Today's radar hot spots
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Johnny Mercer Blvd.Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.
View ArticleStewart Huston Trust announces $128,000 in grants locally
The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust has announced grants totaling $128,000 this fall for Savannah-area charities. Grants are awarded to Protestant Christian religious non profit organizations twice...
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VIDEO: United Way of the Coastal Empire tops fundraising goal
The United Way of the Coastal Empire announced today that it had exceeded its fundraising goal.This year’s campaign raised $8,927,246, about $150,000 over the goal amount.Last year’s campaign raised...
View ArticleGa. city takes on utility over iminent domain
MANSFIELD, Ga. (AP) — A tiny Georgia city that is battling a utility co-op's efforts to erect 100-foot poles and string high-voltage power lines through land designated for a nature preserve has asked...
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Community bank expands into Savannah
Includes longterm plans to be headquartered in SavannahThe 's' in S Bank doesn’t stand for Savannah.S Bank’s owners did intend for the Glennville-based financial institution to one day have a presence...
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BB&T grant to Georgia Southern funds new position
Marks first eminent scholar since 2009 to be funded by state programSTATESBORO — Georgia Southern University and BB&T have signed an agreement to create the BB&T Executive in Residence, part of...
View ArticleOPINION: Savannah City Council should avoid anti-crime gimmicks
In the wake of a handful of high-profile crimes, most recently the Nov. 3 shooting in which eight people were injured at the Coastal Empire Fairgrounds, Mayor Edna Jackson and members of the Savannah...
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GPA opens expanded rail yard
With the snap of a ribbon and a shower of confetti, two shiny black locomotives chugged down newly laid track at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Mason Intermodal Container Transfer Facility Friday...
View ArticleDO: Find an event for Saturday, November 17
Annual Day of Great Thanksgiving11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 17. Old Savannah City Mission, 2414 Bull St. The Old Savannah City Mission announces its annual day of Great thanksgiving Nov. 17. The day...
View ArticleBluffton football team is playing Goose Creek
It took until Friday afternoon, but Bluffton (S.C.) High School finally found out where its quarterfinal playoff football game is taking place.Bluffton is visiting Goose Creek (kickoff was at 7:30)...
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VIDEO: Firefighters top police in Savannah burger eating contest
Southside firefighters take third annual B&D Burger Guns versus Hoses eating challenge for charitySouthside firefighters Friday afternoon won the third annual B&D Burgers Guns versus Hoses...
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Bluffton loses, but game may not count
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Bluffton High lost a quarterfinal playoff game Friday, but its season isn’t necessarily over.Top-ranked Goose Creek held off the Bobcats 35-25 in a Class AAAA Division II matchup,...
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Johnson ousts Chapel Hill 32-23
DOUGLASVILLE — Corbin Mitchell, Johnson’s leading rusher, had been held in check all night as Chapel Hill limited the senior to minus-2 yards on the ground until late in the fourth quarter.But when his...
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Cadets beat Laney 24-20
AUGUSTA — The mute disappointment was easily drowned out by the yelling sprinters coming from the other sideline.It was close, but there was no repeat home playoff win for Laney this season.The...
View ArticleNew fire station planned for Valdosta airport
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A new state-of-the-art fire station is being planned for Valdosta Regional Airport in south Georgia.Airport officials say the $3 million project is needed to keep the airport...
View ArticleRobins AFB to demolish 14 outdated buildings
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) — A military base in middle Georgia plans to demolish a number of its older buildings and homes to cut energy costs and improve efficiency.Robins Air Force Base...
View ArticleChristie smells setup, won't answer Twinkie question
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wasn't about to take the bait: a question dealing with that quintessential junk food, Twinkies.So when asked Friday at a news conference about...
View Article2 men arrested during Cartersville standoff
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police have arrested two men charged after a standoff in Cartersville.The Rome News-Tribune (http://bit.ly/TZj4tO ) reports the confrontation happened Friday evening. Witnesses...
View ArticleSpotted®: Firefighters take on police at B&D Burger Eat-Off
Click here to view a Spotted® gallery of photos from Friday night's B&D Burger Eat-Off between Southside firefighter and Savannah-Chatham Metro Police.
View ArticleGeorgia beats Georgia Southern 45-14
ATHENS -- Aaron Murray threw four touchdown passes, Todd Gurley became only the second true freshman in Georgia history to rush for 1,000 yards, and the No. 5 Bulldogs bounced back from a sluggish...
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