UPDATED SLIDESHOW: New businesses in Pooler
Business hasn’t slowed in Pooler.The city saw several new companies open in the last few months, including Byrd’s Cooking Co., Dollar General, Savannah Lion Games and others. Restaurants, such as Wild...
View ArticleFour-month lane closure on Wilmington Island to begin Monday
About 1,000 feet of the westbound right lane of Johnny Mercer Boulevard adjacent to the Turner’s Creek Boat Ramp will be closed for four months starting Monday.The lane closure will be utilized for the...
View ArticleUPDATE SLIDESHOW: Savannah-Chatham County CrimeStoppers Most Wanted List
New faces have been added to the Savannah-Chatham County CrimeStoppers Most Wanted list. View the slideshow here.Anyone with information about the suspects should contact CrimeStoppers at 234-2020 or...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Stolen vehicle crashes into police car at 36th, Ogeechee Road...
A suspect is in custody and being treated for possible injuries after crashing a suspected stolen car into a police car, firing shots and finally surrendering to Savannah-Chatham police.Police were...
View ArticleColonial Group buys North Carolina chemical company
Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Savannah-based Colonial Group Inc., has bought Acme Southern Inc. based in Pineville, N.C.Robert H. Demere Jr., president of Colonial Group, said the...
View ArticleOlder St. Andrew's students help younger ones with science projects
St. Andrew’s Lower School students spent much of Wednesday in a hands-on STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — experience.Upper School students led the younger students through...
View ArticleToday's radar hot spot: Montgomery Cross Rd
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Montgomery Cross Road.Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.
View ArticleObituary list for Thursday, September 18, 2014
Read the obituaries.Florence E. Adams, Mansfield,TXMr. Jesse L. Bath, Brooklet, GAMrs. Lillie Benton, Savannah, GAMr. Jonah Evans, Statesboro, GAAmber Freeman, Hampton, SCMaggie Gardner, Fairfax, SCMr....
View ArticleGeorgia unemployment rate reaches 8.1 percent in August
ATLANTA – Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 8.1 percent, up four-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 7.7 percent in July, the Georgia Department of Labor announced...
View ArticleVIEW: Savannah-Chatham Jail Bookings (Sept. 17–18)
Jail bookings from September 17–18 for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted. Click through this slideshow to view photos and information obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department. All...
View ArticleO.C. Welch recognized for vehicle donation
The Savannah Center for the Blind and Low Vision recognized O.C. Welch, Aug. 27 at O.C. Welch Ford-Lincoln at 4920 Independence Blvd, Hardeeville, for his donation of a full size van to aid the Center...
View ArticleFirst Presbyterian honors minister for 20 years of service
Members of First Presbyterian Church on Washington Avenue held a 20th anniversary celebration on Sept. 5 at Isle of Hope Marina to honor the Rev. Stephen Williams and his wife, the Rev. Claire...
View ArticleFox & Weeks presents grants
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors presented York Children’s Foundation grants to the Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center and the Matthew Reardon Center for Autism during the first week of September....
View ArticleAnnual Buddy Walk names Jamie Deen as Grand Marshal
American cook, restaurateur, and TV personality, Jamie Deen will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 2014 Buddy Walk. The ninth annual event begins Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. in Forsyth Park. Thousands of people...
View ArticleBethesda Alumni donates chess sets
The Chess Team at Bethesda Academy, a leading boarding and day school for boys in grades 6 through 12, recently received new travel chess sets for each team member donated by the Bethesda Alumni...
View ArticleRadiothon Raises $60,000 for Memorial’s Children’s Hospital
Final totals are in, and the second Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Radiothon held in August raised $60,000 for The Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center. The radiothon was...
View ArticleKolbie Graves graduates from basic training
Army Pvt. Kolbie Graves has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core...
View ArticleCasey L. Rigdon graduates basic training
Navy Seaman Casey L. Rigdon, daughter of Frederick M. and Donna D. Rigdon of Bloomingdale, Ga., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.During the...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Mobile home blocking traffic in Effingham County
All lanes on Highway 30 between Park West and Pecan Lane in Effingham County are closed due to a mobile home blocking the roadway, according to David Ehsanipoor, Effingham County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleJohn Wayne goes to Africa, Madonna gets pregnant this week on Netflix
Each week, Netflix adds new movies to its streaming service. Here's what's coming up next: Avail 9/19Hatari!(1962)John Wayne, Hardy Kruger, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Gérard Blain, Bruce Cabot,...
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