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Transformer fire led to emergency alert at Georgia’s largest nuclear plant

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August 13, 2024

Transformer fire led to emergency alert at Georgia’s largest nuclear plant

Officials issued an emergency alert at Georgia’s largest nuclear plant Tuesday afternoon after a small transformer fire.

According to Georgia Power Co., the alert was issued at 12 p.m. ET for a fire at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Burke County, Georgia. A spokesperson for the energy company, John Kraft, told the Associated Press (AP) that the fire impacted a transformer that supplies electricity to one of the plant’s units. The alert was issued for Units 1 and 2 at the plant.

The fire and alert were not a threat to public safety, per Georgia Power Co.’s press release on the matter. Officials fully extinguished the fire and the alert was lifted at 2:36 p.m. ET.

A spokesperson for Georgia Power told Newsweek over the phone Tuesday that no injuries occurred in connection to the fire and that there was no risk to the reactor units under the alert or to the plant itself.

Atomic plant Vogtle, a 4-unit nuclear power plant, is seen in Burke County near Waynesboro, Georgia. An alert was issued at the nuclear plant on Tuesday after a small electrical fire near one of the…

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), which regulates civilian use of nuclear materials, has four classifications for emergencies at commercial nuclear power plants. An “alert” is the second-least serious category, above “notification of unusual event.”

USNRC spokesperson Dave Gasperson told AP that the fire at the Alvin W. Vogtle plant “did not affect any of the plant’s operating systems.” Georgia Power said in a press release earlier in the day that the alert meant that an event occurred that reduced the plant’s safety level but that no action was needed to be taken by the public.

“Georgia Power’s top priority is the safety of the public and employees at the plant,” the company said in an alert to its website. “We are committed to the safe operation of our nuclear generating facility.”

While Georgia Power holds the most control, the Alvin W. Vogtle plant is also partially owned by Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electrical Authority of Georgia and Dalton Utilities.

The units where the alert was issued on Tuesday were first built in August 1976. Commercial operation on the units began in June 1987 and May 1989, per Georgia Power’s website. The units can generate up to 2,430 megawatts of power. According to AP, if the older units lose primary electricity from the outside grid as well as backup electricity from a diesel generator, the reactors could overheat and melt.

Commercial operations recently began at units 3 and 4 at the Vogtle plant as well, which were first built in June 2009. Operations at Unit 3 started in July 2023 and Unit 4 began running on April 29, 2024. The units have the capacity to generate 2,234 megawatts of power. AP said that the newer units are designed to avoid a meltdown if power is lost.

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Barça open first store abroad in Tbilisi, Georgia

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6 hours ago

March 31, 2025

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Barça open first store abroad in Tbilisi, Georgia

Barcelona inaugurated their first store abroad at the weekend in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi as part of their business expansion.

The ‘Barça Store Georgia,’ located in the historic centre, opened its doors on Saturday and will be operated under license.

“We are delighted to open ‘Barça Store Georgia’ in Tbilisi and offer Georgian fans a unique opportunity to feel even closer to the club they passionately support,” Georgian businessman David Zakariadze, the driving force of the project, said.

“Our goal is to create a special environment where every fan can truly experience the ‘Blaugrana spirit.’”

Zakariadze, a big fan of Barça since childhood, worked on this project for three years.

“The most difficult thing was to convince FC Barcelona of how attractive the Georgian market is,” Zakariadze told EFE as reported in Infobae.

“Fortunately, they believed me. We conducted a market study, and now we can be proud of the implementation of the idea.”

The Catalan club will open two further stores this week in Spain, one in Malaga and one at Palma de Mallorca airport, thus, owning 15 shops outright with six others operated under license.

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Missing Georgia child located in Gulf County, found with a 17-year-old

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March 30, 2025

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Missing Georgia child located in Gulf County, found with a 17-year-old

GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office located a missing child from Georgia Sunday.

GCSO says at 1:15 p.m., they were contacted by the Sandy Springs Police Department in Georgia about a child abduction. GCSO was given a possible location of the suspect, along with details that he was armed in a Mercedes SUV.

Officials say multiple agencies including The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office, Port Saint Joe Police Department, FWC, and Florida Highway Patrol made a felony stop on the white Mercedes SUV and found the who child, who was safe.

The suspect, 17-year-old Camilo Campagna was taken into custody on warrants out of the state of Georgia. Campagna is being charged with child pornography, aggravated child molestation, child molestation – victim between 14 and 16, possession of child pornography, possession of sexually explicit content, grooming of a minor, loitering and prowling.

Officials say he will be detained at the Department of Juvenile Justice in Bay County due to his age.

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Georgia football’s future schedule

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March 30, 2025

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The Georgia Bulldogs have a pretty enticing future schedule. Georgia will some of the nation’s elite college football programs over the years if things go as planned.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to play Power Four schools like NC State, Louisville, Ohio State, Clemson and Florida State over the next decade. Of course, Georgia is also set to continue its annual rivalry with Georgia Tech through the 2037 season.

Georgia’s future schedule is subject to change (including the dates and locations). The biggest factor impacting UGA’s future nonconference schedule is if the SEC expands to nine conference game. The SEC currently plays eight conference games with one permanent opponent.

Georgia’s permanent SEC opponent is the Florida Gators. The Georgia-Florida schedule will be held in different locations starting in 2026 due to stadium major renovations taking place in Jacksonville.

Conference realignment can also always impact future schedules. Since this article focuses on Georgia’s future schedule, we don’t have UGA’s 2025 schedule included. If you wish to look at Georgia’s 2025 schedule, then we’ve included it below.

Georgia football’s 2025 schedule

As of late March, 2025 Georgia and the SEC don’t know the 2026 conference schedule, so Georgia’s entire future schedule revolves around nonconference games. Remember, Georgia is still guaranteed to play Florida every year.

What opponents does Georgia football have scheduled for the future?

2026 schedule

Sept. 12: Western Kentucky (home)
Sept. 19: Louisville Cardinals (away)
Nov. 28: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)

Georgia and the SEC still have an eight-game conference schedule, so UGA could add a nonconference game in 2026 or maybe the SEC will expand to nine-game conference slate.

2027 schedule

Sept. 4: Florida State Seminoles (away)
Sept. 18: Louisville Cardinals (home)
Nov. 27: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)

If Georgia’s schedule remains as it currently is in 2027, then the Dawgs would face three ACC opponents and (at least) 11 Power Four opponents during the regular season.

2028 schedule

Sept. 9: Florida A&M Rattlers (home)
Sept. 16: Florida State Seminoles (home)
Nov. 25: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)

Georgia is in line to have a lot of home games in 2028. Of course, the Florida State series could be moved to a neutral site.

2029 schedule

Sept. 15: Clemson Tigers (away)
Nov. 24: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)

Clemson and Georgia are scheduled to play each other in the regular season in 2029 for the first time since the 2024 season opener. The Georgia-Clemson game could easily be moved to a neutral site.

2030 schedule

Aug. 31: Clemson Tigers (home)
Sept. 7: North Carolina A&T Aggies (home)
Sept. 14: Ohio State Buckeyes (home)
Nov. 30: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)

It’d be surprising to see Georgia have four nonconference home games, but man this would be a fun schedule. Ohio State has never played in Sanford Stadium.

2031 schedule

Aug. 30: Ohio State Buckeyes (away)
Sept. 6: Western Carolina Catamounts (home)
Nov. 29: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)

UGA has also never played at Ohio State. This would be a really awesome road game for Dawgs fans and the weather in Ohio is better in the summer than in the winter, so that’s a plus.

2032 schedule

Sept. 4: Clemson Tigers (home)
Nov. 27: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)

Georgia plays its two top ACC rivals in 2032. UGA is set to play Clemson four times between 2029 and 2033.

2033 schedule

Sept. 3: Clemson Tigers (away)
Sept. 17: NC State Wolfpack (home)
Nov. 26: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)

Georgia is scheduled to play a trio of ACC opponents in 2033. The Dawgs would probably add a non-Power Four opponent to this schedule if the SEC stays at eight conference games per season.

2034 schedule

Sept. 17: NC State Wolfpack (away)

Nov. 25: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)

Georgia is 6-1-1 against NC State in school history, but has not played the Wolfpack since 1973.

2035 and beyond schedules

Georgia Tech is the only team on Georgia’s future schedule beyond 2034. Georgia is scheduled to play Tech through 2037. All of UGA’s future scheduled games are according to FBSchedules.com.

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