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Video: Dozens take part in Israel-Hamas protests in Savannah, Statesboro
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Below video: Students protest war at Statesboro's GSU campus. Initial report: Protests in response to the Israel-Hamas war are taking place Thursday at Georgia Southern University's campuses in both Savannah and Statesboro. This comes amid national protests and after similar events at Emory University and the...
Warmer, isolated afternoon showers & storms
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Wednesday will be a warm one with highs in the mid to upper 80s away from the coast!. The chance for showers increases after lunchtime, starting closer to the coast today. These isolated showers will hang out through the afternoon into the early evening. Patchy fog...
Foggy morning, warm afternoon ahead
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 10AM. Be careful driving during the morning commute, give yourself a little extra time to get where you are going! Temperatures start out in the 60s with calm conditions. The fog will lift during the mid morning hours, leading to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Highs will reach the mid to upper 80s away from the coast with mostly dry conditions around again today.
Chatham E911 Center employees talk work satisfaction, mental health
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Employees with the Chatham County Emergency 911 Center completed a survey in December 2023. Questions addressed the work environment and their career development. Ninety-six people were employed at the center when the survey was taken. Seventy-eight of those workers completed it. Twenty-nine people left written responses detailing disturbing mental health issues […]
City of Savannah is misinterpreting its own short-term vacation rental ordinance
Bob Rosenwald is a 10-year downtown Savannah resident. He previously served as the Downtown Neighborhood Association's vice president and its government liaison official. He remains an active DNA member. I contend that the City of Savannah is misinterpreting its own ordinance designed to regulate owner-occupied short term vacation rentals (STVRs) at the expense...
Sundance film festival searches for new location, Savannah could be it’s new home
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Could Savannah be the next city to host an iconic film festival? The Hostess City’s top-elected official says he hopes so. Mayor Van Johnson says he wouldn’t comment on whether or not the city put in an application to host the Sundance Film Festival - but says leaders want to see more major events like it come to our city.
Chatham Co. Tax Commissioner’s Office opens new satellite office in Bloomingdale
BLLOMINGDALE, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Tax Commissioner’s Office opened up a new satellite office in Bloomingdale Wednesday. It’s located inside of Bloomingdale City Hall. The goal of the new office is to make conducting property tax payments and mobile vehicle transactions more easier for residents in...
“Back to where it started”: Nurses from the Philippines reunite after 50 years
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Wednesday, 13 travel nurses are coming back to where their careers started. Each of them came to Memorial Health from the Philippines back in 1974. To mark 50-years since they started, the group came back to the hospital for a reunion. Laughs and stories heard throughout...
Richmond Hill residents react to growth ahead of candidate forum
RICHMOND HILL, GA — Richmond Hill, one of the fastest growing cities in our region, is becoming a leading attractive place to live. Long-time residents say their city needs to adjust before it’s too late. Bryan County is transforming into one of the hottest real estate markets in Georgia. More people are moving to Richmond […]
City Talk: To-go cup expansion should be limited to Bull Street corridor
This is the City Talk column by Bill Dawers, a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News. The City of Savannah is accepting public comments on a draft ordinance to expand the to-go cup zone south along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to Victory Drive and then east to Waters Avenue.
Savannah Mile returns to Drayton St.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Mile is returning to Drayton Street in downtown Savannah where hundreds of participants will run, walk and remember first responders who sacrificed for our community in a couple of weekends. It is one of the biggest and most moving events of the year for...
Smaller towns met with traffic congestion as people and jobs come to area
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – As more people move to live and work in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry, more cars are making their way on the roads. Because of this, cities outside of Savannah are experiencing heavy congestion on highways and other one or two-lane roads. This includes the cities of Port Wentworth, Rincon, Richmond Hill, Pooler and others.
Tickets for Savannah Voice Festival on sale
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Voice Festival brings opera back to the city later this summer but tickets for the concerts, recitals and musical theater performances have already gone on sale. Savannah Voice co-founder Maria Zouves and new Executive Director, Evelina Erickson have a look ahead to the festival’s...
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