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Parker’s founder announces Wounded Warrior partnership
Parker’s Founder and CEO Greg Parker announced this week that his Parker’s and Parker’s Kitchen convenience stores have launched a new partnership with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to support injured […]
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Wedding photos from Valentine’s Day at Chatham County Courthouse
Judge Lisa G. Colbert helped organize a Valentine’s Day wedding event at the Chatham County Recorder’s Court on Feb. 14, 2024 in downtown Savannah. She joined Judge Tammy Stokes and […]
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LOVE AND LAW: Couples get married on Valentine’s Day at the Chatham County Courthouse
Judge Lisa G. Colbert helped organize a Valentine’s Day wedding event at the Chatham County Recorder’s Court on Feb. 14, 2024 in downtown Savannah. She joined Judge Tammy Stokes and […]
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GHSA Director says education for new NIL policy ‘was coming sooner or later’
Earlier this month, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced a partnership with Triple Threat Leadership LLC, a leader in high school focused Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) education. The […]
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The Mediation Center Hosts Courageous Conversation to Commemorate National Day of Racial Healing
The National Day of Racial Healing is traditionally observed the day following the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. This observance provides a special opportunity to reflect on the […]
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Community Collaboration: Local Nonprofit the Front Porch Receives $160K Grant
On Friday, Aug. 19, local nonprofit the Front Porch held a press conference to announce their receipt of a $158,798.16 grant award from the Prevention and Community Support Section of […]
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For the culture: The Culturist Union’s Elbi Elm talks about representation, promotion
‘That’s the thing I want: to emphasize the other voices. There are so many local artists here that are amazing, and nobody is looking at them’
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Raising Hope
When Roszkowiak began the program nearly two decades ago, it was to fulfill a need he saw in Savannah’s youth for a positive environment
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Will Operation Beacon see the light for school volunteers?
Our schools need all the support they can get—and I’m not talking money: In spite of the fact that the U.S. spends more per pupil than almost any other developed country, American students now rank 40th in math in the world.
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How to do justice by the justice keepers?
I met Phillip ‘Philly’ Meyers on the Occupy Savannah picket line way back in 2011, and from then on, every time I went out to cover anything smacking of progress and socioeconomic justice, he was there.
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Teen creates ‘UTime’ for fun and friendships with special kids
IT’S Saturday morning at Monkey Joe’s, and the colorful indoor playground percolates with happy squeals. Children chase each other around the carpeted room, launching themselves from soft slides and bouncing […]