Business Award winners announced
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members at the annual Business Expo & Awards Banquet at the Savannah Civic Center on Oct. 9.“Recognizing the people and communities that help...
View ArticleCountry Day educator receives GA DNR grant
A Savannah Country Day School teacher’s vision of creating an outdoor classroom for teaching wetland biodiversity has earned a $1,000 Teaching Conservation grant from the Georgia Department of Natural...
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Fred & Dinah Gretsch receive GA Governor's Award
Earlier this week, Fred and Dinah Gretsch, president and CFO of the Savannah-based Gretsch Company, were honored as recipients of the third annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities....
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K-9 catches Bolton burglar
A convicted felon has been charged with two counts of burglary after Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police caught him exiting a house he was burglarizing Thursday morning. Johnny Lee Ellis, 23, of...
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Pooler carjacking suspect caught after 100 mph chase
Police have filed multiple charges against a Pooler man who led five agencies on a 50-minute automobile pursuit after a car-jacking robbery Thursday night. Jordan Christopher Oneal, 21, was charged...
View ArticleRosalynn Carter coming to town tonight
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will speak at the NAACP State Conference in Savannah Friday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m., at Savannah State University. Carter will speak about her grandson, Jason Carter,...
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Former Athens chief Lumpkin selected as new SAV/Chatham Police Chief
Savannah City Manager Stephanie Cutter today announced the selection of Joseph “Jack” Lumpkin as the next Chief of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. He is scheduled to begin...
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Renee Zellweger, Matt Bomer, Gena Rowlands among Film Fest honorees
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announces honorees for the 2014 Savannah Film Festival. Matt Bomer and Renée Zellweger will receive Spotlight Awards; Asa Butterfield and Analeigh Tipton...
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Kishi Bashi among musical performances at Geekend
The Creative Coast, working with MusicFile Productions, announces its entertainment lineup for Geekend 2014, the interactive conference bringing together geeks, designers, coders, artists,...
View ArticlePolice, politicians implore public's help on crime
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are "calling on the public and the faith-based community to help quell a series of incidents in which shots have been fired, apparently in retaliation to other...
View ArticleTwo more shootings Thursday night
Detectives are investigating the shooting of two men Thursday night. Islands Precinct officers patrolling on Waters Avenue investigated shots fired in the area of E. 36th and Live Oak streets about...
View ArticleCNT makes large crack seizure, arrest
One person is in custody following a large seizure of crack cocaine. Earlier this year, members of the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) received information 33-yer-old Kendall Owens of...
View ArticlePolice: No foul play involved with dead body
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have identified the body of a woman found in a Southside creek Monday. An autopsy performed at the Georgia State Crime Lab in Augusta indicated no signs of foul...
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Man charged with rape
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged a 62-year-old convicted sex offender with rape and probation violation after he attacked a senior woman in Savannah last Wednesday. James Thomas...
View ArticleMeth lab shut down on East 39th
An "elaborate methamphetamine lab" was removed from an East Savannah residence following a search warrant conducted by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT), a spokesman says. Just before...
View ArticleMore music announced for R 'n' R Marathon
The full lineup for the 4th annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon &½ Marathon has been announced, with American Idol winner Phillip Phillips slated to headline the finish line concert on...
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Man charged in home invasion
A Savannah man has been charged with armed robbery after a home invasion on Savannah’s Southside Oct. 13. A Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department sergeant assigned to the Savannah Impact...
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Suspect cuts own throat after arrest
At 3:30 p.m., Oct. 28, Chatham County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 12000 block of Sunny Brook Road, looking for 49-year-old, Ralph Terrill. Bryan County had issued a warrant for his arrest...
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Coffee Bluff playground opens
District 6 Alderman Tony Thomas joined City staff and neighborhood residents and children on Monday afternoon to open a new playground at the Crusader Park Neighborhood Center on Savannah’s...
View ArticleReynolds Street homicide investigated
Detectives for Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the Monday morning shooting death of a Savannah man. Oct. 27, just after midnight, Tyrone Ellis, 24, was shot inside of...
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