South Carolina to buy part of Jasper Co. shipping terminal

According to a proposal being negotiated by Georgia and South Carolina, the states’ ports authorities will jointly own the site of a shipping terminal at the mouth of the Savannah River. A South Carolina newspaper reports the ports authorities would purchase the land in Jasper County on the South Carolina side of the river for about $10 million dollars. The Georgia Ports Authority currently owns the land. Officials estimate it could take at least five years and more than $600 million dollars to make the first phase of the port operational.

Plans for GA-SC joint terminal ownership

A proposal being hammered-out by the governors of Georgia and South Carolina says the states' ports authorities will jointly own the site for a shipping terminal planned at the Savannah River. Details from The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina say the ports authorities will buy Jasper County land for 10-million dollars. That land is currently owned by Georgia's Department of Transportation. Negotiations on the project have been ongoing since March for the planned 500-million dollar shipping terminal.

Rescued horses go up for auction

27 horses rescued from neglect earlier this year go up for auction Saturday. The state Department of Agriculture is hosting the sale in Jasper County north of Macon. The horses were among nearly 100 the state rescued in February from a farm in Pike County. You can link to more information about the auction – including to a color catalogue -- here.