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Ridgeland Police investigating are occupants held hostage in home invasion
RIDGELAND, S.C. (WTOC) - The Ridgeland Police Department is investigating a home invasion that occurred on July 6. All three suspects are in custody and are being charged. Around 1:15 a.m., officers were called to Wood Duck Street regarding a home invasion. They say they found three armed men holding...
Jasper Co. school board retains legal firm amid superintendent investigation
Jasper Co. School Board held a virtual meeting on Thursday afternoon — marking the second unexpected board meeting this week — and voted to continue legal services with the law firm Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd. This comes two days after the board voted to remove the superintendent on paid leave.
Family of boy who drowned in a ‘borrow pit’ calls for more arrests after 10- and 11-year-old are charged weeks later
It took 55 days to confirm what Noah Bush’s family had known for weeks. His death was not an accident, as authorities had initially insisted. Now the family of the 8-year-old Georgia boy who drowned in a construction pit in May is calling for more arrests and a deeper investigation into the child’s death, which has been ruled a homicide, their attorney said.
BPC Faculty Member Awarded Grant from U.S. National Science Foundation
MOUNT VERNON, GA—Brewton-Parker College (BPC) celebrates with Dr. Sampyo Hong, Professor of Physical Sciences, who secured a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to provide students with the opportunity to work alongside experienced scientists doing cutting-edge research. Supported by the Chemical Catalysis program in the Division of Chemistry...
Troubled waters: How many of Georgia’s lakes, rivers and creeks are polluted?
The State of Georgia has hundreds of miles of rivers and streams, and hundreds of thousands of acres of lakes and reservoirs for recreation.However, before you dive in to the state’s lakes, rivers, streams or reservoirs, you may want to know what you’re swimming in.
Tech Outage: What hospitals in Southeast Georgia, the South Carolina Lowcountry have been affected?
SAVANNAH, Ga. — WJCL is reaching out to hospitals in our area to see if they have been impacted by Friday's global tech outage. Beaufort Memorial Hospital: Systems have experienced some issues. Clinical teams have implemented standard protocols to ensure patient care continues and IT teams have been working around the clock to bring computer systems back up. Patient care has not been impacted.
Peach Hill Capital acquires Georgetown Crossing community for $25.6 million
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Peach Hill Capital, in a joint venture with RK2 Property Group, has acquired Georgetown Crossing for $25.6 million. Georgetown Crossing, which will be rebranded as Georgetown Oaks, is a 168-unit Class B garden-style multifamily community built in 1994 and located in Georgetown, 13 miles south of downtown Savannah. It is one […]
Augusta area blueberry growers share their love of the popular Georgia superfood
After setting up shop at the Aiken County Farmers Market for 15 years, Cathy and Ed Kvartek decided it was time to venture out on their own. “It took us a while to find a property," Cathy Kvartek said. "We wanted a place that made people want to come back.”
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