The Chatham County Board of Elections is counting a massive number of absentee ballots, says Tom Mahoney, Chairman of the Board of Elections. They will continue this labor intensive, methodical […]
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Seeking equity in transportation
The reference to the broader cycling community being ‘mostly affluent and white’ is indicative of how bicycling is often viewed around our state and especially in rural and suburban areas where bikes are used mostly for recreation. And it shapes the way many white Georgians think about what and who bicycling is for
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CAT set to increase operating hours on June 15
Chatham Area Transit plans to increase the operating hours for most fixed-route buses and CAT Mobility paratransit services on June 15, while retaining safety measures put in place to help […]
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Motion of the ocean
WHILE it feels like our world is shutting down, the ocean never stops. Neither does the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, the research and training institution that’s part of the University […]
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City, court services returning to ‘new normal,’ Mayor says
As part of what he called “returning to the new normal,” Savannah Mayor Van Johnson this morning provided an update on various City services. “We have resumed regular residential sanitation […]
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Mayor Johnson: No curfew tonight unless needed
In the wake of an almost entirely peaceful rally Sunday in memory of George Floyd, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson this afternoon said he would not renew a citywide curfew this […]
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City of Savannah curfew set to begin at 8:30 p.m.
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson this evening announced a citywide curfew to be in effect from 8:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. “nightly while necessary,” a City spokesperson says. “While the city […]
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Mayor Johnson speaks about planned protest in support of George Floyd
Mayor Van Johnson today confirmed that he, along with other members of City Council and community leaders, will attend the protest scheduled for tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Johnson Square. (The […]
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Council discusses parking options for Arena
At a workshop today, Savannah City Council was told they’d have decide immediately to secure a favorable lease on a surface parking lot for the Savannah Arena, because the landowner […]
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Downtown businesses cited over Memorial Day weekend
Several local businesses, the bulk in the Congress Street corridor downtown, received citations and warnings for violations of state social distancing guidelines during this past Memorial Day weekend. Between May […]
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The Candidates: A long list vies in active election season
County Commission Chairman Jason Buelterman, Republican Billy Hair, Republican Chester Ellis, Democrat Jay Jones, Democrat County Commission, District 1 Kevin Heyman, Democrat Helen Stone, Republican (I) Benjamin Wanager, Democrat County […]
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Land, Sea and Society
Since we’ve been forced to slow down, have you considered your own relationship with the nature and wildlife we explore?