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Glennville community members gather at cemetery for Memorial Day remembrance ceremony
GLENNVILLE, Ga. — In honor of Memorial Day, dozens of community members gathered at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Glennville to pay their respects to local fallen servicemembers. Surviving family members and loved ones who came out for Monday's event were seen laying out coins and other mementos...
Savannah veteran honors granddaughter Sgt. Kennedy Sanders this Memorial Day
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Memorial Day holds more weight for the family of Army Sgt. Kennedy Sanders. The soldier from Waycross died on Jan. 28, 2024, in a drone strike in Jordan. Eugene Oliver, her grandfather, is a veteran himself, having served six years in the United States Navy. He has experience being overseas himself […]
'I want answers': Hundreds of Wayne County residents protest the death of 8-year-old boy
JESUP, Ga. — Eight-year-old Noah Bush disappeared on the night of May 15, and police found his body in a borrow pit in Wayne County the next morning. Residents in Jesup believe the truth has not been revealed. Read the original story here. "I want answers," said Demetrice Bush,...
Graysby grouper added to saltwater records program
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently announced Justin Bythwood, 40, of Waycross, has set a new state record for saltwater fishing. Bythwood landed a 2-pound, 2.24-ounce graysby grouper (Cephalopholis cruentata) while fishing near Navy Tower R5 on May 12, 2024. This catch marks the first-ever entry of a graysby grouper in the Georgia Saltwater Game Fish Records Program. Bythwood, an avid angler and CRD marine technician, was bottom fishing while off-duty aboard the vessel "Long Last" when he hooked the record-setting fish. The CRD verified the weight and species of the grouper, confirming it as a new...
Wire Fraud in Glynn County
Good morning. In this week’s public safety newsletter, we look at the election results of Coastal Georgia’s public safety races. Then, we report on an arrest made in Savannah’s mass shooting last weekend and federal prosecutors’ accusation of wire fraud against a former Glynn County employee.
'The next four years will be even better': Charlton County sheriff wins re-election
FOLKSTON, Ga. — With Georgia's election results in Thursday night, both Charlton and Pierce Counties will keep their sheriffs. Charlton County Sheriff Robert Phillips received 55 percent of the vote and Pierce County Sheriff Ramsey Bennett received nearly 75 percent of the vote. Phillips said he plans to double...
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