For whatever reason — being new to the area, a general lack of curiosity, receiving calls and mailouts from City campaigns — hundreds if not thousands of people in unincorporated Chatham County were under the mistaken impression that they were eligible to vote in this City election.
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Eddie DeLoach: The Connect Interview
IN ADDITION to owning the landscape business Tidewater Management, mayoral candidate Eddie DeLoach served as Chatham County Commissioner on the Westside from 1992 to 2000, and ran unsuccessfully for Chatham […]
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Can’t give up on Crazytown
When I took this job four years ago, one of my first tasks was to cover the last election, and I don’t remember wanting to hide under my desk until it was over. Back then, the candidates’ blustering antics seemed baffling but not without certain charms; the disconnection we’re seeing now is trending towards the sociopathic.
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Challenge 2015: Julian Miller, District 4
MOST FOLKS know Julian Miller from his five years as recent Public Information Director for the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, an eye-opening job he says inspired him to run […]
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Murray Silver Jr.: The Connect Interview
IN THE MIDDLE of my interview with Murray Silver Jr. at Johnny Harris Restaurant—his self-proclaimed campaign headquarters—the power goes out. “That’s a sign, Jimmy. The lights are going out in […]
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Eddie DeLoach announces for mayor, citing lack of vision from current leadership
“Where is our long range plan for the City of Savannah? If you go down to City Hall right now you cannot find a long-range plan. It’s a hit and miss deal down there,” he said to laughter.
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Editor’s Note: Game-changers on the horizon?
There are at least two other rumored candidates thinking about a mayoral run, the most public of which is former state legislator and retired WTOC TV news anchor Sonny Dixon.
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Best City Council Member
By City Charter, the Mayor of Savannah holds little actual power. That is, until something really unusual happens, such as the shooting of Charles Smith by a police officer on […]
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Best City Employee
Savannah’s Public Information Officer, who’s been to known to engage in vigorous social media debates late into the night, is referred to by one City Council member as the “man […]
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Editor’s Note: Tybee Mayor says Orange Crush not about race
‘Young college-age people are prone to get in trouble at Spring Break. White kids, black kids, Asian kids, whoever.’
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Editor’s Note: Smooth as a baby’s…..?
While the baby coffin protest dominated the aftermath of Mayor Jackson’s speech, it wasn’t the only political prop used that night.
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The Year in Review: News
1: FULL METAL JACKET Gun violence has been a part of Savannah life and lore for decades. But never before has there been such a high volume of shootings over […]