CANDIDATE Betty Morgan certainly knows her campaign’s main talking point. “I’m the only one out of the five of us who taught school,” she says. Morgan taught in Chatham County […]
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CNT, GSP combine for drug and stolen firearms bust
Several people are in custody following a joint operation between the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) and the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). “Early Sunday morning, GSP attempted to conduct a […]
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Savannah State University gets Military Friendly School designation for 2018-2019
Savannah State University (SSU) has earned the 2018/2019 Military Friendly School designation, the university announced Tuesday. “Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources […]
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City of Savannah files sweeping lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
Mayor Eddie DeLoach announced today that the City of Savannah has filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, “after conducting […]
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Morris Multimedia announces sale of north GA publications to Metro Market Media
Charles H. Morris, Sr., CEO and President of Morris Multimedia Inc. (MMI) announced April 16 the sale of The Times and The Poultry Times to his son, Charles Hill Morris, […]
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City solicits public comment on paid parking proposal for Forsyth Park
The City of Savannah will hold a public meeting next week to present a new proposal to install paid parking at Forsyth Park. The meeting is April 24 from 4 […]
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School Board candidate forum tonight at Armstrong
Tonight, April 17, 6-8 p.m., there will be a Candidate Forum for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) Board District Candidates. It will be held at the Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn […]
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Car-jackings on the rise in Georgetown, Chatham County PD says
The Chatham County Police Department (CCPD) says today “that several robberies and car-jackings have occurred in the past few months at apartment complexes in the Georgetown area.” The car-jackings involved […]
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Armstrong Campus to get its first K-9 officer
K-9 officer Bear, a Belgian Malinois, “is the first K-9 officer assigned to the University’s Armstrong Campus in Savannah and will work alongside Patrol Officer Philip Garza,” says a Georgia […]
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Attorney: Police lied about Boyd shooting, calls on GBI to release video evidence
The attorney for the family of a 20-year-old man shot and killed by Savannah Police earlier this year says proof exists that the police lied about the shooting. On Jan. […]
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Chatham County Animal Services director placed on administrative leave after indictment
Chatham County Animals Services Director Kerry Sirevicius has been put on administrative leave during an investigation “for a personnel matter,” the County reports through a spokesperson. Dr. Charles “Jake” Harper, […]
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Sizing up the potential for bicycle tourism in Savannah
How big is the potential for bicycle tourism in Savannah? Pretty big, if you consider the extent to which our city has emerged as a bicycle tourism destination despite the fact that no significant improvements have been made in our bicycle infrastructure in more than six years.