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Flacos Tacos owner arrested again, charged with meth trafficking
The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) announces the additional arrest of a local business owner, 34-year-old Adolfo Mitchell of Guyon.…
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Historic Savannah church on Georgia Trust's 'Places in Peril' list
A historic African American church in Savannah is on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's annual "Places in Peril" list. The Asbury United Methodist Church at 1201 Abercorn St. — not to be...
View ArticleEarly voting now open for City of Savannah runoff elections
Early in-person voting for the City runoff elections is now open. Incumbent Mayor Eddie DeLoach is taking on Van Johnson, and incumbent Sixth District Alderman Tony Thomas is taking on Kurtis Purtee.…
View ArticleUnion Mission set to serve 300 Thanksgiving meals to the needy
In the spirit of the holidays, Union Mission will serve 300 Thanksgiving dinners, provided by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation with the support of Sodexo, to local families and individuals in need....
View ArticleLobby local elected officials on Dec. 6
Each year, on the second Monday of January, the Georgia Legislature gavels in for a 40 day session. Hundreds of paid lobbyists flock to the Capitol to “work the velvet ropes," but it is always...
View ArticleBike Walk Savannah awarded grant for safety and education programs
Bike Walk Savannah has received a $31,869.28 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). "The grant will help finance BWS’s education programs, safety campaigns, work with local...
View ArticleHomicide on Fairmont Avenue
Savannah Police’s Criminal Investigations Unit detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old male on the Southside this morning."Around 2 a.m., officers were called to a residence...
View ArticleTelfair Museums announces curatorial promotions
Telfair Museums announces two curatorial appointments, promoting two current staff members to new roles. Effective November 25, Erin Dunn will be promoted to the position of Associate Curator of...
View ArticleBrighter Day to change hands as Janie and Peter Brodhead announce retirement
In 1978, a couple of idealistic 24-year-olds — Janie and Peter Brodhead — bucked the odds and opened Brighter Day Natural Foods in a then-uncertain neighborhood of Savannah – all before “natural”...
View ArticleVan Johnson, Kurtis Purtee triumph in Savannah runoff elections
After saying earlier in the day to "mark my words" that the mayoral race would be within 100 votes, incumbent Mayor Eddie DeLoach was defeated by a much larger margin by Van Johnson, who will take...
View ArticleStarting Dec. 9, donate canned goods to excuse parking citations
The City of Savannah Parking Services announced today they are collecting canned food for America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia and will excuse parking citations in exchange for a donation....
View ArticleSavannah City Council votes to move iconic Waving Girl statue to west end of...
In a 7-2 vote today in one of the last acts of the DeLoach administration, Savannah City Council voted to relocate the iconic Waving Girl statue from one end of River Street to the other — despite a...
View ArticleGeorgia Southern Economic Monitor: Slight local expansion offset by signs of...
Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q3 2019 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that the Savannah metro economy "expanded during the...
View ArticleHistoric Carver Village meeting to discuss conservation district, tax exemptions
The City of Savannah and the Historic Carver Village Neighborhood Association will meet to discuss the establishment of a conservation district and property tax exemptions. The meeting will be...
View ArticleControversial items set for final Council meeting of DeLoach era
This Thursday, the final City Council meeting of the outgoing DeLoach administration will feature some controversial last-minute items. Chief among them is a costly "Vision 2033" strategic master plan...
View ArticleNew archaeology ordinance passes in emotional final Council meeting of...
Most of the controversial items for the final regular Council meeting of the DeLoach administration had been removed from the agenda, but the long-awaited passage of Savannah's first-ever...
View ArticleHeavy rains cause discharge from Savannah treatment plant
This week, the City of Savannah experienced "a sustained period of abnormally heavy rainfall, resulting in constant excess volume flowing into the President Street Wastewater Treatment Plant," a City...
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Police investigating Christmas Even hit-and-run
Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit (TIU) is investigating a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist on Christmas Eve."At around 9:15 p.m., Dionne McAffee, 46, driving a BMW F800S, was...
View ArticleArrest made in City's final homicide of 2019
Savannah Police’s Violent Crimes detectives identified and arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting death of a 28-year-old Savannah man on Dec. 31."Around 3:20 p.m. Dec. 31, officers responded to...
View ArticleDriver in pedestrian-involved crash arrested
Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit arrested a 59-year-old driver after a crash that injured three pedestrians on Jan. 2."According to a preliminary investigation, George Davis was driving a...
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