Not only is it likely illegal to dissolve the Film Commission in this manner—the Commission is one of many citizen advisory boards established by City ordinance —the proposal is unclear as to who SEDA might appoint, what that process will look like, and how transparent it might be.
midnight rider
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Ready for your close-up, Savannah?
With all the Hollywood magic coming to town lately, the line between us earthly creatures and our matinee idols is becoming as blurry as a Vaseline lens.
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Gregg Allman @Johnny Mercer
Take the kids to see the founder of Southern Rock
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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 […]
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Midnight train to Georgia
ON THEIR WAY TO SAVANNAH IN 1864, Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces tried to capture the Doctortown train trestle over the Altamaha River in Wayne County, Ga. In a fierce […]
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Train accident victim identified
UPDATE (1:30 p.m.): Sarah Elizabeth Jones, 27, has been identified by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department as the person killed in Thursday afternoon’s train accident on the set of the […]
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Midnight Rider tragedy: Still no answers
A representative for CSX corporate communications told Connect they could not comment one way or the other “because of the ongoing investigation.”
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Report: Film company was denied access to track
According to an incident report released Monday, railway owner CSX has e-mails in which it denies the production company access to its tracks.
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Allman biopic starts shooting Feb. 21 at Meddin
The Midnight Rider company will also shoot in downtown Savannah and on Tybee Island.