Savannah Voice Festival kicks off in style
Savannah’s summer celebration of beautiful singing kicked off Saturday evening as dozens of vocalists performed at the Westin Savannah Harbor.Death by Aria parts one and two opened the inaugural...
View ArticleBack to School Expo set for Aug. 24
The annual Back to School Expo will take place a week after school starts in the Savannah-Chatham public school system, but organizers from the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance say it will be...
View ArticleSEARCH: 24-hour jail bookings for Savannah-Chatham County
24-hour jail bookings for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted. Visit booked.savannahnow.com to view photos and information.All information has been obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleGa. sales tax holiday too late for some students
ATLANTA — Next weekend's sales tax holiday will come too late for parents in some Georgia school districts.Students starting school this week would have to put off their shopping until Aug. 9 - 13 to...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mr. President: Obama turns 52
WASHINGTON — Instead of "Hail to the Chief," President Barack Obama is most likely hearing strains of "Happy Birthday" this weekend.Obama turns 52 on Sunday and is spending part of the day at the Camp...
View ArticleSpotted®: Cory Wilson Fireball 40 Memorial Tournament
The first annual Cory Joseph Wilson Fireball 40 Memorial Tournament was held Friday and Saturday at the Scott Stell Community Park.Click here to view Spotted® photosCory, a Savannah native and Georgia...
View ArticleClyo man arrested in Effingham stabbing
A Clyo man has been arrested in the stabbing of man early Sunday on Morgan cemetery Road.Joseph Harris, 59, has been charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and possession of a knife...
View ArticleFoodie Alert: Last day of Savannah Restaurant Week
Sunday marks the final day of Savannah Restaurant Week, a 10-day celebration of Savannah’s restaurant scene that pays homage to the culinary heritage that makes our city unique — and is held in tribute...
View ArticleSpotted® & VIDEO: Womanless Beauty Pageant
The third annual Womanless Beauty Pageant was held Saturday night. The pageant was hosted by the Wenches, the Ladies Auxiliary for the Alee Pirates.Click here to view a Spotted® gallery of the...
View ArticleDONALD HEATH: Georgia Southern football team not worried about honors
STATESBORO — As an option quarterback, Georgia Southern’s Jerick McKinnon surveys the defense and tries to make the right play.When dealing with the media, McKinnon seems to take a similar approach.So...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech football team looking for better defense
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson turned to Ted Roof, a member of the Yellow Jackets’ “Black Watch” defenses in the mid-1980s — to try to fix the team’s glaring weakness.So far, so good.With...
View ArticleNASCAR: Kahne holds off Gordon to win at Pocono Raceway
LONG POND, Pa. — Jeff Gordon had the inside line, a lead and his first win of the season in sight, usually a sure thing for Pocono’s top winner.Kasey Kahne was about out of time to pass his Hendrick...
View ArticleGeorgia football: Connor Norman is Bulldogs' safety valve
ATHENS — It could be Connor Norman to the rescue again for Georgia’s secondary.Norman won’t be confused with a superhero or a superstar on the gridiron, but with a starting safety suspended to start...
View ArticleSavannah woman dies in Jacksonville wreck
A Savannah woman was killed early Sunday when she lost control of her car on Interstate 95 in Jacksonville, Fla., and struck a median concrete barrier, the Florida Highway Patrol said.Elizabeth Murray...
View ArticleBraves beat Phillies 4-1 for 10th straight win
PHILADELPHIA — Chris Johnson drove in a pair of runs and Alex Wood pitched six strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to their 10th straight victory, 4-1 over the slumping Philadelphia Phillies on...
View ArticleVIDEO: School bus driver watches brutal fight
A Florida school bus driver is explaining why he didn't try to intervene in a brutal fight. Source: NewsFix
View ArticleGullah Geechee Corridor seeks executive director
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the sea islands in four southeastern states is looking for its first executive director.The commission...
View ArticlePublic safety summary
Savannah-Chatham police made an arrest in one of three July 30 shootings, and are still searching for a suspect in a second that left two teens dead and another injured.Officers took 19-year-old Daquan...
View ArticlePlea deal reached in Paula Deen blackmail case
A New York man charged with trying to extort money from embattled celebrity cook Paula Deen has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors.Records filed in U.S. District Court in Savannah say 62-year-old...
View ArticleA-Rod, other baseball stars suspended
NEW YORK — Defiant till the end, Alex Rodriguez is intent on evading baseball’s most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal.Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz,...
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