As Earth Day is celebrated around the nation, the Savannah VOICE Festival is reminding fans near and far that this year’s festival, aptly themed “Heaven and Earth,” is shifting into […]
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Historic Savannah Foundation to mark Preservation Month
Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) will lead the observation of Preservation Month in May with four unique events that celebrate the art of preservation and exhibit its significant impact on the […]
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Chatham County Police Investigating Early Morning Shooting
The Chatham County Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that happened on Liberty Parkway near ACL Boulevard. The male victim tells police he was walking in the area […]
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Strive for sustainability, not ‘balance’
Too many tourists descending on a destination can degrade and even destroy the cultural, environmental, and historic resources that made it a place people wanted to visit in the first place
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Savannah Earth Day Festival moves to Daffin Park
THERE’S literally never been a better time to get involved in conservation, and there are plenty of reasons why. Take, for example, the scary report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental […]
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City Manager Rob Hernandez gives official resignation notice
In an email to elected officials and City staff, Savannah City Manager Rob Hernandez said goodbye and announced his official resignation from the office after a controversial two and a […]
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Woman charged with smuggling contraband into Chatham County jail
Officers with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs (IA) Division arrested a woman on April 11 for allegedly smuggling contraband to inmates at the Chatham County Detention Center. Shelley […]
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Three big CNT busts in a week
“Three independent drug investigations conducted by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) lead to search warrants resulting in large drug and money seizures,” CNT reports. Early Tuesday afternoon, April 9, […]
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Traffic stop leads to crack arrest
Trafficking Cocaine Arrest for SPD “A traffic stop for speeding led to Savannah Police Task Force officers arresting a Savannah man with marijuana, cocaine and more than $6,000 in cash,” […]
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Choosing to Lead: One Hundred Miles brings annual conference to Savannah
‘There’s room for everyone at 100 Miles’
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City Manager Rob Hernandez set to resign
Multiple sources tonight confirm that Savannah City Manager Rob Hernandez has submitted his resignation, with indications that he will take a job in South Florida, site of his last job […]
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Savannah Cultural Arts Center set for grand opening
The controversial, long-awaited Savannah Cultural Arts Center will have its grand opening on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, the City has announced. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and the theater […]