Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026
Good morning! In the news today: An apparent chase by federal immigration agents in Savannah ends in fatal crash; possible changes afoot for Cumberland National Seashore; and lawmakers push to improve grade-school literacy. Finally, we note some things you may have missed. Questions, comments, or story ideas? You can reach me at [email protected].
NEWS: COMMUNITY
‘Beloved’
The death of a Chatham County elementary school teacher during an immigrantion enforcement operation on Savannah’s southeast side has brought home to Coastal Georgia a some of the violence that has accompanied those operations in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the country.
Linda Davis was en route to Herman W. Hesse K-8 School Monday morning when her Lexus sedan was struck by vehicle driven by 38-year-old Oscar Vasquez-Lopez on Whitefield Avenue near the Truman Parkway. Davis was later transported by local emergency personnel to a nearby hospital, where was pronounced dead, The Current’s Margaret Coker reports…