It’s a dark, but meaningful point in Southeast Georgia’s history — The Weeping Time. It was a two-day-long sale of enslaved people which happened in Savannah back in 1859.
One person has died and two are in the hospital after a late night shooting on Friday between Bluffton Parkway and Hampton Parkway, according to the Bluffton Police Department.
The bill would provide direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans and money for COVID-19 vaccines and testing, aid to state and local governments, help for schools and the airline industry and subsidies for health insurance.
State government officials said they are still recommending that masks be required in restaurants but it will no longer be a requirement at the state level.
From the outside you won’t notice much difference, “the exterior of the building looks the same. But you walk in and you have a building that meets the needs of 2021 and beyond,” said SSU Interim President Kimberly Ballard-Washington.
The White House announced Friday that the Administration will be partnering with the state of Georgia to build a new major Community Vaccination Center in Atlanta.
Georgia could make it a felony with mandatory prison time for people who steal a single package off someone’s porch or front step, no matter the value.
Saturday marks a grim milestone in the state’s fight against the novel coronavirus: it is the first anniversary of the first reported confirmed cases in the state.
The Savannah Plant Riverside District announced Wednesday they would be hosting a six day St. Patrick’s Day festival. Now, locals feel the plan could be a little unfair.
WTOC Investigates has confirmed an alderwoman on the Savannah City Council who has fought against the Salvation Army of Savannah’s efforts to build a new homeless shelter in West Savannah has ties to a proposal for the same land.
“You know it does make you nervous because you’re the first one doing a big event like this.” But nerves aside, Rincon Recreation Director Mike Osborne says the annual Spring Fair will be back by popular demand this April.
Savannah-Chatham School Board met for the first time since their students returned to the classroom this calendar year. It was also their first meeting since the governor expanded vaccine criteria to include school staff.
Ahead of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System board meeting on Wednesday, several bus drivers stood outside the doors protesting their pay.
A Chatham County judge ruled Wednesday, March 3, that terminated CAT bus CEO Bacarra Mauldin will not be getting her job back while her case is underway.
A Savannah man has been sentenced to ten years and one month in prison for his participation in a March 2019 robbery at a bar that resulted in an active-duty U.S. serviceman being wounded, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Georgia.
A Savannah-based company with European roots is announcing testing is underway of a health tracking app for your phone that’s meant to help underserved and minority communities.
“As soon as last Friday when the Governor made his announcement, we had a meeting Monday with our local department of public health, and they’re ready to roll it out,” said ECSD Superintendent Dr. Ford regarding a vaccine distribution plan in the district.