If you teach a student how to appreciate writing by making it personal rather than compulsory, then they might learn to enjoy it. Enjoying writing could lead kids into a […]
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Its tha bomb!
Someone called in a bomb threat to a day care center in the Metropolitan neighborhood. 13 small children had to be evacuated and were waiting outside when police arrived. A […]
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Street food named desire
Over the last few years, many urban gourmands have turned their attention from traditional restaurants toward a growing trend of pop–up restaurants, food trucks and other mobile establishments where entrepreneurs […]
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Unlucky couples
Two officers heard quite a few different stories before arresting a subject early one morning. The officers were on patrol in the area of Fort Argyle Rd and I–95 when […]
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News Briefs
State’s unemployment rate drops in April The unemployment rate in Georgia dropped to 9.9 percent last month, a decline of 0.1 from March and the third consecutive month in which […]
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Caught with their pants down
While on patrol in the vicinity of the President Street boat ramp, an officer noticed a vehicle. It was parked in the lot with its lights off shortly after midnight. […]
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Ignore or engage?
The pending arrival here of picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has been widely discussed over the last several weeks, ever since the church’s schedule began to circulate virally. […]
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Ban forms, burning and burglaries
A man who was banned from his ex–girlfriend’s property was arrested after he showed up there again. The woman stated that she had been outside talking with a friend when […]
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Good morning sunshine
There will be changes made to the way that the City of Savannah handles public meetings and public records or there will be legal consequences. That was the message delivered […]
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TED’s X-cellent Adventure
One part symposium, one part lecture series, add some notable community members and a lot of ideas; stir them up and let them marinade all day – that’s the recipe […]
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Would you like fries with that?
Police were called about a drunk perason at a fast food establishment. The woman was parked at the drive through window. She smelled strongly of alcohol, was slurring her speech […]
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What really counts?
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury released results of their collaborative Financial Capability Challenge, which was given to students in all 50 states, plus the District […]