After historic rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby last week and into the weekend, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson promised that the city would respond with equally historic effort to solve problems […]
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Metro Planning Commission to discuss ‘affordable housing policy solution’ this week
Few would object to a claim that Savannah has a housing issue it needs to fix. More than an ordinary issue, however, this was tabbed as a full-on “housing crisis” […]
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‘World’s Biggest Bounce House’ coming to Savannah area this fall
Big Bounce America, home of “The World’s Largest Bounce House,” is bringing its brand-new 24,000 sq. ft. bounce house to the Savannah area in October as part of the company’s […]
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Number of felony arrests by SPD officers in 2024 surpassed 1,000 by end of July
The Savannah Police Department (SPD) has made more than 1,000 felony arrests so far this year, according to data published last week by the department. A crime report for the […]
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HURRICANE DEBBY UPDATES: City of Savannah to close offices Tuesday
Based on expected impacts from Hurricane Debby, the City of Savannah will close all government offices Tuesday, Aug. 6. Essential emergency functions will be open. Government operations and offices will […]
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‘Potentially historic heavy rainfall’ possible through Friday in SE Georgia with Hurricane Debby
Tropical Storm Debby will make landfall in Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday, possibly having strengthened to a Cat. 1 hurricane, setting the stage in Chatham County for days of heavy […]
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Judge in Master Lending Group bankruptcy case approves settlement agreement
Judge Edward J. Coleman III for the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Georgia approved on Tuesday, July 30, a $7 million settlement agreement between Master Lending Group, LLC […]
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Busy first day for SCCPSS Superintendent Watts as district begins 2024-25 school year
Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) students returned to the classroom on Thursday, Aug. 1 to begin the 2024-25 academic year. Superintendent Dr. Denise Watts made seven different stops […]
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Employee at Savannah McDonald’s sentenced to federal prison for dumpster fire he started with ‘piece of cardboard’
Joshua Daryl McGregor of Savannah has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to setting ablaze an outside dumpster at the McDonald’s he worked for once […]
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Chief at center of lawsuit alleging racial bias within Savannah Fire Department
Savannah Fire Department (SFD) Chief Elzie Kitchen as an individual and the City of Savannah as a municipality are the primary targets of a July 10, 2024 lawsuit brought by […]
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in Savannah to check election systems
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was in Savannah on Monday, July 22 to demonstrate how his office is checking, and double-checking, the integrity of voting machines to be used […]
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Beth Majeroni files civil action lawsuit against Chatham County Board of Elections
Almost a year after the video of Elizabeth “Beth” Majeroni being removed from a July 10, 2023 Chatham County Board of Elections meeting went viral online, the 69-year-old has filed […]