The City of Savannah celebrated the official completion of the DeLesseps Avenue Widening Project with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Monday at Edgemere/Sackville Community Park at Cedar Street and DeLesseps Avenue.
The City of Savannah will host multiple opportunities in October for residents to weigh in on Savannah MOVES, the city’s first multimodal transportation implementation plan.
The Savannah Police Department will hold a badge pinning and promotion ceremony at 1 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Ballroom, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave.
The Jasper County School District says it will increase security Monday after a shooting in the community near its Hardeeville schools during Friday night’s football game.
The fifth annual Deputy Duck Derby was held Saturday in Effingham County to raise money for Mackees Funds, a non-profit that donates to Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes.
The city of Savannah and O.C. Welch Golf Properties hosted a community celebration for the 100th anniversary of Bacon Park Municipal Golf Course on Friday.
The city says the department was awarded a $32,879 High Visibility Enforcement grant through the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The grant is funded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office will host its annual Faith & Blue Community Outreach Event this Saturday featuring the return of the Deputy Duck Derby.
The Savannah College of Art and Design has revealed its official lineup and award recipients for the 29th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, bringing more than 160 films and dozens of Hollywood stars to the Hostess City later this month.
Second Harvest said the goal of the food distribution is to bring neighbors and community partners together to help make sure families have nutritious food on the table.
More than $11 million in federal grant funding is heading to Savannah for Project DeRenne, a major transportation overhaul nearly two decades in the making.
Safe Shelter is marking the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month by tying purple ribbons throughout Forsyth Park and urging greater community involvement.
Fire departments and first responder agencies across the Southeast will receive nearly $55 million in federal funding to boost staffing, equipment and safety resources, FEMA announced this week.
Hundreds of women gathered at the Savannah Convention Center on Wednesday to help ensure financial barriers do not prevent anyone from accessing life-saving breast cancer screenings.
A retired Army veteran who suffered severe injuries during his military service and is now battling leukemia received a life-changing surprise Wednesday afternoon: a brand-new, mortgage-free home in Richmond Hill.
The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County will host a community outreach event Thursday to help residents register to vote and request absentee ballots.
The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed five additional measles cases in the state, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2026 to 21.
The Candler County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents that its regular phone lines are down Wednesday due to an administrative phone system outage.
SC election officials are urging residents to register or update their voter information before deadlines arrive ahead of the upcoming statewide general election.
The Children’s Museum of Pooler brings in millions of dollars each year to the local economy while drawing families to surrounding businesses, according to a newly released economic impact study.
Dozens of Savannah-area children will soon have their own beds to sleep in thanks to a collaborative volunteer effort planned this weekend on Skidaway Island.
With September marking Fall Prevention Month, health care specialists at Memorial Health are urging older adults to take proactive steps to reduce balance-related accidents.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services announced it has been awarded a federal Prevention Accelerator Grant to help keep families together and reduce foster care entries.
Bulloch County Schools’ four-year graduation rate surpassed the Georgia state average for the fifth consecutive year, with all three district high schools showing improvement in 2026.
Academy Sports + Outdoors, located at 581 Northside Drive East, is scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:40 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, followed by weekend opening events through Sunday, Oct. 4.
For Siera Robinson, teaching is about preparing students for the next grade and the world beyond the classroom. Robinson, a fourth grade teacher at Windsor Forest Elementary School, is this week’s WTOC Top Teacher.
The Beach Institute and the Savannah African Art Museum are partnering to launch a community conversation focused on women’s health and wellness in October.
The Beaufort Shrimp Festival returns to downtown Beaufort next weekend to celebrate its 32nd anniversary, spotlighting the Lowcountry’s commercial shrimping heritage with fresh seafood, live music and family events.
Feed The Hungry is holding its fourth annual Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, offering free admission to the public. Attendees can fish around the pond and enjoy complimentary fried fish, barbecue, music and family activities.
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