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News Articles: chatham county

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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  • News

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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By:
  • Emily Jones
workers process absentee ballots in a warehouse

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  • Politics

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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  • Health Care

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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Emily Jones
Gov. Brian Kemp discusses evacuations and emergency plans for Hurricane Dorian during a news conference Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Atlanta.

Kemp On Hurricane Dorian: 'Get Out Early Before This Thing Hits'

Gov. Brian Kemp and state emergency officials continue to urge coastal resident's east of Interstate 95 to evacuate inland, warning of strong winds,...

September 03, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Emily Jones
City Hall in Savannah, Georgia is an early 1900s Renaissance Revival building with a 70-foot gold leaf dome.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Savannah Town Hall

On this edition of Political Rewind, we are live in Savannah Georgia recording with an audience of enthusiastic voters. We talk coastal and statewide...

November 01, 2018
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  • Robert Jimison
Roy Minter

Savannah PD's New Chief Lays Out Goals

Savannah’s new police chief says he plans to get out in the community and do a lot of listening when he takes office next month. Roy Minter complimented...

July 19, 2018
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  • Cindy Hill
More than 500 Georgia jail inmates have died over the last 10 years.

Mental Illness Factored Into 1 In 10 Georgia Jail Deaths Since 2008

The United States Department of Justice estimates nearly two-thirds of all jail inmates have mental health problems. In Georgia, a new investigation...

May 21, 2018
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  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Adam Ragusea

Savannah School Board Elections Draw New Candidates: Conversation with Susan Catron

Savannah-Chatham School Board elections are less than two weeks away, on May 22, 2018. Several candidates are running for the first time. We spoke with...

May 11, 2018
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley discusses policing plans for the de-merger Feb. 1.

Chatham Co. Sheriff's Office To Assist County Police After De-Merger

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office will help patrol unincorporated areas around Savannah starting Feb. 1, the county announced Friday. That is when the...

January 26, 2018
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  • Emily Jones
Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Jack Lumpkin discusses his coming departure and the de-merger of the joint police department

Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Addresses Departure, De-merger

Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Jack Lumpkin said Thursday the department is poised to move forward as he leaves for Dekalb County. He said violent crime...

December 28, 2017
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  • Emily Jones

City Fire Fees & County's Hospital Sale: Savannah News Wrap with Susan Catron

The City of Savannah is considering charging property owners a fee for fire service. We spoke with Susan Catron, executive editor of Savannah Morning...

November 20, 2017
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
The mosquito injects saliva, which contains an anesthetic, and an anticoagulant into the puncture wound, and in infected mosquitoes, West Nile virus.

Death From West Nile Virus Reported In Coastal Georgia

Health officials on the Georgia coast are reporting a fatal case of mosquito-borne West Nile virus. The Coastal Health District of the Georgia...

October 02, 2017
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  • Associated Press

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