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Mu Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi holds scholarship giveaway
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - College is a privilege not everyone can afford, but thanks to one fraternity, fifteen Savannah-Chatham County seniors won’t have to bear that financial burden alone. On Saturday, the Mu Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. held a scholarship presentation for Savannah-Chatham County graduated...
Lowcountry businesses impacted by the cyber outage
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Locally, those impacted by a nationwide cyber outage have either resolved their issues or are working to do so. The outage left crucial public services at a standstill. It all comes as the county’s tax commissioner announced the motor vehicle system is down. That means the...
Local military community reacts to shocking allegations against nonprofit founder
RINCON, Ga. (WSAV) – A Rincon woman is accused of defrauding the federal government by taking benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs that were not legally hers, and the local military community is in shock. Miranda Briggs allegedly collected more than $130,000 in VA benefits as the spouse of a veteran who passed. That’s […]
Thousands come out for SCCPSS Back-to-School Expo
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Savannah Chatham County Public Schools’ Back to School Expo attracted thousands to the Savannah Civic Center, giving families everything they need to know before the first bell. “We’re excited about the new year,” said White Bluff Elementary principal Robert Lewis. “We’re excited about the vision of the school and what we’re […]
Top Savannah-area Democrats stump for Biden in Johnson Square amid Republican National Convention
The afternoon before former President Donald Trump was set to give his Republican National Convention speech, Savannah-area Democrats, including Mayor Van Johnson, gathered in Johnson Square to stump for President Joe Biden's campaign. Johnson, along with State Representative Anne Allen Westbrook (GA-163) and Chatham County District 6 Commissioner Aaron Whitely,...
2nd Annual Teaching and Learning Conference Opens July 23
School resumes in a couple of weeks but already, teachers are hard at work getting ready for the new year. Nearly 1000 Savannah-Chatham County Public School educators across grades K-12 will attend the 2024 Teaching and Learning Conference on July 23 and 24. Presented by the SCCPSS Curriculum and Instruction Department, this exciting 2-day event will bring teachers together to engage in hands-on sessions and receive teaching and learning resources.
Loop It Up Savannah Awarded ‘Bridge Grant’ from Georgia Council for the Arts
Loop It Up Savannah was awarded a Bridge Grant from Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, for fiscal year 2025. The Bridge Grant provides funding for operating support to nonprofit arts organizations, many of which were negatively affected by COVID-19. As...
Savannah-Chatham Co. Public School System says Powerschool is down, impacting registration
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System says access to Powerschool is down to the technology outage. The school system says if you’re trying to use Powerschool for registration or update, try again later. The school system apologizes for the inconvenience.
Chatham EMS, Savannah fire fall victim to CrowdStrike outage
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The global CrowdStrike outage hit Chatham EMS and Savannah Fire paramedics briefly Friday morning, forcing crews to switch from digital incident reports to pen and paper. During every call, paramedics have to fill out an incident report on a program called "ImageTrend." “We upload our patient...
Local Democratic Party leaders campaign for Biden-Harris
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Local leaders of the Democratic Party gathered in Johnson Square Thursday to encourage people to vote for the Biden-Harris administration. Those leaders included Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, House Rep. Anne Allen Westbrook and Chatham County District 6 Commissioner Aaron Whitely. Each of them commended Biden’s action to protect women’s rights, support […]
Gov. Kemp announces $1.5 billion to boost Coastal Georgia transportation infrastructure
ATLANTA — Six transportation infrastructure projects in Chatham, Effingham, Bryan and Glynn counties will benefit from some of the $1.5 billion now allocated from last year’s state budget. “Georgia has been open after the pandemic, revenues have outpaced our expenses, and we save for a rainy day, and...
Savannah-Chatham County schools' principals list for 2024-25: Find your school's leader
Editor's note: This story has been updated to accurately reflect that Heather Handy had been the principal at Herschel V. Jenkins High School not Sol C. Johnson High School. The article has also been updated to correct that Carrie E. Gould Elementary School's principal Michelle Carthon was the principal last year, as well. ...
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