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Crime

15-year-old Savannah boy shot and killed in Garden City

by Thom ChandlerOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022

SAVANNAH -- It's official. U.S. Senator from Georgia Raphael Warnock now has a street named after him in Savannah.

Savannah names street after Raphael Warnock

by Thom ChandlerOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

The state Supreme Court Thursday heard arguments about the power of local referendums to change county government decisions - such as Camden County’s decision to purchase property to build a long-planned spaceport - under the Georgia Constitution.

Your Government

Voter effort to block Camden Spaceport goes before Georgia Supreme Court

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022

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.

Two Coastal Georgia bridges will close due to Hurricane Ian

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2022September 29, 2022

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.

These City of Savannah services will be closed or suspended due to Hurricane Ian

by City ReportsSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

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.

Georgia Shellfish Harvest closed due to Hurricane Ian

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

According to the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Ian’s track has moved a little to the East.

Here’s how Hurricane Ian may impact Coastal Georgia

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

SAVANNAH -- Based on expected impacts from Hurricane Ian, Savannah Mayor Van R. Johnson, II has declared a state of local emergency in Savannah effective Sept. 28 at 8 a.m.

State of local emergency declared in Savannah as Hurricane Ian approaches

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

A loggerhead sea turtle named Belle has returned to her natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean after five years as a resident of Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island. Equipped with a tracking device attached to her shell to monitor her journey back to the sea, Belle was released on a Tybee Island beach on Sept. 7 with a send-off from the 4-H center staff and volunteers.

Meet Belle, a Loggerhead turtle released on Tybee Island after five years

by Josie Smith | CAES NewsSeptember 24, 2022September 24, 2022

Georgia’s school funding formula should be overhauled to steer more resources toward students from low-income families, educators, parents, and students from Chatham County told a state Senate study committee Friday.

How should Georgia determine school funding?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

SAVANNAH -- The Georgia Historical Society will publicly display Abraham Baldwin’s draft copy of the United States Constitution on Friday, Sept. 16 during a free open house event in commemoration of Constitution Day.

A rare draft copy of the U.S. Constitution will be on display in Georgia tomorrow

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Update: According to the Savannah Police Department, Landon Pickney returned home. The original story is below.

Savannah teen Landon Pickney has been missing since August 30

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 7, 2022September 26, 2022

The toddler was transported to a hospital where she died as a result of the incident.

Crime

Teen arrested in shooting death of toddler in Savannah

by Crime ReportsAugust 30, 2022August 30, 2022

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Crime

Former Statesboro councilman Will Britt is headed to prison for tax evasion

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 29, 2022August 31, 2022

Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker finally says he will participate in a debate this fall — though not one of the three meetings Sen. Raphael Warnock accepted months ago.

Your Government

Senate Scuffle: Herschel Walker agrees to debate Raphael Warnock

by Stephen Fowler | GA TodayAugust 4, 2022September 24, 2023

The City of Savannah will soon launch a public engagement process as part of the search for its next police chief.

Savannah leaders want more community input in search for new police chief

by City ReportsAugust 4, 2022August 4, 2022

How will school districts and the State Board of Education handle complaints that a teacher is attempting to “indoctrinate” students?

As Georgia schools open, challenges over ‘divisive concepts’ loom

by Craig Nelson | The CurrentAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022

Earlier this summer, Catherine Ridley of the nonprofit conservation group One Hundred Miles learned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to dredge a million cubic yards of material from the Brunswick Harbor just as loggerhead sea turtles were nesting at a record pace on the Georgia coast.

Brunswick Harbor dredging postponed due to sea turtles nesting

by Mary Landers | The CurrentJuly 17, 2022July 17, 2022

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