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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Love brick oven pizza and wish it could be delivered to where you are? Well, dream no more. Hot Spot Pizza delivers brick oven pizza pies to neighborhood parties, corporate events and more. But, just how good is the pizza? It just earned Best of Bryan County and we had to […]

A southeast Georgia church is looking heavenward to energize its embrace of “creation care.”. Trinity Episcopal Church in Statesboro is Georgia’s first place of worship to tap into a statewide program that covers the upfront cost of solar arrays for homeowners and non-profit organizations otherwise priced out of a clean-energy conversion.

POOLER, Ga. (WTGS) — A unique urgent care is coming to Pooler. PedsNow Urgent Care opened its first location four years ago in Hinesville and now, its second location is open in Pooler. "What sets us apart is we have pediatric dedicated urgent care. We take on the kiddos....

Last week, approximately 4,200 graduates from Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses received associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees in five Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies. Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero welcomed the graduates and their guests to the ceremonies, held at the Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro on May 7, 8 and 9, and at the EnMarket Arena in Savannah on May 11. “Graduates, I don’t need to tell you about your unique college journey, which has been challenging,” said Marrero to the crowds. “I am very proud of how, together, we have persevered allowing us to have...

Stacker analyzed Census data to illustrate how prevalent grandfamilies are in Long County, Georgia.

On Friday, May 10, 2024, Mill Creek Elementary hosted its annual “Real Mustangs Read” event to promote school-wide literacy to its students. The event took place from 9:30am-1pm, and multiple community members participated in the interactive event. The readers ranged from public officials, to local residents, to everyday role models within the community. The overall aim of the event was to emphasize the importance of reading to children in an engaging and memorable way. "This is the first year that we combined our 'Real Men Read' and 'Real Women Read' into one event: 'Real Mustangs Read'," stated Meagan Hendrix, Mill Creek Elementary School Improvement Specialist for ELA. "Overall, we've had many community volunteers come read to our students this morning and help promote schoolwide literacy. It's always exciting for our students to have other adults read to them outside of their teachers. Thank you to everyone who participated this year!" For more information on Mill Creek Elementary School, visit https://mces.bulloch.k12.ga.us/.

Bulloch Academy is excited to introduce the newest addition to their athletics team: Coach Mark Lefebvre as the Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach. With an impressive coaching career, Coach Lefebvre joins BA after serving as the Head Varsity Boys Coach at Southern Wells High School, where he led his team to a Sectional Championship and a Final Four appearance. Additionally, Coach Lefebvre brings with him a remarkable 12 years of experience coaching varsity girls, during which he achieved incredible success. Under his guidance, his teams secured an outstanding 9 consecutive Sectional titles, made 5 appearances in the Elite 8, and reached the Final Four twice. Coach Lefebvre also currently serves as a coordinator for the football team. Bulloch Academy is coming off of a final 4 appearance and will look to build a new future with a young and talented roster. 

The Georgia Southern baseball team bounced back after a rough weekend with a 13-5 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins in the final game at J.I. Clements Stadium this season.   Jacksonville (24-27) got to the board first with two runs in the top of the first inning with two bases-loaded walks, but the Eagles (28-24) responded in the bottom half of the inning with three runs of its own to take the lead. Sam Blancato's three-run home run to left field plated Josh Tate and Kent Schmidt to put the Eagles on top after the first frame.   The second inning saw Southern add a run to its lead with...

Portal Panther Varsity Track had 16 podium appearances at the GHSA 1A Division 2 State Track Meet, which was held at East Jackson High School from May 9-11, 2024. Lady Panther State Breakdown 1A D2 Points (Portal Girls) - 36 (6th Overall) High Jump (Girls) - Alycia Hagins (10th) Long Jump (Girls) - Raashonda Khalil (2nd) 400m (Girls) - Hailey Scott (1st) 800m (Girls) - Gina Hogan (8th) 1600m (Girls) - Savannah Arnett (5th) 3200m (Girls) - Savannah Arnett (2nd)                          Macy Chester (12th)                          Anahi Sanchez-Reyes (15th) 4x800m (Girls) - Hailey Scott, Gina Hogan,                            Gracie Autry, Savannah                            Arnett (4th)   Panther Boys State Breakdown 1A D2 Points (Portal Boys) - 42 (4th Overall) Long Jump (Boys) - Amir Jackson (1st) Discus (Boys) - Josh Coleman (7th) 200m (Boys) - Charles McNeal (4th)                        Marcus Smith (10th) 400m (Boys) - Kasen Evans (4th) 800m (Boys) - Cannon Thompson (7th) 4x200 (Boys) - Kasen Evans, Amir                         Jackson, Marcus Smith,                          Charles McNeal (1st) 4x400m (Boys) - Kasen Evans, Amir                            Jackson, Marcus Smith,                             Charles McNeal (3rd) 4x800m (Boys) - Ki’Ayr Murray-Hill, Harold                            Washington, Lee Drawdy,                            Cannon Thompson (7th)   Adaptive Division - Hunter Martin (Back-to-Back Champ for '22 & ‘23) 800m Wheelchair - Hunter Martin (2nd) 200m Wheelchair - Hunter Martin (2nd)

METTER, Ga. — Clickhere to nominate an educator for WJCL's Teacher Feature. Twenty years ago, Sandy Wilson was a stay-at-home mom with her sons. "My boys started school at the elementary, and I was staying home at the time and didn't have a job, so I started volunteering and reading with kids and being there and helping them and I thought, 'this is great.' I just applied. The principal asked me, 'You're pretty much here every day reading.' so I was like, 'OK!'" Wilson said.

VIDALIA, Ga. (WSAV) – A possible tornado tore through parts of Toombs County Thursday, and now neighbors are left to pick up the pieces. Nearly 3,000 Toombs County residents woke up without power Friday morning, according to the local emergency director. Some woke up with trees through their roofs. “Yesterday was a day where you’re […]

ATLANTA - Georgia may be most famous for its peaches — but we do pretty well with our onions too. And right now, world-famous Vidalia onions are taking center stage in a unique partnership between a family-owned farm and some local restaurants. Southeast Georgia’s Shuman Farms recently launched its...

METTER, Ga. — Katy and Tanner Ritchie have called a beautiful red barn their home for the last several years in Metter. That all changed last week when it went up in flames. "It's been emotional, but we are very thankful for the amount of support we have," Tanner said.