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Friday, January 21, 2005
*Georgia Department of Transportation on Thursday rejected Jasper County's $8.5 million bid to buy 1,863 acres on the Savannah River for construction of a $450 million shipping port
-Beaufort Gazette, 1-21-05
*The federal government has pledged up to $5 million in immediate assistance to replace more than 40 feet of sand a strip of Hunting Island State Park
Hilton Head Island Packet Online, 1-21-05
*Loggerhead nesting on Florida beaches appears to be in serious, rapid decline
-Daytona News Journal, 1-21-05
http://nowcoast.noaa.gov/
*There’s a new face planned for Carrabelle, a “revitalization” that promises, in its initial presentation, to preserve public use and access to the riverfront, while adding many new commercial and residential uses to the once-exclusively commercial area
*The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said last week that Florida anglers’ new rules are now in effect to manage red grouper, dolphin and wahoo
-Apalachicola Times, 1-21-05
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