's job
For many folks, the face and voice of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 is Joel Leopard, a cheerful, outgoing man with a quick smile and a ready answer to almost any question, no matter how obscure. → Read More
Fort Gordon backers get new leader in time of change
Augusta Georgia’s source for News, Entertainment, Sports, Weather, Classifieds, Jobs, Autos, Real Estate and Masters information from The Augusta Chronicle, chronicle.augusta.com → Read More
Defense bill would aid Augusta University cybersecurity program
Augusta University administrators are waiting for Congress to pass the defense authorization bill because it contains an amendment that lets the school extend its cybersecurity program to ROTC. → Read More
Forecast: Augusta jobs to grow 1.5 percent
The quarterly outlook by the Georgia State University Economic Forecasting Center calls for the area's growth to lag the state's 2.7 percent this year. → Read More
UGA, SRS close to agreement on program to explain monitoring
An agreement is close between Savannah River Site and the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory on a program to provide Burke County residents with more understandable information about environmental monitoring. → Read More