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National Weather Service issues heat advisory for Coastal Georgia and the Lowcountry
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Download the WJCL app for weather alerts:Apple, Google Play. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for our area as the heat index reaches 106 to 110. Coastal Bryan, Chatham, Liberty and McIntosh counties as well as Beaufort and coastal Jasper county are under...
Notorious Liberty County intersection traps residents, churchgoers
Adeline Nelson’s home in Midway’s McIntosh community sits across the street from the 164-year-old St. Peter’s African Methodist Episcopal Church on U.S. Highway 84 and East Oglethorpe Highway. Dangerous traffic, she says, means it often takes five minutes or more to get in or out of her driveway.
Riceboro hosts 4th annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival
RICEBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Juneteenth celebrations continue across our area. The city of Riceboro in Liberty County is hosting their 4th annual Juneteenth freedom festival. WTOC was at the festival Wednesday, the festival was held not only to celebrate, but to learn about what this day means for history. Organizers...
Coastal Georgia celebrates Juneteenth
This story was originally published by The Current GA. Wednesday brings the Juneteenth holiday, but celebrations have already started from Woodbine to Sapelo to Savannah and Tybee and Port Wentworth. It’s not too late to join wherever you are on the coast. Tybee Island hosts a 2-day festival followed...
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