Metro Savannah jobless rate increases in July
ATLANTA – Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate for July was 7.9 percent, up five-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in June, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today. The rate in July...
View ArticleVIEW: Savannah-Chatham Jail Bookings (Aug. 20–21)
Jail bookings from August 20–21 for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted, alphabetically by each person’s last name.Click through this slideshow to view photos and information obtained from the...
View ArticleWATCH: Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson joins ALS ice bucket challenge
Thursday morning is off to a chilly start for Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson.With the help of Savannah Fire & Emergency Services, Jackson joined in the ice bucket challenge this morning, around 9...
View ArticleSavannah Fire responds to smell of burning rubber at Beach High
Savannah Fire & Emergency Services responded to Beach High on Thursday afternoon due to the smell of burning rubber in the area of the Medical Allied Health Wing. There was no fire, and...
View ArticlePHOTOS: This week's Savannah pets for adoption
Find the slideshow featuring this week's pets for adoption here!
View ArticleLeadership Savannah announces 2014-15 class
Ladership Savannah, a one-year program that focuses on developing leadership skills to improve the community has named the members of its 2014-2015 class. The following people have been selected to...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOLS: SCPS tops Portal in softball
Carsyn Stone pitched the Savannah Christian softball team to a season-opening 8-4 victory over visiting Portal on Thursday.Stone struck out 13 batters and walked none in seven innings. She also was 3...
View ArticleRome edges Savannah Sand Gnats 3-2
ROME — Carlos Franco singled home pinch runner Cody Livesay with two outs in the bottom of the eighth as the Rome Braves edged the Savannah Sand Gnats 3-2 on Thursday night at State Mutual Stadium.The...
View ArticleToday's radar hot spot: Berwick Blvd
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.
View ArticleObituary list for Friday, August 22, 2014
Read the obituaries here.Mrs. Robbie Lee Bacon,Savannah,GAMr. Ronnie Bowen, Lyons, GAMr. Clifford Bragg, Jr., Springfield, GAAlvenia Byeson, Savannah, GAMrs. Martha Virginia Crawford, Savannah, GAMr....
View ArticleVIEW: Savannah-Chatham Jail Bookings (Aug. 21–22)
Jail bookings from August 21–22 for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted, alphabetically by each person’s last name. Click through this slideshow to view photos and information obtained from the...
View ArticleDick's Sporting Goods hiring in Savannah for fall opening
Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the U.S., has announced it is hiring its new store scheduled to open this fall in Savannah.Company officials said...
View ArticleBluffton police hunting bank robber
Citizens are encouraged to be on the lookout for two suspects involved in this morning's robbery at a Bluffton bank.Members of the Bluffton Police Department, assisted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: New Hampstead not worried about 'underdog' label going into tonight's...
For the first time in the school's brief history, New Hampstead will take to the football field as a varisty team. The coaches and players know many schools have pegged them as an underdog, but the...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Houlihan Bridge in Port Wentworth closed for repairs
The Houlihan Bridge on Ga. 25 in Port Wentworth is closed for emergency repairs. At the moment, it is unclear how long the bridge will remain closed, police said. Drivers are urged to seek alternate...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police seek help identifying keys
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham police department are seeking help from the public in identifying keys obtained during arrests this week.At least five sets of keys and a metal lock box were...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Wreck shuts down U.S. 80/Kessler Ave. in Garden City
A wreck shut down U.S. 80/Kessler Avenue in Garden City about 6 p.m. Friday, according to Chatham Emergency Management Agency.It was unclear when the road would be re-opened.CEMA advises motorists to...
View ArticlePolice seek 1 in Savannah teenager's slaying
Savannah-Chatham police are requesting the public’s help locating a Savannah man charged in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Carver Village Aug. 16.Jo’Andre Robbins, 18, has been charged with the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Savannah-Chatham police helicopter chases Richmond Hill shooting...
Savannah-Chatham police on Friday released video footage from their helicopter of its pursuit Wednesday of shooting suspects into South Carolina.The shooting, which took place in Richmond Hill, led to...
View ArticlePolice charge teenager in Savannah shooting
Savannah-Chatham police have charged a youth arrested in Garden City with the shooting of a Savannah man during an Aug. 3 robbery.Keyon Malik Morman, 17, has been charged with armed robbery and...
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