Sean Evans
Reporter
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Sean Evans joins WTOC as a multi-media journalist coming all the way from the Bluegrass State. He previously worked for the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, and got his start in the business in the mountains of eastern Kentucky for a CBS station in Hazard.
Sean is a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky, and will always be a die-hard fan in the Big Blue Nation!
Sean and his wife are excited to call the Coastal Empire home, and are looking forward to all of the adventures the area offers.
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Groups on campuses across Georgia continued a week of protests and demonstrations against what they say are a lack of COVID-19 safeguards at schools under the University System of Georgia.
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It’s a chance for top school leaders and elected board members in Chatham County to share ideas, concerns and get on the same page.
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The City of Savannah officially kicked off their United Way fundraising campaign on Thursday.
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Savannah’s new city services complex is close to being fully operational and open to the public.
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The Savannah Police Department (SPD) announced its support of a county-wide campaign that aims to reduce the need for panhandling.
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We’re learning more about the newly implemented COVID-19 vaccination incentive program adopted by some of Chatham County’s largest public employers.
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Tuesday kicks off the final opportunities for the public to voice their opinions on the Master Plan for Forsyth Park.
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Four major public employers in Chatham County are collaborating to get more of their employees vaccinated.
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The White House announced a six-pronged strategy last week to help get America out of the grips of the pandemic.
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The top administrator at the Chatham County Health Department weighed in today after following the President Biden’s announcement regarding vaccine and testing mandates for certain sectors of health care workers, federal employees and private business.
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A major milestone in a mobility and transportation project in Effingham County that’s been in the works for about a decade.
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A WTOC update on the development of a site that will turn into an industrial park in Chatham County - Rockingham Farms.
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Savannah City Council members received an update on COVID-19 case numbers, vaccine rates and other data straight from the Coastal Health District’s health director, Dr. Lawton Davis.
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A current Savannah Fire captain was a police officer in a suburb of New York City in September of 2001 and responded to help in the wake of the attack on the World Trade Center.
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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) board members received an update during Wednesday’s meeting on the bus driver concerns and student transportation.
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says he saw too many people over the long holiday weekend not taking enough precautions to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
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Renovations to a popular Savannah restaurant slated to take only five or six months, stretched to 20 months because of the onset of the pandemic.
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As the Labor Day weekend winds down in Savannah, we’re checking in on how the crowds were downtown.
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A candidate for mayor in Port Wentworth will have to explain why he is eligible to run for public office after a citizen filed a formal objection.
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Several Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) bus drivers went on strike Friday morning and did not drive their routes.
Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools have spent the first few weeks of school navigating through the effects of positive COVID cases among staff and students, and those having to quarantine.
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Chatham County commissioners and Savannah-Chatham County Public School Board members are learning what work lies ahead for redistricting and reapportionment following the release of final 2020 Census data.
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The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System teamed up with the health department and St. Joseph’s/Candler to host a vaccine clinic at Beach High School on Wednesday.
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A location and date change has been announced for the Savannah Philharmonic’s “Phil the Park” concert.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that he will deploy 105 members of the National Guard to hospitals across the state as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson announced new COVID restrictions in the city during his weekly Tuesday update news conference.
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has officially been approved by the FDA.
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Lines continue to be long at several clinics around Savannah for COVID-19 testing.
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With Savannah’s mask mandate re-instatement, it doesn’t require private businesses to mandate masks for customers, only strongly encourages them to.
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Chatham Area Transit will continue requiring passengers on CAT vehicles to wear masks into next year to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, as required by TSA.
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Chatham County Commissioners met with members of the local state delegation to talk about some important issues Thursday - one of those was redistricting.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has crime reports through 2019. In Georgia the total number of rape cases reported was 2,508. That accounted for 1.07 percent of all crime in the state for that year.
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More than two dozen people protested the owner of a new Savannah restaurant in front of the establishment Wednesday morning.
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The Chatham County Police Department is investigating a series of residential mail thefts, and is issuing a warning about mailing checks from home.
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It’s a question that may be on your mind as we track three tropical systems - will your vaccination status matter if you have to evacuate due to a hurricane?
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A combination of staffing issues for hospitals and first responding agencies, and a surge in COVID-19 cases is leading to longer waits for ambulance crews at Savannah hospital systems.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says more restrictions could be on the horizon in addition to the recently reinstated mask mandate.
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Chatham County commissioners received a COVID-19 update at the commission meeting on Friday.
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Memorial Health is looking to help ease a strain on resources during this latest surge in COVID-19 cases.
Savannah’s property tax rate will remain the same. City Council members considered keeping the tax, or millage rate, the same as last year’s or rolling it back to a lower rate of 12.4 at Thursday’s meeting.
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This week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called on business communities around the state to help spread the message of the importance of more people getting vaccinated.
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A Guyton, Ga. man was in federal court for the first time Wednesday. He is charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach in Washington D.C.
As the number of new COVID-19 cases rises in Chatham County, Savannah leaders are weighing all options when it comes to regulating events in public or city-owned spaces.
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City and county leaders from across Georgia are in the Hostess City for the annual Georgia Municipal Association Convention.
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Monday we’ve heard again that urgent message from our local healthcare leaders how important it is for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
As many school districts get students back into the classroom to start a new school year, we’re checking in with local pediatrician to see what advice he has for parents who may be wondering about COVID-19 exposure and how best to protect their family from the virus.
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At a town hall meeting Tuesday night, Alderwoman Kesha Gibson-Carter pointed out the Savannah Police Department is currently looking to fill 60 vacant positions, adding she believes more officers are needed based on Savannah’s population size.
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This week the Isle of Hope Volunteer Fire Department is disbanding their first responder program for emergency medical calls.
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In towns across the country, members of law enforcement are meeting and greeting with the communities they serve for National Night Out.
It’s been just over a week since the City of Savannah re-implemented a mask mandate in response to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases across Chatham County.