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The list of the names is a part of rotating lists of names. For example, the list used in 2012 is used in 2018. Each storm will be named alphabetically. The lists of names are chosen by World MeteorologicalMore >>
The names for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season.More >>
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Punishment tempered with mercy. That's the attitude Bullock County school superintendent Keith Stewart has taken in the case involving 23 seniors who admitted either causing or being part More >>
Punishment tempered with mercy. That's the attitude Bullock County school superintendent Keith Stewart has taken in the case involving 23 seniors who admitted either causing or being part of a mess at Bullock County High School.More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water...More >>
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The Foshee Management Company plans to convert the 40 Four Building in Downtown Montgomery for residential and commercial use. The 3rd through 6th floors of the building will become apartments and theMore >>
The Foshee Management Company plans to convert the 40 Four Building in Downtown Montgomery for residential and commercial use. More >>
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack.More >>
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. The mayor of Canada's largest city did not say whether he has ever used...More >>
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -
The decades-old system of locks along the Chattahoochee River south of Columbus may stop operating soon. Locks are like water elevators, raising and lowering the ships as they travel along the river.
Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson said, "The Army Corps of Engineers has recommended the locks be closed to save money. I do not believe that is a permanent solution. I think with the whitewater, we're going to see a tremendous economic impact on recreational use of the river. The state will see that."
The discontinuation revolves around the fact that not enough commercial shipping has passed through the locks to justify the nearly $1 million it costs to maintain them annually. A big factor keeping water traffic down is the fact that large ships can't make it through Florida.
"Florida is not dredging their part... so it's making it impossible to pass," said Mayor Tomlinson.
A concern for Florida is the impact dredging has on the environment, sometimes disrupting natural ecosystems.
What's good for the swamps and oysters in Florida is bad for the future of water traffic in Columbus. Until the future of the Chattahoochee is more certain, plans for a recreational marina in Columbus may have to wait. Copyright 2012 WTVM. All rights reserved.
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