Floyd Adams Jr., Savannah’s first African-American mayor, former City alderman, and a longtime local newspaper publisher, passed away earlier today at Candler Hospital, according to a hospital spokesman. No further […]
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Islands Expressway bridge closed; other road updates
Latest update from Savannah/Chatham Police as of 10 a.m. — The Islands Expressway drawbridge is closed due to icing until further notice. — Icing reported on Talmadge Bridge. DOT has […]
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CEMA weather update
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) is advising residents that extreme winter weather will be approaching the area as early as this evening. The Winter Storm Warning from the National […]
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City suspends ‘non-essential’ services Wednesday
Because of the ice storm warning from today at 5 p.m. through Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m., “all non-essential City services, including Sanitation pick-up, will be suspended on Wednesday,” […]
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Chatham County gov’t closing Wednesday
Due to forecast poor weather conditions, Chatham County Government offices will be closed Wednesday. “Employees that are not directly supporting snow and ice response are directed to stay at home,” […]
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CEMA winter storm watch
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) tells us that “as cold artic air approaches Chatham County, precipitation will also be moving into the area from the Gulf States. The National […]
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School’s out for snow/ice threat
Due to threatened winter storm conditions rolling into town Tuesday afternoon, Savannah-Chatham Public Schools will operate “on a ninety-minute early dismissal for students tomorrow (Tuesday, January 28).” Additionally, there will […]
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GNC robbery suspect caught during SWAT drill
Police are “deliberating charges against a 20-year-old Savannah man identified as the suspect who robbed a health food store in an area where Metro SWAT and K-9 units were conducting […]
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HSF accepting noms for Preservation Awards
Historic Savannah Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2014 HSF Preservation Awards, “which recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation,” the Foundation says. The deadline for HSF […]
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Meth, guns found at Ogeechee Road rooming house
Savannah/Chatham Metro officers today charged “the owner/operator of a group rooming units with multiple charges after serving a search warrant this afternoon,” a spokesman says. Russell Stephen Varnedoe, 66, was […]
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Teen’s shooting death on Westside investigated
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old found in west Savannah this morning. William Elijah Norman who had lived on the 1400 […]
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Man charged with Jan. 15 murder on Waters
A 35-year-old Savannah man has been charged with murder and arrested by a federal and local police officers. Lashannon Jabar Green was arrested on the 2200 block of Ogeechee Road […]