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Georgia Ports welcomes heavy equipment processor to area
Belgian company Aertssen Logistics establishes U.S. footprint. Heavy equipment producers moving cargo through the Georgia Ports Authority have a new Savannah-area processing and logistics services option. “We are proud to welcome Aertssen Logistics to the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick,” said GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch. “Their new location...
Hampton, Bluffton public officials indicted by Public Integrity Unit
OAKTIE, S.C. (WSAV) – Four public officials, two from Hampton and two from Bluffton, have been indicted following investigations by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The State of South Carolina Fourteenth Judicial Circuit announced the indictments. The Hampton defendants are former Administrator Rose Dobson-Elliott and former Hampton County Deputy Sheriff Justin Edwards. Dobson-Elliott […]
Georgia Southern’s economic impact soared beyond $1.145 billion for 2023 fiscal year
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)—Recent reports from the University System of Georgia (USG) highlight that Georgia Southern University has made a significant economic impact both on its surrounding region and on the graduates it produces. The USG recorded a $21.89 billion total economic impact from July 1, 2022, until June 30, 2023, while Georgia Southern’s annual economic […]
Three people injured after shooting on West Street in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Above video: Thursday morning headlines. Savannah police are investigating a shooting that happened early Thursday morning in the 200 block of West Street. The incident, which unfolded around 1:30 a.m., resulted in three adult male victims sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. Responding to a ShotSpotter alert, officers arrived...
Season preview: Portal out to prove they’re not one-hit wonders
PORTAL, Ga. (WTOC) - The Portal Panthers are coming off a 2023 season where they went in as the underdogs and came out as region champions for the first time in school history. That performance was good enough to earn them the title of most improved football team in Class...
Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce announces Leadership Bulloch Class of 2025
The Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce has announced the members of its new Leadership Bulloch class. Leadership Bulloch is a competitive, 9-month flagship program of the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce that seeks to identify and develop future community leaders by exposing class participants to various aspects of the community, including economic development, public safety, agribusiness and local and state government. The Leadership Bulloch class is presented this year by Synovus. Gold Sponsors are Colony Bank & The SACK Company. Class Day Sponsors are BBWH, Tidewater Agriculture Equipment Company, Morris Bank, Cardinal Glass, CORE Credit Union, Dabbs, Hickman, Hill and Cannon, and Savannah/Hilton Head International...
Nancy Mace Torched for Butchering Harris’s Name
What’s in a name? Well, save it, because Representative Nancy Mace doesn’t actually care. The South Carolina Republican, who has drifted further and further into the MAGA fold, made a disastrous appearance on CNN Thursday night. “Kamala’s, Ka-mala’s, uh—” Mace stumbled. “You had it right, you almost got it!” chided a smiling Keith Boykin, former Clinton White House aide.Mace began again, still mispronouncing Harris’s name wrong. “I will say Kama-la’s name any way that I want to,” Mace snapped, defensively. Boykin and another panelist, Vanderbilt University professor Michael Eric Dyson, erupted into protests not to mispronounce Harris’s name. But Mace...
Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state on Thursday came out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night. At a meeting in July, the board advanced a proposal that would require three separate poll workers to count ballots at […]
Prizes available for hunters during Shooting Sports Month
SOCIAL CIRCLE – August has been designated as Shooting Sports Month, according to a recent proclamation signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. And there's no place better to celebrate than a Georgia public shooting range. Georgia has more than 45 public archery and shooting ranges available, many of them available on public land like Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) or Public Fishing Areas (PFAs). To encourage visitation to public ranges, especially during...
Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal pens children’s book in honor of late wife
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Most people know Nathan Deal as Georgia’s former governor. But he’s now also the author of a brand-new children’s book!. Deal came to Atlanta News First to talk about “Veto, the Governor’s Cat.” He said he wrote the book in honor of his late wife, Sandra Deal, who was a teacher passionate about childhood literacy. Part of the book’s proceeds will go toward The Deal Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to criminal justice reform and bolstering education.
Tracking a comfortable cooldown for Southeast Georgia, Lowcountry...plus the latest on Ernesto
A comfortable cooldown is in the forecast for Southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry. Temperatures out the door on Friday will start in the 60s for inland locations and low to mid 70s at the coast. The pleasant temperatures will be enhanced by lower humidity. If Savannah drops below 70° it...
Local swimmers shine in 2024 Georgia Swimming State Competitions
Four athletes from the Southern Eagle Aquatics swim club team competed in the annual Georgia Swimming 14 and under Age Group State Championship meet, held July 19-21 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. One athlete also competed in the Senior State Long Course Championship meet, held July 26-28 in Athens, GA. Together they represented Statesboro among the top swimmers from around the state of Georgia. Davine Chen, 10, achieved state qualifying times and competed in four events: Girls 50M Free, 50M Breast, 100M Breast, and 100M Free. She earned a personal best time in the 50M Free (36.61). Easton Moore, 10, achieved state qualifying times and competed in...
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