The City of Savannah held a news conference on Monday to discuss how the weekend went for multiple departments, from sanitation to parking to code enforcement.
It seems an effort on the part of the City of Savannah to keep one downtown square from getting trashed during the Saint Patrick’s Day parade paid off.
For many people, today was all about where they watched the annual Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade. Many people chose a spot in one of the city's squares.
Craig Harney is one of the best directors and storytellers in our station’s history. He has played such a pivotal role in broadcasting the annual Saint Patrick’s day festivities for three decades. He is committed to the best coverage in Savannah.
Claps and cheers welcomed the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Grand Marshal Jerry Counihan as he made his way through the crowd hand in hand with his grandkids on Saturday .
Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp made a stop to Savannah and attended the Feast of St. Patrick Mass shortly before the 195th St. Patrick’s Day parade began on Saturday.
We at WTOC would like to thank the City of Savannah Sanitation Department as they work quickly and tirelessly to restore the beautiful downtown area back to its pristine condition every year after the parade is over.
Officers will have a strong presence along the parade route. They’ll also be tracking the crowds not only from the streets, but also from underground in their control room at the Civic Center.
Every year during the St. Patrick's festivities, there is an issue with cell phone reception. AT&T brought in some big equipment to help their customers this year.
As they’ve done in years’ past, Savannah city leadership hosts a delegation from the County Wexford, exchanging gifts and strengthening bonds that are generations old.
People are making their way into the Hostess City for the big St. Patrick’s Day celebration. It’s a weekend many businesses have been preparing for, for quite a while.
For the 25th consecutive year, WTOC will start our coverage by broadcasting the 8 a.m. mass from the Cathedral - the event that places spirituality before celebration. It has become a steadfast tradition, but was born out of a changing reputation.
Hundreds of thousands will soon flock to the streets of the hostess for St. Patrick’s Day. Finding parking downtown is already a challenge, but this weekend it will be near impossible.
This year, crews with Chatham Emergency Services are trying some new tactics to make sure you and your family are safe and taken care of should you need help during the weekend.
Savannah City Council has renewed an ongoing contract with Chatham County, fulfilling their end of the bargain to keep the End Gun Violence initiative going.
The biggest weekend of the year in Savannah is finally here. Irish eyes are smiling on the Hostess City as we gear up for the 195th St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
The Trustees’ Garden Club of Savannah presented City Council with their initiative during council’s work session on Thursday. The conversation went beyond the partnership and touched on some other issues that have yet to be resolved.
This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival will be the first one since the City of Savannah adopted an ordinance that softens the penalty for possessing an ounce or less of marijuana.
Has your car been towed? Are you unsure of the parade routes? Maybe even concerned about road closures, or how close you can get to the parade zone? Fear not! The web links below will be happy to help you learn all of that information.
The days leading up to the grand parade are full of celebrations and ceremonies, and this Sunday was no different as this year’s Grand Marshal was introduced at the DeSoto Hotel.
If you’re planning to take the ferry from Hilton Head Island into Savannah for the St. Patrick’s festivities this weekend, you may want to start thinking of a Plan B.
What’s raised here stays here, but the money the Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia Affiliate raises doesn’t stay long before joining the fight against breast cancer.
In two days, traffic will be heavy with lots of people driving into Savannah for the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Georgia State Patrol wants drivers to know - they’ll be there too.
If you’re a “current” 9th, 10th or 11th grade young lady enrolled in a public or private school in Chatham, Liberty, Bryan and Effingham counties, why not join me for the 4th Annual Dawn’s Daughter Leadership Academy?
Southern Eagle Distributing says it has made the tough decision to share the Budweiser Clydesdales this year and allow them to be enjoyed by another community on St Patrick’s Day.
The city is getting ready for the tens of thousands of people who will take to the streets of downtown Savannah for the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Festival.
The St. Patrick’s Day parade is a decades-old tradition in Savannah. It has become a huge part of the city, and in turn, a vital piece in the tourism industry for the Hostess City.
All proceeds benefit Women United’s Breaking Barriers to Education Fund and Operation Backpack. This school year, Operation Backpack provided more than 1,000 backpacks full of school supplies to local children in need.
Pooler’s Chamber of Commerce says they’re already expecting a bigger economic success for 2019 over 2018. Pooler has grown within the last year. New hotels and new stores also means more people in the Pooler area for this weekend.
Here in Savannah, where our parade has as much history as one of the few anywhere larger than it, the celebration follows a different policy: never on Sunday.
Hotel rooms run the gamut of daily rates during the Saint Patrick’s Day festival, from visitors from neighboring counties, to people flying in from other states and even other countries! Of course, the closer you are to the action in downtown Savannah, the more you’ll pay.
Coastal Pet Rescue in Savannah is looking for the person they say took one of their mascot cats “Lady P” from right under their nose. They say it happened one week ago when people were there working.
One of Savannah’s oldest St. Patrick’s Day traditions was celebrated on Sunday. The Celtic Cross mass, procession and ceremony is similar to the city’s original original St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the early 1800s.
Since 2017, weather-related disasters have increased by 33%. With spring and hurricane season rapidly approaching, local Allstate agencies are providing free disaster preparedness kits while supplies last.
