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Two 19-year-olds arrested after car theft, crash on Victory Drive
Savannah-Chatham Metro arrested two people “after police responded to a vehicle crash involving a stolen vehicle on Victory Drive this morning,” a spokesperson says. Douglas Wineglass, 19, was charged with […]
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DIRTT: Building with ‘the human element’
THE MASSIVE white warehouse doesn’t look too different from the other buildings in the industrial park near the airport, but what’s happening inside DIRTT Environmental Solutions sets it far apart […]
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Steve Jarvis joins Democrats vying for chance to face Buddy Carter
Claiming a return to the First District’s old persona as the home of conservative Democrats like Bo Ginn and Lindsay Thomas, Jarvis’s approach seems downright nostalgic in this era when conservative Democrats, especially in the South, are a nearly extinct species.
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Willie Nelson & Family and Dwight Yoakam to perform in Savannah
Willie Nelson & Family will perform at Savannah Civic Center on Friday, October 20. Dwight Yoakam will join. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, July 28 via etix.com. Tickets […]
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City Council votes unanimously to end police merger
In a long-anticipated move, Savannah City Council today voted unanimously in a special called meeting to end the more than a decade old merger of the city and county police. […]
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David Allan Coe, Mother’s Finest, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy announced for Stage On Bay
The Stage on Bay announces three new additions to their late summer/fall concert lineup. Country legend David Allan Coe performs Wed. Aug. 30. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performs Sat. Oct. […]
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CNT arrests three on West 42nd Street for drugs, prostitution
The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team, along with the assistance of the SCMPD SWAT team, executed a “no knock” search warrant as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation at a house […]
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Fitz and the Tantrums to headline Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon & ½ Marathon
Indie band Fitz and the Tantrums will headline the 2017 Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon & ½ Marathon on Saturday, November 4, 2017. The band will perform at the finish […]
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Shots fired on State Street
Savannah-Chatham Police detectives are investigating a shot fired near the intersection of State Street and Bull Street on July 13. “At about 4 p.m., officers responded to the area and […]
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Shia LaBeouf apologizes for racial rant during arrest in Savannah
Actor Shia LaBeouf has apologized for what he calls a “disrespectful” rant against Savannah law enforcement officers during his arrest here last week on public drunkenness and disorderly behavior charges. […]
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Bicycles as a necessity
There’s a persistent myth that bike lanes, multiuse trails, and even sidewalks are extravagances that we can’t afford