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Georgia Interfaith Power & Light celebrates solar panel installation at Trinity Episcopal in Statesboro
In honor of the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL) hosted a press conference at Trinity Episcopal Church in Statesboro on Friday, August 16, 2024. The event celebrated the successful completion of the church’s new solar project, made possible by the IRA. This project underscores the act's impact on sustainable energy initiatives, particularly in low-and-moderate-income (LMI) communities. The project, consisting of 64 solar panels installed last month by Sunpath Solar, was facilitated through the Capital Good Fund’s Georgia BRIGHT Solar Communities program. This program leverages direct pay benefits from the IRA to reduce energy...
Georgia Southern holds second scrimmage of camp, starting quarterback yet to be named
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Georgia Southern football opened training camp back on July 31. Their first game of the season is August 31, which means Saturday, August 17, was pretty much exactly the halfway mark. And it was a particularly exciting practice for the Eagles, as they held their second scrimmage of camp out at Paulson Stadium.
Charme Brings Luxury Student Housing to Statesboro
Construction on a new private student living complex is underway at what used to be Georgia Southern’s University Plaza, right next to Zaxby’s and only a few minutes walk from campus. Charme is the project of Rael Development Corp., an investment team based out of Dallas, Texas. Rael...
Southeast Georgia soap box derby season kicks off
LYONS, Ga. (WTOC) - Soap box derby season is back in swing here in southeast Georgia. The season’s first rally season kicked off Sunday, 8 a.m. on Derby Hill at Partin Park in Lyons, Georgia. The derby’s designation as the official Georgia Derby had been in the works for...
Cody Webb breaks in North Augusta's freshly upgraded Sharon Jones Amphitheater with free show
Aug. 18—Locals gathered on the grassy stoops of a newly-improved Sharon Jones Amphitheater on Aug. 17 for a concert by Cody Webb, an up-and-coming country singer from Ridge Spring. The amphitheater, wedged between the edge of the Savannah River and SRP Park, was constructed in 2020 in honor of Sharon Jones who was a soul music singer and Augusta native. The space has recently been updated with ...
Salmonella Outbreaks in 21 states linked to small turtles
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)—The Center of Disease Control (CDC) has linked small turtles to 51 reported Salmonella cases across 21 states, Georgia included. So far, the CDC reports that 23 out of the 51 people who have contracted Salmonella have been hospitalized. There are no reported deaths at this time. Georgia has had four reported cases […]
Raffensperger says voters ‘should be concerned’ over new, possibly illegal, Election Board rules
ATLANTA — In an exclusive interview with Channel 2 Action News, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger blasted the actions of the Georgia State Election Board. Raffensperger alleges the Board is overstepping its legal authority and putting the efficiency of state elections at risk. “Now the State Election Board wants to take us back in time. I guess what they want is to see is elections take until 3 a.m. like in Detroit, Michigan. We don’t want to do that in Georgia. Not on my watch,” Raffensperger told Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray at the state Capitol Friday. “Does the election board have the legal authority to make some of these decisions it’s making?” Gray asked.
Previous Chatham County Assistant DA to lead Georgia’s first statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit
ATLANTA, Ga. (WSAV)—Georgia’s first statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit will be led by a previous Assistant District Attorney as of Friday. Attorney General Chris Carr has announced the hire of former Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Timothy Ruffini to lead Georgia’s first statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit. The new hire is supposed to oversee a […]
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