Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and state emergency officials have provided another update on Tropical Storm Ian. The update comes as the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm overnight. Ian weakened overnight and is now a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. It is currently moving off the east-central […]
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Ian has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm: Here’s what it means for Georgia
Hurricane Ian is now Tropical Storm Ian and is expected to begin making its way up the East coast of Florida, and track up the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina today and tomorrow. Tropical Storm Ian will move into the Atlantic where it is then anticipated track north towards the South Carolina coast. The […]
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Two Coastal Georgia bridges will close due to Hurricane Ian
For the safety of the traveling public, The Georgia Department of Transportation is closing the Talmadge Memorial Bridge on US 17 over the Savannah River and the Sidney Lanier Bridge on US 17 over the Brunswick River to all vehicular traffic at 9 a.m. Thursday, due to anticipated gale-force winds from Hurricane Ian. GDOT officials […]
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These City of Savannah services will be closed or suspended due to Hurricane Ian
SAVANNAH — Based on expected impacts from Hurricane Ian, all non-emergency essential City of Savannah government offices will be closed, and multiple city services will be suspended starting Thursday. As safety allows, sanitation collection services will run as normal on Thursday but will be suspended completely on Friday. All emergency essential services, including public safety, […]
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82-year-old Roswell man arrested in stabbing death of his wife
The News: The Roswell Police Department has arrested 82-year-old Bruce Miller in the death of his wife, 80-year-old Judith Miller. Initial Report: On Thursday, Sept. 15 shortly before 4 p.m. Roswell Police Officers responded to a reported suicide at a home on Oakhaven Drive. The first arriving officers located Judith Miller dead inside the home with an apparent […]
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Georgia Shellfish Harvest closed due to Hurricane Ian
The recreational and commercial harvest of shellfish in Georgia’s marine waters will close by administrative order due to Hurricane Ian at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, until after the Department of Natural Resources determines safe harvesting can restart. Commissioner Mark Williams today signed an administrative order closing the harvest due to expected rainfall and tidal […]
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Here’s how Hurricane Ian may impact Coastal Georgia
According to the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Ian’s track has moved a little to the East. The storm is now expected to move across Florida after coming inland around Tampa Bay. It looks as if it will cross Florida at a point much lower than the Georgia-Florida boarder. That will […]
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Georgia high school evacuated after bomb threat
The Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools has issued an immediate emergency evacuation of Etowah High School due to an anonymous bomb threat. The evacuation is recommended by local and state law enforcement agencies. The school district is asking parents not to call the campus or come to the campus at this time as school officials […]
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Hurricane Ian Update: Lowndes County is no longer expected to have tropical storm conditions
The latest update from the National Weather Service in Tallahassee continues to show Hurricane Ian has continued to shift east over the last 24 hours. Lowndes County’s risk has dramatically reduced and there is no longer a risk of tropical storm conditions expected for Lowndes County. Forecasters do not anticipate tropical storm force winds, however, […]
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I-75 Express lanes are running Northbound only due to Hurricane Ian
As Florida residents and some Georgia residents evacuate due to Hurricane Ian’s approach, the Georgia Department of Transportation has announced that the I-75 express lanes will run Northbound only until the storm passes. The lanes were changed to Northbound only at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Early this morning Hurricane Ian was a Category 4 storm that […]