Meth lab uncovered during eviction
Chatham County police found a meth lab inside an apartment complex during a "routine eviction" on July 2. The occupants, 27-year-old Raymond McKinney and 23-year-old Sabrina Rudolph, were arrested and...
View ArticleMan dies in boating accident
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death of a Savannah man after his boat overturned near Williamson Island in the Wassau Sound on July 6. A man in his early 50s was...
View ArticleDeath of 4-year-old boy investigated
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy who was pulled from an apartment pool in west Chatham County on July 4. Frazier King was noticed by his mother and...
View Article'Operation Thunder' cites over 1700 citizens
Operation Thunder, a controversial joint operation between the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police begun nine weeks ago, "has produced 1,767 traffic citations...
View ArticleBand lineup announced for Sept. 20 Revival Fest
More than a dozen bands have been announced for the 2nd annual Revival Fest, Sept. 20 on the Georgia Railroad Museum Grounds. Presented by MusicFile Productions, the fine folks who give us the annual...
View ArticleCrimestoppers seeks info on 2013 murder
On October 12, 2013, at 11 PM, Timothy Roberts was killed at the intersections of West Victory Drive and Hopkins Street. "Timothy had just left his mother’s home and was riding his bicycle down the...
View ArticleCity Council minutes from 1790 now available online
The City of Savannah recently announced that historical minutes of City Council meetings from 1790 through 1900 are now available on Ancestry.com. The City Council Minutes collection is for browsing...
View ArticleEarly voting locations open today
Early voting for the July 22 runoff election is open July 14-18 at the following locations: Voter Reg. Main Office, 1117 Eisenhower Dr., Suite E, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (M, W, F)Voter Reg.…[ Read more ][...
View Article‘26 Hours on the Marsh’ set for July 16-17
Researchers at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will conduct an intensive regimen of around-the-clock sampling and testing into salt marsh biological and chemical activity...
View ArticleSavannah to receive funding to help uninsured children
The city of Savannah was recently selected to receive a grant from the National League of Cities (NLC) to help implement local efforts to enroll children and their families in Medicaid and the...
View ArticleSkidaway Institute intern wins research prize
Candilianne Serrano Zayas, an undergraduate student who conducted her research at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, has been rewarded for winning the Outstanding Research...
View ArticleHome sought for doggy duo
Animal Control Officers from Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are looking for homes, hopefully one, for two dogs found last Thursday. Jonie, a female white lab-pit bull mix, was found tending to...
View ArticleOne week, eight shot
Since the last issue of Connect Savannah came out, eight people were shot in Savannah, one dead. Ashley Edwards, 25, of the 11000 block of Middleground Road, received non-life threatening injuries when...
View ArticleOpera fest to include Don Giovanni
Mozart’s Don Giovanni forms the centerpiece of the 2014 Savannah VOICE Festival, a two-week celebration of opera Aug. 1-17. Presented in Christ Church, the “boutique production” is scheduled for...
View ArticleSavannah man arrested and charged with murder
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives have arrested and charged a Savannah man with the murder of his wife. Daniel Patrick Sheehan, 50, has been charged with murder in the death of Kathleen...
View ArticleMassie Heritage Center to acquire model ship exhibit
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System and The Savannah College of Art and Design are working together to develop the Greco Model Ships exhibit at Massie Heritage Center. M. Gerard Greco was...
View ArticleSecond Harvest gets new green lighting
Sustainativity Inc. announced the completion of its first project: retrofitting the lighting at Second Harvest of the Coastal Empire. The retrofit "will save Second Harvest over $3,000 annually,...
View ArticleHistorical Maps and Prints exhibit opens at City Hall
In honor of the City of Savannah municipal government's 225th anniversary on December 23, 2014, Savannah historians present a historical map, print and postcard collection to display in the City Hall...
View ArticleWestside shooting investigated
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting of 29-year-old Savannah man, Shawn Jackson. Jackson was found around 3:08 a.m. Thursday morning on the porch of a house at West...
View ArticleMan sought in assault
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man charged in the attack, robbery and attempted murder of a Savannah man on Tuesday. Police have charged Edwin Fripp, 18, of the 4000...
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