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News Articles: chatham county

Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley speaks to reporters in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, about the investigation into the suspected death of missing toddler Quinton Simon. Hadley said investigators believe the 20-month-old boy is dead based on interviews and evidence collected since the child was reported missing on Oct. 5.

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FBI confirms remains in landfill belong to Georgia toddler

The FBI has confirmed that the bones found in a Georgia landfill are those of a toddler who had been reported missing last month. The agency said Monday that it used DNA analysis to confirm that the bones belonged to 20-month-old Quinton Simon.

November 29, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley speaks to reporters in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, about the investigation into the suspected death of missing toddler Quinton Simon. Hadley said investigators believe the 20-month-old boy is dead based on interviews and evidence collected since the child was reported missing on Oct. 5.

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Georgia authorities arrest mother of still-missing toddler

The mother of a toddler reported missing Oct. 5 in Georgia has been arrested in connection with the child's disappearance and presumed death. The Chatham County Police Department on Monday said officers had arrested 22-year-old Leilani Simon on several charges, including malice murder and making false statements involving her son.

November 22, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Chatham County Board of Registrars Chairman Colin McRae speaks at a press conference in Savannah on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

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Chatham County election official criticizes state for not allowing early voting on Saturday, Nov. 26

Unless a court intervenes or the state changes its guidance, early voting in Chatham County will not begin until Sunday, Nov. 27.

November 17, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Julia Adele Callahan gets ready to sort through her paper WIC vouchers at the checkout line at a grocery store in Macon, Georgia, on August 17, 2022. A 2021 nationwide study in the Journal of the American Medical Association saw WIC participation increase 8% over three years in places that implemented electronic benefits.

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Georgia is the last state to take the hassle out of food benefits for millions of women and children

In a nationwide switch to make WIC paperless, every participant in Georgia will have a debit card with electronic benefits by the end of the year. 

August 25, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
Dr. Emily Drwiega from the University of Illinois Health and Maggie Butler, a registered nurse, prepare monkeypox vaccines at the Test Positive Aware Network nonprofit clinic in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Cox

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Rising monkeypox cases expose the nation’s need for public health funding

A lack of funding in core public health programs slowed the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbated its impact, according to a new report from Trust for America's Health — and the pattern is repeating in the latest monkeypox outbreak.

August 01, 2022
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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West Nile virus detected in Coastal Georgia's Chatham County for first time this year

Persistent rains in Savannah have made for an "ideal" breeding environment for mosquitos, according to the Chatham County Health Department.

July 27, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
People in Georgia voting

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Dekalb County vote system problem sparks challenges in Chatham

Skeptics about Georgia’s voting systems are mounting an array of challenges in Chatham County and statewide to the outcome of the May 24 primary election.

June 07, 2022
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  • Craig Nelson
Governor Kemp Speaks At Georgia GOP Convention on June 5, 2021

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Kemp announcement expected to confirm $7B auto plant in Georgia

Governor Brian Kemp is heading to an industrial site outside Savannah to make what his office calls a "special economic development announcement." Sources in Washington and Georgia have told The Associated Press the project is a $7 billion plant where Hyundai Motor Group will manufacture electric vehicles.

May 20, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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Poll Worker Lawsuit Turns Up Flawed Felony Records System

GBI database relies on mix of faxes, mail and electronic submissions from 159 counties to update criminal records.

May 26, 2021
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  • Laura Corley
Current and former Chatham County D.A.

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  • Elections

PAC That Sent Controversial Help To D.A. Campaign Fails To Meet Disclosure Deadlines

Back in September, when election fever was running high in Savannah, angry conversations erupted around town about outside money trying to sway the race for district attorney.

Local Facebook groups with conservative leanings, Republican Party stalwarts and self-described patriot organizations were outraged over the Justice & Public Safety PAC, a Washington, D.C.-based political action committee with a track record of supporting progressive politicians. In the Democratic primary, the group had supported Shalena Cook Jones, a former assistant district attorney challenging incumbent Meg Daly Heap.

December 07, 2020
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  • Margaret Coker
Chatham County leaders cut the ribbon across the new Truman Linear Park Trail.

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New Bike, Pedestrian Trail Opens In Savannah

The three-mile trail is about half of the long-awaited Truman Linear Park Trail.

November 23, 2020
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  • Emily Jones
workers process absentee ballots in a warehouse

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BREAKING: Chatham County Posts Results Of 17K Ballots

Thursday afternoon, officials were still awaiting crates of ballots from the county's Board of Registrars, which initially collects them.

November 05, 2020
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  • Emily Jones

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7-Year-Old Boy Becomes Youngest To Die Of COVID-19 In Georgia

A 7-year-old boy from Chatham County has died of the novel coronavirus, becoming the youngest person in Georgia to die by COVID-19, according to data released by the state Department of Public Health on Thursday.

August 06, 2020
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  • Wayne Drash
Savannah organizers Faith Harris (left) and Nychorida Austin (with bullhorn) lead a protest march flanked by New Georgia Project chairman Francys Johnson, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson (right, in red) and former Mayor Otis Johnson (right, in blue).

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Savannah Mayor Van Johnson On Handling COVID-19, Racial Justice And More — In His First 6 Months

America’s mayors have taken center stage in 2020. Big city mayors feuded with state and federal officials over COVID-19 protections and resources, and...

June 26, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Crystal Travaille takes a cell phone photo of the wind and seas on the beach as Hurricane Dorian makes its way up the east coast, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Tybee Island.

Georgia Coast Prepares For Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian is already affecting the state of Georgia, and its effects will be felt whether or not the storm makes landfall. Hundreds of coastal...

September 04, 2019
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Emily Jones
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