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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Savannah City Council approves contract for Public Art Master Plan
The Savannah City Council unanimously voted Thursday to approve a contract for hiring a company responsible for creating the city’s first Public Art Master Plan, which is aimed at bringing […]
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Mayor, City of Savannah leaders give briefing on impacts of Debby
Leaders from nearly every department of the City of Savannah were present Wednesday afternoon for a press briefing on Tropical Storm Debby held at City Hall following the storm’s movement […]
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Reports: Kamala Harris to campaign with running mate in Savannah next week
Vice President Kamala Harris will be with her running mate in Savannah on Friday, Aug. 9 as the likely Democratic nominee for President continues campaigning in battleground states, including Georgia, […]
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Six arrested since Savannah’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list was released two weeks ago
Jail records from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department show that two more “Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives” were arrested by Savannah Police Department (SPD) officers on Monday, July 29. The […]
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Tybee City Council elects Bret Bell as City Manager, replacing Interim City Manager Michelle Owens
Tybee Island’s City Council approved the hiring of City of Savannah employee Bret Bell as its City Manager on Thursday, July 25 during a regular meeting of the council. A […]
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Savannah City Council passes 2024 millage rate in unanimous vote at Thursday meeting
The Savannah City Council voted to approve unanimously on Thursday, July 25 the 2024 millage rate at 12.20 mills. It means the 2024 millage rate will remain unchanged from 2022 […]
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Mayor urges fugitives on Savannah’s Most Wanted list to ‘lawyer up, come on in’
Only one week into the “Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list being released by the City of Savannah and Savannah Police Department (SPD), three of the 10 men have been […]
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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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Savannah State University Presidential Search Committee holds first meeting
The Savannah State University Presidential Search Committee met for the first time on Thursday, July 18 on the SSU campus to establish goals, timelines, procedures and more as the group […]
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As promised, Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list released by Savannah Police Department
On July 2, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said gun violence being committed by repeat offenders was happening “more and more.” At that time, Johnson promised to have a definitive list […]