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Yonder Mountain String Band to play Trustees Garden in Oct.
Yonder Mountain String Band headlines music festivals and venues across the country on their Fall Tour 2014, including a stop at Savannah's Trustees Garden on Oct. 26. Over the past decade and a half...
View ArticleAnne & Christopher Rice, P.J. O'Rourke announced for SAV Book Fest
Three blockbuster authors will kick off, keynote and close the 2015 Savannah Book Festival, Feb. 12-15, 2015. Janet Evanovich, New York Times best-selling author of 21 Stephanie Plum mystery novels,...
View ArticleThree police chief finalists selected
Out of over 100 applicants, the City of Savannah and Chatham County have agreed on a final list of three candidates for Savannah/Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Chief. They are: Joseph...
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Crash! Bang! Arrest!
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 Metropolitan...
View ArticleGBI investigates officer-involved shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Julie Tolbert has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to take over the investigation of the shooting death of a Savannah man during an arrest Thursday...
View ArticleMayor Jackson statement on Augusta Ave. shooting
Mayor Edna Branch Jackson released the following statement on the officer-involved shooting in West Savannah:“I am distressed at today’s shooting in West Savannah that left one man dead, a family...
View ArticleVideo of Smith arrest released
Savannah/Chatham Metro Police have released a series of surveillance videos from the convenience store in West Savannah where the late Charles Smith was arrested. He was later shot by an officer...
View ArticlePolice Chief candidate reception is Wednesday
A reception to introduce the candidates for the position of Chief of Police of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will be held by the City of Savannah & Chatham County on...
View ArticleFire Marshal warns of scam
The Savannah Fire Marshal's office warns of a scam involving a caller demanding payment from business owners for work that supposedly performed at the business under the direction of the local fire...
View ArticlePlanned mosquito spray causes controversy
A low-flying Chatham County Mosquito Control plane sparked accusations of intimidation and controversy by some leaders of street protests in West Savannah, who said they were deliberately sprayed with...
View ArticleCounty votes to split up police merger; City Manager issues statement
Earlier today the Chatham County Commission voted to exercise its option to terminate the decade-old merger of city and county police forces. Negotiations had been stalled for several months over the...
View ArticleSCAD's Paula Wallace selected as new GA History Trustee
The Georgia Historical Society announced today that Paula S. Wallace and Alana Smith Shepherd will be the latest inductees to the Georgia Trustees at the annual Trustees Gala in February 2015. Paula...
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Foxcatcher, Whiplash, Escobar, among SAV Film Fest evening screenings
The annual Savannah Film Festival has announced its schedule for the Oct. 25-Nov. 1 event. Tix on sale now, for info go to: savannahboxoffice.com Evening screenings are:5 to 7 Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.,...
View ArticlePolice investigate car break-ins
West Chatham Precinct investigators for Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are searching for the person who in one week, broke into at least eight cars in the Bradley Point South...
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Man sought in Southside shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s detectives made a second arrest Monday, for a shooting at a hotel on Savannah’s southside, leaving a final suspect at large. Matthew Armstrong, 29, of...
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Bank robbery investigation continues
The FBI, with assistance from Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police, is searching for a man who robbed an east Savannah bank this morning. The robbery occurred just before 9:30 a.m. at the Wells Fargo...
View ArticleChatham County Chairman gives notice of police merger breakup
As expected, Chatham County Commission Chairman Al Scott sent a certified letter today to Savannah City Manager Stephanie Cutter giving formal notice of the County's exercise of the option not to...
View ArticleSavannah High homecoming activities and football game cancelled because of...
As a result of the shooting on Hawthorne Avenue near the school this evening, all homecoming activities scheduled for the evening of Friday, October 3, at Savannah High School have been cancelled,...
View ArticleFour shot in three days
Savannah Metro Police are investigating four shootings that took place Thursday and Saturday. Alvonte Mack, 17, has been charged with shooting Benjamin Webber, 16, on the 2200 block of Hawthorne...
View ArticleBody cams planned for SAV Metro police
City Manager Stephanie Cutter and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Julie Tolbert announced today they've "put together a plan to purchase body cameras, Taser upgrades and a digital evidence...
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