Camille Syed
MMJ
Savannah, Ga.
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Camille Syed is a Savannah native who joined WTOC in February 2022. She graduated from Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Multimedia Journalism…Hail Southern!!
By focusing on health and education related stories in Chatham County, Camille is fulfilling her childhood dream by telling the stories of people in the city that raised her.
Camille began her journalism career at WTOC as an intern in 2020. After graduating, she reported at WCJB TV20 in Gainesville, Florida for more than a year, where she covered a wide range of topics in counties across North Central Florida.
In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, traveling, trying new food and binge watching her favorite shows.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:37 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
A man has a head injury after falling off of a moving float at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Friday.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
As people are still downtown celebrating today, firefighters are ready for any emergencies tonight.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
Emergency response teams are on standby in a number of areas downtown.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
It’s all hands-on deck for emergency response teams in Savannah ahead of St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
On Friday, you’ll see around a hundred thousand people celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah and businesses around the city are preparing for those crowds.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
As many are already arriving in town for St. Patrick’s Day, businesses in City Market are expecting their biggest crowd in years.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
We’re less than 48 hours from Savannah’s biggest parade of the year and city officials are reminding you of several parking and transportation updates.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
It’s been nearly two years since William Harvey died in a Savannah Police interrogation room.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:01 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
Chatham County Commissioner Aaron Whitely says a new computer aided dispatch system will be coming to the county soon and it will help free up dispatchers to take more of those 911 calls that are going unanswered.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
As the Savannah Ghost Pirates are looking for a permanent training facility that would benefit them and the community, Pooler Councilwoman Karen Williams says the area of Tom Triplett Park would be the perfect place for it.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
This weekend will mark one month since former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:51 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
While cleanliness is always a concern on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. For the first time, there will be nearly 70 city marshals in squares along the parade route and several places downtown handing out garbage bags and making sure people aren’t leaving trash behind.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 3:24 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
The Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade will have more than 340 entries of floats and marchers.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:13 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Savannah City Council met today to discuss rules and zoning for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:55 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
One week and one day from Thursday, Savannah will be full of green for St. Patrick’s Day.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 6:15 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
The Chatham County police chief is addressing an auto parts theft that led to an accidental death.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 4:41 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Local leaders are speaking out about a bill that just passed through the Georgia House of Representatives.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 6:11 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
The Savannah Fire Department responded to a fire in the ceiling of a classroom at Shuman Elementary School on Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:05 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
A train stalled at the entrance to a Rincon neighborhood is shedding a light on a bigger concern.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 4:33 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
A new year is bringing more film projects to the Coastal Empire.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:09 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Savannah leaders say no one has been murdered in the city this year. A positive point they want to draw attention to.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 4:28 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Several Chatham County leaders and members of law enforcement spoke to Savannah High School students about the consequences of gun violence.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Students in the communication arts program at Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus got a glimpse of what their future could look like.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 4:54 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Lenesha Cunningham isn’t a traditional college student. Instead, she travels from Hinesville where she lives with her husband and two kids.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
The Savannah Chatham board of education is looking for a search firm to help them find their next superintendent of schools.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:46 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Savannah Chatham County Public School officials are hoping rewarding teachers more can improve reading scores in schools.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff and Camille Syed
Chatham EMS said one juvenile had a gunshot wound to the leg.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:17 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
For the past two school years, the number of children getting vaccinated against diseases has gone down.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:30 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Families are having to go from pharmacy to pharmacy searching for Adderall.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
An adult male victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 5:44 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
City of Savannah officials are ramping up efforts to collect outstanding parking tickets.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:43 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Flowers are blooming around us and it is no surprise that pollen is here early.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
One of the suspects, Stephen Glosser, was denied bond for a second time on Thursday.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:26 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Delays getting help during emergencies in Chatham County is a problem WTOC has been following for a while.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
While Chatham Fire told county commissioners they’re happy to no longer be in debt. They say they still desperately need more firefighters.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:28 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
More Chatham County parents may be working for the Savannah Chatham Public School System soon.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:09 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Savannah Chatham public school’s transportation department is budgeted for about 350 bus drivers.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:36 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff and Camille Syed
Lottery applications for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Pre-K Lottery Funded Sites are available online through Friday, Feb. 24.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 4:57 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Like many districts in the nation, the Savannah Chatham County Public School System is fighting the battle to hold onto teachers.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Several people claim they’ve waited too long in emergency rooms to be seen by a doctor.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 4:16 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Emergency rooms in our area are being overwhelmed with patients every day.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 6:01 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
A bill is moving through the Georgia senate to address homelessness across the state.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
The Savannah Black Heritage Festival’s big celebration is back in full swing this year.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 5:46 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Several Savannah-Chatham leaders and business owners are talking to lawmakers about changes they want to see in our area.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:48 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
The public health emergency associated with COVID 19 is set to end on May 11.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 1:54 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
A sinkhole is causing traffic issues in a Bluffton neighborhood.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 4:27 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Port Wentworth residents and businesses along Jimmy Deloach Parkway to Grange Road are recovering from a water service interruption.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 4:14 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
St. Joseph’s Candler in Pooler recently got an upgrade to their robotic surgery system.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:47 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Two men have been arrested in connection with a Bryan County home explosion.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:38 PM EST
|By Camille Syed
Often, foster children with behavior or mental health conditions in Georgia end up living in hotels instead of group homes.
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