All turn lanes of northbound Interstate 95 to Ga. 21 in Port Wentworth have re-opened Wednesday afternoon following a wreck.
However, a fire has been reported on Meinhard Road. A road closure is expected, Port Wentworth police said. This will effect the afternoon commute.
Two of three stolen cars have been recovered and police have arrested five men after the Monday night burglary of a southside Savannah automobile dealership.
Police were called to Volvo of Savannah on the 8300 block of White Bluff Road about 11:38 p.m. after employees discovered the burglary, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. Taken were three customer-owned vehicles.
Nakeem Squila Antonio Sams, 19, of the 1500 block of East 52nd Street, was apprehended quickly in a foot pursuit by police after he wrecked a 1995 Buick LaCrosse on the 100 block of East 64th Street, Miller said.
Sams first identified himself as someone else before officers determined his true identity, Miller said. He has been charged with theft by receiving stolen property, obstruction and providing a false name/address to police.
Four other men were arrested in foot pursuits after police followed a stolen Volvo carrying three of them to Seiler and Waters avenues about noon Tuesday, Miller said. The fourth arrestee was outside the car talking to the occupants and fled as well.
Police also discovered three weapons and illegal drugs along the routes the suspects ran and drugs on one of the suspects, Miller said.
Arrested were Dominic Manwell Williams, 21; Jaquease Lamont Dunn, 19; and Raheem Yusell Kirkland, 18. Williams was charged with obstruction, Dunn with theft by receiving stolen property and Kirkland with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of tools to commit a crime and obstruction.
Hakeem Anthony Kelsey, 20, was standing outside the car. Police found he was wanted on forgery charges and charged him with obstruction as well.
Still missing is a gray 2007 Audi Q7 SUV, Miller said.
Amongst the students from public and private schools across the county, members of the Johnson High School NJROTC marched in today's Georgia Day Parade presented by the Georgia Historical Society.
A casting company is calling out for people younger than 30 who are “long hair, hippie types, musicians and bikers” in the Savannah area to be extras in an upcoming Gregg Allman biopic.
Randall Miller and Jody Savin’s “Midnight Rider” stars Tyson Ritter as the young Gregg Allman, Wyatt Russell as Duane Allman, and Academy Award-winner William Hurt as the older Gregg Allman. There is an open call from noon to 4 p.m, Sunday at Meddin Studios, 2315 Louisville Road in Savannah.
Those who cannot make it are asked to please submit a current picture and availability info between Monday and March 27 to MidnightRider@BelleCasting.com.
Midnight Rider, also stars Eliza Dushku, Bradley Whitford, Joel David Moore, Zoey Deutch, Chad Lindberg, Charles Dutton, Aldis Hodge and Kathy Baker.
The film is based on Gregg Allman’s New York Times bestselling biography “My Cross To Bear.” Allman penned the biography along with Alan Light.
“The film focuses on two major parts of Gregg’s life in music: Gregg’s early struggles through the formation of The Allman Brothers Band and the group’s ultimate explosion on the music scene and Gregg’s struggles to clean himself up from drug and alcohol abuse,” Savin is quoted as saying in a news release.
More info on casting news: http://www.bellecasting.com/2014/02/19/extras-open-call-sunday-february-23/
AUGUSTA — The South Effingham girls basketball team beat Cross Creek 51-41 at Butler High School to win the Region 3-AAAA tournament title on Wednesday.
The Mustangs (23-4) got big games from their “Big Three.” Tianna Germain had 17 points and six rebounds, Machala Raymonville had 16 points and four rebounds, and sophomore Shae Leverett added 22 rebounds and 12 points.
South Effingham will host Dougherty in the first round of the playoffs Friday.
BASEBALL
JOHNSON 15, GROVES 3
Brandon Majors was the winning pitcher, and helped his own cause with two hits during Johnson’s win over Groves.
Groves 1 1 1 0 — 3 3 2
Johnson 5 3 7 x — 15 8 2
W — Brandon Majors (1-0); L — Zy Carter. Leading hitters—Johnson, Majors 2-3, Jamile Robinson 2-3. Records—Johnson 1-1, Groves 0-1.
SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN 7,
SOUTHEAST BULLOCH 3
BROOKLET — Brandon Deal had two hits and drove in two runs, and Scott Broadmann was the winning pitcher in Savannah Christian’s victory over Southeast Bulloch.
SC 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 — 7 5 6
SEB 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 7 2
W—Scott Broadmann (1-0). L—Harnage. S—Zach Brockman (1). Leading hitters—SCPS, Brandon Deal 2-3, 2 RBIs. Record—SCPS 1-0.
BOYS TENNIS
SOUTH EFFINGHAM 5, BENEDICTINE 0
Singles-Brandt Jenkins def. Wyatt Ferrelle 6-0, 6-0; Kyle Howell def. Austin Koresh 6-1, 6-1; Spencer Jenkins def. Aaron Beers 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles-Ryan Nease/Jonathan Graham def. Sean Kelley/Connor Starling 6-2, 6-0; Ben Grayson/Matt Hudson def. Matt Hogan/Matt Olsen 6-2, 6-1.
Record-South Effingham 1-0.
GIRLS TENNIS
SOUTH EFFINGHAM 3, ST. VINCENT’S 2
Singles-Emma Lively (SVA) def. Makayla Pevey 6-1, 7-6; Juliet Salgueiro (SVA) def. Rami Mesmer 7-6, 6-1; Logan Edwards (SE) def. Lily Kateconneff 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles-Tinley Bailey/Char Figuerro (SE) def. Bailye Quick/Katie Drought 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Christina Guerrero/Brooke Syms (SE) def. Madison Wallace/Meg Todesca 6-2, 6-1. Record-SE 1-0.
Late Monday
BASEBALL
EFFINGHAM COUNTY 2,
SOUTH EFFINGHAM 0
Effingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 — 2
SE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
W-Josh Gilliam. L-Austin Piegh. Leading hitters-EC, Jacob Teston 2-3, 2B, 2 RBIs, Grayson Seckinger 2-4. SE, Garrett Hodges 2-3.
The nonprofit Canyon Ranch Institute announced Wednesday it will lead a cooperative health program through Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care Inc. The effort is underwritten by Charles and Rosalie Morris.
The Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program will work with clients at Cooper Health Care at no cost and will be housed at Cooper and the Charles H. Morris Center in Savannah. Cooper provides health services to the uninsured and underinsured in the Savannah area. It currently serves 17,000 patients, said Albert Grandy, Cooper CEO. Grandy told a group gathered for a kick-off presentation Wednesday the center is the largest safety net provider in Chatham County and serves 6,000 hypertension patients, 5,000 diabetics and 12,000 obese clients.
The program’s goal is to address the root causes of chronic disease through lifestyle coaching and change. Participants in the institute program will enroll in a 12-week program with weekly three-hour activities and education designed to change basic habits toward healthy living. The program has been in use in several locations across the United States and data show health improvements over a year’s time, according to Andrew Pleasant, the institute’s senior director for health literacy and research.
Charles and Rosalie Morris told the group their own health education experiences at Canyon Ranch sparked their interest in bringing the initiative to Savannah.
“It opened my eyes about other things I didn’t know,” Charles Morris said. “For me being able to share this journey to wellness with my hometown is a dream come true.”
Guest speaker for the presentation was Dr. Richard H. Carmona, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and former surgeon general of the United States. Canyon Ranch Institute was formed in 1979 to bring the healthy lifestyle education to underserved communities based on the work done at the Canyon Ranch wellness program based in Arizona.
Carmona told the group his experience as surgeon general helped him understand the need for a program for people in at-risk, underserved communities like Savannah.
“You do the best you can to improve the health, safety, and security of people,” he said. “The answer to all these things is in the communities, communities like Savannah.”
He said the program will address change, targeting a “tough population” — poor, less-educated, unemployed, high numbers of single mothers.
“It’s where we see the most disease,” he said. “Of all the chronic needs we see, they are all preventable.”
24-hour jail bookings for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted. Visit booked.savannahnow.com to view photos and information.
All information has been obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department.
All individuals posted have not been convicted of a crime and are innocent until proven guilty.
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Highway 80 from Thunderbolt to Tybee.
Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.
Visit the obituary page here.
Mr. Charles E. Anderson, Savannah, GA
Violet Melissa Bazemore, Savannah, GA
1SG Robert Blue, Hinesville, GA
Mr. Ezell Brown, Savannah, GA
Rosa Lee Clifton, Statesboro, GA
Harry Eugene Crawford, Ellabell, GA
Elizabeth J. English, Warner Robins, GA
Eunice C. Fields, Dale, SC
Hattie L. Frasier, Hinesville, GA
Esther Grisinger, Savannah, GA
Catherine Hills, Syracuse, NY
Mable Moore Fraizer Hudson, Savannah, GA
Baby Larrisa M. Irvine, Savannah, GA
Ethel Johnson, Bloomingdale, GA
Bobby Jones, Walthourville, GA
Rev. Joseph Jones, Midway, GA
John Carlton Lanier, Savannah, GA
Theodore Lawless, Dallas, TX
John Alan Lewis, Savannah, GA
Mrs. Ruth Mention, Savannah, GA
Marvin O’Berry, Sr., Baxley, GA
Mary Sonnabend, Beaufort, SC
Jennifer Stephens, Pooler, GA
George H. Sullivan, Guyton, GA
Mary S. Vincent, Ellabell, GA
Doretha Washington,. Savannah, GA
Robert C. Weiland, Jr., Savannah, GA
Martha Tison Youngblood, Virginia Beach, VA
A young North Atlantic right whale is swimming easier after wildlife biologists cut away most of the 100-plus yards of heavy fishing rope the animal was dragging.
The disentanglement effort, much of which occurred 40 miles off Georgia’s Wolf Island Monday, was relatively quick for the 4-year-old male whale, one of only about 450 remaining North Atlantic right whales. Wolf Island is located south of Cumberland Island in McIntosh County.
Directed to the whale by an aerial survey team and a satellite tracking buoy monitored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), authorized staff with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assessed the entanglement and threw a device called a cutting grapple across the trailing rope, according to a press release from the DNR.
Seconds later, the thick rope parted.
But responders could not remove all of the rope because the whale avoided the boats and because the rope is likely entangled in its baleen – the filter-feeding structures inside the mouths of baleen whales.
The hope is the whale known to researchers as No. 4057 will shed the rest of the rope on its own. Some North Atlantic right whales have; some haven’t. Responders won’t know No. 4057’s fate until, or unless, he is seen again. Entanglement in commercial fishing gear is one of the leading causes of death and injury for North Atlantic right whales, an endangered species and one of world’s most imperiled whales.
Wildlife biologist Clay George, who heads right whale research for Georgia DNR, said No. 4057 has severe injuries on his head and flukes. Those wounds and the fact that the whale is still partially entangled highlight the need to prevent entanglements.
“Disentanglement can’t save every whale,” George said. “The focus must be on prevention.”
More than 80 percent of North Atlantic right whales bear scars from rope entanglements, and almost 60 percent have been entangled twice.
Entanglement is a chronic problem for the species, said Barb Zoodsma, NOAA Fisheries’ coordinator of right whale recovery efforts in the Southeastern U.S. “Most entanglements occur in gillnet and trap/pot gear that is left to soak in the water unattended for long periods.”
NOAA Fisheries formed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team in 1996 to reduce injury and death of right, fin and humpback whales from fishing gear. While progress has been made, entanglement rates remain high, especially for critically endangered right whales.
North Atlantic right whales swim from Canada and New England each year to bear their young in the Southeast’s warmer waters. Agencies including the DNR, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and NOAA monitor whales, respond to injured, entangled or dead whales, collect genetic samples for research and protect right whale habitat.
University of North Carolina-Wilmington researchers conducting an aerial survey for the U.S. Navy spotted right whale No. 4057 off Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday. A Duke University boat team also doing research for the Navy attached a suction cup-mounted tag to temporarily track the whale’s movements while FWC biologists were en route. The biologists removed more than half of the 11/16-inch diameter, lead-weighted rope and attached a satellite tracking buoy to the remaining rope so the whale could be relocated the next day.
“Coordination between research teams is essential during these types of events,” said Katie Jackson, an FWC wildlife biologist. “Because the whale was found late in the day, we had a narrow window of time to assess the whale’s condition and its entanglement and decide on a course of action.”
An FWC aerial survey team relocated the whale 40 miles east of Wolf Island on Monday morning. The whale had covered 60 miles in less than 17 hours. A team of DNR and FWC biologists worked from boats to remove most of the remaining rope.
It’s not known where the rope came from or the specific type of fishing it had been used for. “Judging from its wounds, I suspect this whale had been hauling that rope for weeks or longer,” George said. “It’s impossible to know if he’ll survive, but at least we gave him a fighting chance.”
North Atlantic right whales are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. The species was decimated by commercial whaling in the late 1800s.
Since whaling was banned in 1935, the recovery of North Atlantic right whales has been limited by mortality from ship collisions and entanglement in commercial fishing gear. While the population is increasing at an annual rate of 2.7 percent, there are still fewer than 100 breeding females left.
The public is encouraged to report sightings of dead, injured or entangled whales by calling 1-877-WHALE-HELP (899-942-534357). NOAA’s Dolphin & Whale 911 app, http://1.usa.gov/1b1kqfv, can also be used to report marine mammals in trouble.
Georgia Lottery players won big in Wednesday’s $425 million Powerball drawing. Two $1 million tickets and three $10,000 tickets were purchased in Georgia.
One jackpot winning ticket was sold in California.
Georgia’s lucky $1 million tickets were purchased at: Quiktrip #0729, 2804 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta; and Discount Tobacco, 4224 Bloomfield Road, Macon.
The $10,000 tickets were purchased at: Corner College, 230 E. Oglethorpe Blvd., Albany; McTeer Food Mart, 4150 Windsor Spring Road, Hephzibah; and Ocmulgee East Chevron, 4900 Ocmulgee East Blvd., Macon.
More than 77,000 Georgia Lottery players won Powerball prizes ranging from $4 to $300.
Winning numbers from Wednesday’s Powerball drawing were: 1-17-35-49-54 and the Powerball number was 34.
Georgia winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim Powerball prizes.
As with all other Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Powerball will benefit education in the state of Georgia.
Here's an early look at the adoptable pets that will be featured in the Feb. 21 edition of the Savannah Morning News.
Click here to see the slideshow.
And here's contact information for the groups currently serving as home to these pets:
SAVE-A-LIFE
Adoptions are 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays at PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St. Pets are socialized, current on vaccines and spayed/neutered (or voucher is given). We assist owners who need to find a new home for a pet. Go to www.savealifepets.org or call 912-598-7729.
GRRR
(Georgia Rescue, Rehabilitation & Relocation). We are an all-breed rescue organization. Rescues are altered, up to date on all shots, wormed, heartworm tested and on meds before they are placed. Call 912-656-9792 or go to www.g-r-r-r.com.
THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH
All pets adopted from HSGS are spayed/neutered, up to date on vaccines, dewormed, micro-chipped and get a free vet exam. To view all available pets, go to humanesocietySAV.org or stop by 7215 Sallie Mood Drive.
Police arrested a Savannah man Wednesday on multiple animal abuse charges after officers found a dead dog outside his home.
John Spaulding, 56, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty from the state of Georgia, two counts of no shots, two counts of no tags, one count of animal neglect, one count tethered dog, and one count of failure to report a dead animal.
Just after 3 a.m., officers responded to a theft report on the 1200 block of Damon Street. While inspecting the house’s exterior for signs of theft, officers observed a decaying dog in a pen with a malnourished dog, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.
A second malnourished dog was discovered tied to a fence. Injuries consistent with dog fighting also were present on the animals, Miller said.
The dogs appeared to be pit bulls and pit bull mixes.
Animal Control officers arrived and removed the deceased dog’s remains and transported the remaining dogs to an emergency veterinary hospital.
They were released and are now housed at the police department’s animal shelter, Miller said.
AUGUSTA — Bethesda Academy’s rally fell just short, as the Blazers lost to Augusta Prep 44-42 on Thursday in the GISA Region 4-AAA semfinals.
Bethesda will play in the consolation game for third place at 5:30 p.m. today against either Westminster or John Milledge Academy.
The Blazers trailed by seven points late before closing to two points, 44-42. Kearston Berksteiner drove to the basket and was fouled with 1.6 seconds left. He missed the first free throw, then intentionally missed the second to try for a rebound to Bethesda. Instead, Augusta Prep got the rebound and time ran out.
Avery Joyner led Bethesda with a game-high 19 points. Michael Downing led Augusta Prep with 12.
In the GISA Region 2-AA boys tournament, First Presbyterian topped Memorial Day 51-47.
AUGUSTA PREP (44)
Rosenblum 2, Pylant 5, King 5, Miles Downing 1, Guthrie 8, Michael Downing 12, Rafay Chaudhary 11.
BETHESDA ACADEMY (42)
Berksteiner 4, Avery Joyner 19, Davis 5, Askew 2, Woodley 3, Deloach 3, Abdullah 6.
Halftime—B 24-23. Records—B 12-12.
BOYS SOCCER
NEW HAMPSTEAD 3, BENEDICTINE 2
Tristen Haggerton scored twice and Hamza Abu-Saif once as New Hamsptead (2-1) edged Benedictine.
Zach Howard made 13 saves for the Phoenix.
Goals—NH, Hamza Abu-Saif, Tristen Haggerton 2. Saves—NH, Zach Howard 13. Records—NH 2-1.
WINDSOR FOREST 10, JENKINS 0
Jesus Ulloa had a hat trick for the Knights, and 10 different players had assists as Windsor Forest improved to 4-0 on the season.
Goals—Jesus Ulloa 3, Adrian Smith, Allen Parker, Christian Jaime, Clayton Jackson, Justin Walks, Miguel Ulloa, Sherman Moore. Assists—Alex Barcomb, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Sainz, David Jones, Ian Haring, Kishan Patel, Malik Jones, Patrick Soderlind, William Quarterman, Zakkary Greene. Saves—WF, Ryan Kelley 1. Jenkins, Erich Hoffstetter 8, Erik Davis 6. Records—WF 4-0, 3-0 in Region 3-AAAAA; Groves 0-4, 0-3.
BASEBALL
PORTAL 6, SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY 5
Portal scored six runs in the final two frames to come back and beat Savannah Country Day.
William Hornsby went 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Matthew Sanders had a double and two RBIs for SCD.
SCD 000 050 0 - 5 3 4
Portal 000 005 1 - 6 2 2
W-Cole Busby. L-Rob Muller (0-1). Leading hitters, SCD, William Hornsby 2-4, RBI; Matthew Sanders 1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs. P, Andy Harlow 1-2, RBI. Records-SCD 0-1. Portal 2-0.
BRYAN COUNTY 14, CLAXTON 7
Senior Kyle Koskella got the win on the mound and helped his own cause at the plate by going 2 for 2 with four RBIs in the Redskins’ win over Claxton.
SOUTH EFFINGHAM 10, BENEDICTINE 5
Police arrested a Savannah man Wednesday on multiple animal abuse charges after officers found a dead dog outside his home.
John Spaulding, 56, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty from the state of Georgia, two counts of no shots, two counts of no tags, one count of animal neglect, one count tethered dog, and one count of failure to report a dead animal.
Just after 3 a.m., officers responded to a theft report on the 1200 block of Damon Street. While inspecting the house’s exterior for signs of theft, officers observed a decaying dog in a pen with a malnourished dog, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.
A second malnourished dog was discovered tied to a fence. Injuries consistent with dog fighting also were present on the animals, Miller said.
The dogs appeared to be pit bulls and pit bull mixes.
Animal Control officers arrived and removed the deceased dog’s remains and transported the remaining dogs to an emergency veterinary hospital.
They were released and are now housed at the police department’s animal shelter, Miller said.
Woman dies in McIntosh County wreck with Savannah-based state trooper
A Florida woman died Wednesday night after a Savannah-based Georgia State Patrol trooper’s vehicle collided with hers on Interstate 95 in McIntosh County.
About 7:45 p.m., trooper Bobby Black was driving his patrol car north in the inside lane of the highway when, at mile marker 64 about three miles south of the Liberty County line, he struck a 2014 Ford Edge driven by Sue Lynn Risley of Titusville, Fla., said State Patrol Col. Mark W. McDonough, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
Risley had been traveling north in the middle lane, signaled to the left to pass traffic and moved from the middle to the inside lane.
“All indications at this time are that Miss Risley made a legal lane change,” McDonough said.
The front right portion of the patrol car struck the rear of Risley’s vehicle, pushing it to the left. Her vehicle overturned several times, traveling across to the east shoulder of the roadway before coming to rest, McDonough said.
She died on scene.
Black, who was not injured in the wreck, rendered aid and CPR, McDonough said.
The State Patrol’s crash reconstruction team and its Office of Professional Standards are conducting an investigation into the wreck, and they are working hand-in-hand with the McIntosh County District Attorney’s Office, McDonough said.
“I’d like to express my sincere sorrow for Ms. Risley’s family, and commit and give my word that the Department of Public Safety will do its best and do the right thing,” McDonough said.
McDonough said it had not yet been determined how fast either vehicle was traveling.
Black, 41, who has been assigned to Savannah’s Night Hawk DUI Task Force since Feb. 1, has been placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing.
He had not been involved in any other wrecks in his time with the State Patrol, McDonough said.
The trooper began working for the state patrol last year, but has had about a decade of law enforcement experience, including a period of employment at the Savannah-Chatham police department, McDonough said.
Garden City pair sentenced in elder abuse case
A Garden City woman on Thursday was sentenced to 20 years in prison — with six to serve — and her co-defendant to 20 years with eight to serve for their convictions on elder abuse charges involving her mother.
Maria Daphne Wiggins, 48, was sentenced to the 20-year term for cruelty to a person 65 years of age or older with an additional five years, concurrent, for exploitation of an elderly person.
Michael Victor Nesmith, 52, was sentenced to 20 years on the cruelty charge and an additional five years, concurrent, on the exploitation count.
Because Nesmith was charged as a repeat offender, he will not be eligible for parole.
Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass Jr. imposed the terms after a jury returned the convictions on Feb. 8.
Assistant District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones, who is the office’s elder abuse prosecutor, said that between June 1 and June 26, 2012, Wiggins and Nesmith deprived Wiggins’s mother, 68-year-old Caroline Louise Thomas, of food and water and withheld her necessary medications.
Wiggins and Nesmith also removed the window air-conditioning unit and boarded up the windows to the room where Thomas spent most of her time, evidence showed.
In addition, they routinely spent Thomas’s Social Security checks which were electronically deposited into her bank account. The defendants immediately drained the account by withdrawing large sums in cash, evidence showed.
Garden City Police were alerted to the situation after EMS was called to the Dean Forest Road home to provide medical assistance to Thomas and she described her abuse.
Compiled by Dash Coleman and Jan Skutch
24-hour jail bookings for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted. Visit booked.savannahnow.com to view photos and information.
All information has been obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department.
All individuals posted have not been convicted of a crime and are innocent until proven guilty.
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Berwick Boulevard.
Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.
Visit the obituary page here.
Mr. Dewey Jackson Amyx, Savannah, GA
Mr. Charles Anderson, Savannah, GA
Mrs. Mary Ruth Andruss, Savannah, GA
Mr. Tayveon Barnes, Hephzibah, GA
Constance Arlene Boyd, Sylvania, GA
Brooke Miranda Davis, Claxton, GA
Mr. Paul David Dickey, Springfield, GA
Mr. Frederic Doberson, Guyton, GA
Lorena Beasley Durden, Metter, GA
Mrs. Mable Moore Frazier, Savannah, GA
Mr. Curtis L. Gadson, Savannah, GA
France Goldwire, Clyo, GA
Mrs. Queen Esther Griffin, Savannah, GA
Mr. Edward W. Hartley, Jesup, GA
Ann S. Hedeen, Port St. Lucie, FL
Mrs. Darlean Hooks, Swainsboro, GA
Mr. Raymond Carter Hubbard, Guyton, GA
Infant Larrisa M. Irvine, Savannah, GA
Mr. Carl L. Jenkins, Savannah, GA
Mrs. Martha Ethel Jenkins, Savannah, GA
Mr. James Jones, Savannah, GA
LTC John A. Lewis, (RET.), Savannah, GA
Gloria Glisson Magune, Tybee Island, GA
Mrs. Ruth Mention, Savannah, GA
Corine Mervin, Claxton, GA
Mrs. Ernestine Mobley, Savannah, GA
Janie Waters Moore, Savannah, GA
Dahyabhai Patel, Savannah, GA
Eunice Reynolds, Savannah, GA
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Robinson, Savannah, GA
Eleanor F. Schweikert, Savannah, GA
Mrs. Genelle F. Sconyers, Twin City, GA
Inez Ruth Smalley, Springfield, GA
Mr. Harry Smart, Newington, GA
Mr. Arthur Thomas Smith, Sr., Savannah, GA
Mr. Ezekiel Smith, Bluffton, SC
Mrs. Lucile K. Smith, Augusta, GA
Mr. Vernon C. Smith, Miami Gardens, FL
Mr. Rashaad Jamal Spann, Savannah, GA
Mr. John H. Thomas, Surrency, GA
Vera Mae Veal, Guyton, GA
Mrs. Inez Pierce Williams, Savannah, GA
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Chatham County until 2 p.m. today.
Expect weather conditions to change rapidly.
A lockdown at Ebenezer Middle School has been lifted.
A threat received Friday morning in a note led to the second lockdown in Effingham County in two days.
Effingham County High School was put on lockdown Thursday for a brief period of time after a threat, which proved to be unfounded, was made
All students are safe, Sheriff's spokesman David Ehsanipoor said.
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