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Missing 12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Found Safe in Ohio After Two Month Search
ATLANTA (NEWSnet/AP) — A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance rallied a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said Friday that Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, about 70 miles south of Cleveland, in the company of a Guatemalan man who is now being held in jail on a rape charge.
127 Yard Sale coming in August
Billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale,” the 127 Yard Sale is an annual event that takes place next week, stretching 690 miles and spanning US Highway 127 across six states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The 127 Yard Sale began in 1987 as the brainchild of Mike Walker, a former Fentress County […] The post 127 Yard Sale coming in August appeared first on Winchester Sun.
All-female surfing contest still going strong on Folly Beach
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - Folly Beach is having its 22nd Wahine Classic, where around 250 young girls and women will participate in a surf competition this weekend. “The mission of the FBWC is to share the strength of surfer women of all ages and abilities through a fun weekend of surf competition and camaraderie,” Director of the Folly Beach Wahine Classic Nicole Elko says.
Alabama Nurse, Mother of Six, Killed in Georgia Crash
An Alabama woman died Wednesday following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Georgia. Brandy Rodgers, age 39 of Oxford, died in that crash at 4:02pm. The Georgia State Patrol said Rodgers was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. According to a GoFundMe page set up...
Bath & Body Works' Halloween merch is out. Here's what Savannah-area customers can expect
If you're a fan of Bath & Body Works' festive and fresh-smelling fragrances, their latest lineup is available now. Bath & Body Works confirmed that their Halloween collection dropped online and at stores on Monday. Here are some of the new scents available: ...
Chatham County Commission moves to protect oldest home in west Chatham
Off the winding Little Neck Road, where new development continues its march into Chatham County's rural outskirts, sits a snapshot of Savannah's mid-1800s countryside. Likely built between 1825-1850, the Jacob Fox Gould House is an antebellum cottage still standing on 20 acres of its original 650. A staff report from the Chatham County Historic Preservation Commission states the home is the oldest in its vicinity. ...
Local entrepreneur Kewaan Drayton becomes 2024 Truist Foundation Fellow
Local entrepreneur Kewaan Drayton, named the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, has recently accomplished another impressive feat in the business community by becoming a 2024 Truist Foundation Fellow. Powered by the Watson Institute, the Truist Foundation Fellowship is a fully funded 16-week program designed for emerging entrepreneurs, business owners and nonprofit founders in Georgia. More than 220 hopefuls applied to this year’s Truist Foundation Fellowship, and Drayton landed one of the 18 slots in this year’s cohort, being one of just two fellows from Savannah. He’d learned of the opportunity after seeing an ad for it online.
Lottery warning for new unclaimed $2 million Powerball prize and all you need is your phone to check numbers
LOTTERY officials have asked players to check their phones as millions of dollars could go unclaimed. The winning ticket was sold on Georgia Lottery's mobile app in Powder Springs, a city twenty miles west of Atlanta. Wednesday night’s jackpot was a whopping $116 million, but no one matched all five...