The Brown Side of Coastal Flooding: From Savannah to Brunswick, sewage spills on the...
Sewer systems in coastal Georgia seem to have had enough of the rains and are spewing in retaliation. The city of Savannah reported that 12 of 13 sewer spills this year have already occurred within the first few rainy weeks of August, according to documents from a city information request. Not only that, but the...
SSU Wesleyan Gospel Alumni Choir to celebrate 50th anniversary
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -For 50 years, the Savannah State University Wesleyan Gospel Choir has been spreading joy and hope with faith-based music. It’s brought students together and it’s given alumni a way fellowship. The alumni choir will continue to make memories this weekend with their 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Chatham County District Attorney fires back at critics of administration
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Chatham County District Attorney released a statement Wednesday firing back at recent criticism of bond releases, something she said she has no say in. Some have called out District Attorney Shalena Jones’ administration in relation to recent gun violent and deadly shootings. Most recently,...
Student charged after bringing pistol to Beaufort-area high school, cops say
A 16-year-old male student at Battery Creek High School was criminally charged after police found him with a pistol on campus shortly before dismissal Wednesday afternoon. The school resource officer detained the student around 3 p.m. Wednesday before he was taken to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice...
International Paper ignored local incentives to stay in Georgia
To many of the 1,100 workers at International Paper, news that the company was permanently shuttering its plants in Coastal Georgia came as a shock. Same for the normally savvy economic development leaders in Savannah.
Meg E. Heap Takes Oath as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
Margaret “Meg” Heap took the oath of office at 11:00 a.m. today, administered by U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall, to become the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Attorney General Pamela Bondi appointed Mrs. Heap as the interim U.S. Attorney effective August 18. The swearing-in ceremony...
Suspect rams into gas station, steals store’s safe before arrest
JASPER COUNTY, SC. (WTOC) - The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office shared details after a man rammed his car into a local gas station. The sheriff’s office said that around 3:00 a.m. on August 24, deputies responded to an alarm at the Shell Gas station on Point South Drive.
Judge Bordeaux says he “should not” be removed from the bench
Chatham County Probate Court Judge says court is in "better shape" than when he arrived.
1 dead after altercation leads to shooting at Marietta gas station, Savannah man arrested
MARIETTA, Ga. — One person is dead after an altercation led to a shooting at a gas station in Marietta on Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Marietta Police said that officers responded to 1200 Franklin Gateway SE, the location of a Chevron just north of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, in response to a shooting.
Rep. Anne Allen Westbrook Critical Of Chatham County Police Collaboration With ICE Officials
Reports last week revealed federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were found operating in Chatham County, with the help of local Chatham County police, to find and detain immigrants, with one of the reports specifying ICE agents were riding shotgun in the patrol car with officers. Despite the Chatham...
