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Pooler Police: Heavy presence at Parker’s near Savannah Quarters not due to shooting
POOLER, Ga. (WSAV) – A spokesperson with the Pooler Police Department is shutting down rumors of a shooting at the Parker’s gas station near Savannah Quarters. Those rumors circulated on social media after a heavy police presence on Sunday, May 19th around 3:30 p.m. Police were called to...
Pilot reported seeing 'moisture' before fatal plane crash in Claxton
The Michigan pilot who was killed in a single-engine plane crash in the Claxton community on April 12 reported that the plane was accumulating “moisture," shortly before he called out "Mayday" and the plane began its deadly descent. That's among the details issued as part of the National Traffic...
A Georgia Tech study on Coastal Georgia predicted population growth in 2006. Was it right?
Bryan County was named the fastest growing county in Georgia by the U.S. Census in 2020, while Effingham County's population has exceeded 70,000. The Georgia Coast 2030 study, conducted by Georgia Tech, predicted the population boom when the research was completed in 2006. The study — which included 45 interviewees...
President Joe Biden Shouted Out a Graduating Black Teen Who Landed This Unbelievable Amount of Scholarship Money!
A Georgia teen and her family will have plenty to celebrate at her high school graduation this year: Madison Crowell, a senior at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Ga., was accepted at 231 colleges and universities across the country and received $14.7 million in scholarships. In the fall, Crowell...
Fort Stewart to celebrate the return of the 3rd ID from Poland
FORT STEWART, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s a big day at Fort Stewart as the 3rd Infantry Division is celebrating coming home from deployment in Eastern Europe. The 3rd Infantry Division was deployed for almost nine months in Eastern Europe. The goal being to train with allies of the United States and deter aggression against NATO countries.
Bill passed to rename Hinesville VA Clinic, honors four Liberty County Vietnam soldiers
LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTGS) — A bill to rename the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Hinesville after four Vietnam War Veterans was officially signed into law. The Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic will be renamed the “John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic.” The bill was introduced by Representative Buddy Carter and supported by all Georgia Congressional Delegation Members. In response to the bill passing, Carter sent WTGS this statement which in part reads quote:
16-year-old arrested, charged for shooting death of 14-year-old boy in Bryan County
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced 16-year-old Israel Lee Williams has been arrested and charged with the shooting death of 14-year-old Michael Jmai Palmer in Pembroke. GBI made the announcement on their website. The incident occurred Friday on Dubois Street in Miller Village. The Pembroke Police Department responded to the...
Father survives medical emergency while driving with help from 11-year-old son
BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – A Bryan County man is still alive after suffering a medical emergency while behind the wheel of a car. His 11-year-old son is the person who pulled the car over to safety. It happened on Saturday around 1 p.m. Garrett Devine and his son, Garrison, were traveling down Interstate 16 […]
Proposed subdivision would add more than 28,000 daily traffic trips in Pembroke
A hotel, a drive-in bank, fast food joints and a whopping 2,000 homes are part of a massive, proposed development that could one day become reality in the historic railroad town of Pembroke in Bryan County. Located on Highway 67 and Sims Road, the Warnell Tract would see 2,000 homes...
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