Steve Fennessy: This is
Georgia Today; I m Steve Fennessy. This week, we hear about a new documentary: It s called
Saving Juliette, and it follows a growing grassroots effort in middle Georgia for clean drinking water. Safe drinking water is a topic that s grabbed headlines in recent years think Flint, Mich., and Newark, N.J. Well, this story takes place in Juliette, a small rural community north of Macon. Juliette is home to Georgia Power Plant Scherer, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the United States. And the film traces what happens when residents discover the well water they rely on could be contaminated by coal ash from the facility.
Georgia Power Companies to Build Out Broadband Infrastructure
State leaders and a coalition of power companies announced Monday their plans to build high-speed Internet lines that will reach 80,000 homes and businesses in the central portion of the state. by Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / February 9, 2021 Shutterstock/Breitformat
(TNS) Georgia government leaders and power companies announced plans Monday to build high-speed Internet lines that will reach 80,000 homes and businesses in Middle Georgia, a major inroad into rural areas that lack online access.
The construction will be the largest expansion of Internet service since the Georgia General Assembly passed a law in 2019 allowing local electric membership corporations to offer broadband along with power.
On Monday, Governor Kemp announced the partnership that will develop internet broadband in rural counties. Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ) Updated: 7:13 PM EST February 9, 2021
MONROE COUNTY, Ga. David Wynn and his wife, Sherri, moved from Bibb County to Monroe County in 2016, not knowing that internet access would be a problem.
After seeing that few internet providers were available, they purchased a hotspot hoping that would fix their problem. It s hit-and-miss. It s certainly not reliable and it certainly doesn t give the speed that we really need, David said.
This became an even bigger problem once the pandemic began. David started working from home and so did Sherri, who is a school teacher.