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Police investigating Christmas Eve hit-and-run
Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit (TIU) is investigating a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist on Christmas Eve. “At around 9:15 p.m., Dionne McAffee, 46, driving a BMW F800S, was […]
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Heavy rains cause discharge from Savannah treatment plant
This week, the City of Savannah experienced “a sustained period of abnormally heavy rainfall, resulting in constant excess volume flowing into the President Street Wastewater Treatment Plant,” a City spokesperson […]
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2019 Year In Review
1. Earthshaking Savannah election It was a seismic paradigm shift of massive proportions: Mayor Eddie DeLoach was voted out decisively after one term, with most every other City Council incumbent […]
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Savannah/Chatham Consolidation: An idea whose time has come
The reason for consolidation is simple: combining services and democratic oversight is more efficient and less costly than having them spread over multiple governing units
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New archaeology ordinance passes in emotional final Council meeting of DeLoach administration
Most of the controversial items for the final regular Council meeting of the DeLoach administration had been removed from the agenda, but the long-awaited passage of Savannah’s first-ever archaeological protection […]
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Controversial items set for final Council meeting of DeLoach era
This Thursday, the final City Council meeting of the outgoing DeLoach administration will feature some controversial last-minute items. Chief among them is a costly “Vision 2033” strategic master plan which […]
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Fight against distracted driving must take place on many fronts
More than half of drivers report having driven while talking on a handheld phone at least once in the past 30 days
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‘Men of Pinkie’s’ calendar raises funds, spirits
None of the photos, or the models, are professional, but the enthusiasm shines through
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Historic Carver Village meeting to discuss conservation district, tax exemptions
The City of Savannah and the Historic Carver Village Neighborhood Association will meet to discuss the establishment of a conservation district and property tax exemptions. The meeting will be Monday, […]
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Georgia Southern Economic Monitor: Slight local expansion offset by signs of 2020 slowdown
Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q3 2019 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that the Savannah metro economy “expanded during the third quarter of […]
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Savannah City Council votes to move iconic Waving Girl statue to west end of River Street
In a 7-2 vote today in one of the last acts of the DeLoach administration, Savannah City Council voted to relocate the iconic Waving Girl statue from one end of […]