U.S. Marshals capture Savannah fugitives in Virginia
A couple from Savannah was captured by U.S. Marshals in Virginia on warrants stemming from two robberies in Chatham County.Savannah-Chatham police had issued warrants for Joseph Catjio Carter, 26, and...
View ArticleVisit Savannah recognized for social media initiatives
A well known tourism industry consultant has given a thumbs up to Visit Savannah, the city’s tourism marketing agency, and Amy Brock, its social media manager.Betsy A. Decillis wrote that she has put...
View ArticleSale of Savannah Bancorp completed
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCBT Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: SCBT) announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.Under the terms of the merger agreement, Savannah Bancorp...
View ArticleSEDA board nominees announced
Frank Macgill has been nominated to replace Brooks Stillwell on the Savannah Economic Development Authority’s board of directors.Macgill, managing partner at Hunter Maclean law firm, will assume the...
View ArticleNew Chamber chairman gets gavel
Encouraging local business owners to “roll up their sleeves” and “continue to make Savannah the best city in America,” Jenny Gentry on Thursday assumed the chairmanship of the Savannah Area Chamber of...
View ArticleCoroner: Glynn County commissioner shot in head
SAVANNAH - A coastal Georgia commissioner was shot in the head before he drowned in the Frederica River, where his body was discovered next to a docked boat, but officials have not determined whether...
View ArticleHigh-powered Georgia Southern to meet defensive-minded North Dakota State in...
Georgia Southern coach Jeff Monken has good reason to praise the North Dakota State Bison.A year ago, the Bison whipped the Eagles 35-7 in the semifinals of the Football Championship Subdivision...
View ArticleSEARCH: Property transfers for Chatham, Effingham, Bryan counties
Property transfers for Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties have just been updated.Click here to begin searching the property transfers databaseBegin searching the property transfers database now to...
View ArticleDO: Find an event for Friday, December 14
Mighty Eighth hosts toy, food driveThe Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum is hosting a toy and food drive this holiday season to benefit local families in need. All donations can be brought to the museum...
View ArticleEditorial: Help fill the sock
THE MONTH was November. The year was 1971. The war in Vietnam still raged. President Nixon occupied the White House.College football fans across the nation were transfixed about the upcoming showdown...
View ArticleGeorgia football team looks to improve run defense
ATHENS — After Wisconsin and Montee Ball ran all over Nebraska in a Big Ten title game rout, one of the top storylines of the Capital One Bowl matchup became how Georgia’s “Gurshall” could have a ball...
View ArticlePickup crashes into Skidaway Road seamstress shop; no injuries reported
A man driving a pickup crashed into a Skidaway Road seamstress shop on Thursday evening.The pickup struck a Cadillac, went through a fence and into the building at 3030 Skidaway Road, said Julian...
View ArticleGreat white shark heads for Tybee
A great white shark named Mary Lee is headed for Tybee Island.A tracking device attached to the 16-foot-long, 3,500-pound shark "pinged" this morning just after 9 local time and again just after 11...
View ArticleSome of the deadliest mass shootings around the world
A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed more than two dozen people, including children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others:— Aug. 5, 2012:...
View ArticleGeorgia Ports displays electric-powered gantry cranes
The Georgia Ports Authority on Friday unveiled its first four electrified rubber-tired gantry cranes, which makes the port the first in North America to introduce that method of operation and reduces...
View ArticleVIDEO: Obama calls for 'meaningful action' after shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tearful President Barack Obama said Friday he grieved about the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school as a father first, declaring "our hearts are broken today. He promised...
View ArticleA look at some of the deadliest mass shootings around world
A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed more than two dozen people, including children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others:— Aug. 5, 2012:...
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