Archive for August, 2009

Police use car vs. pedestrian crash to counter critics, warn walkers

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Police: Woman Killed Boyfriend With AxPolice say a Savannah woman killed her boyfriend with an ax, chopping him 20 times as he was lying in bed.

Savannah man gets life plus 45 years in hatchet murder of roommateA Savannah man was convicted Thursday on a murder charge in the 2006 hatchet-knife slaying of his roommate.

Police use [...]

Gullah/Geechee launch 2009 festival in Savannah

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Augusta native takes over massive social ministry in SavannahThe Rev. Da’Henri R. Thurmond Sr. delivers the sermon at St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.

Bike and bus beat car in Dump the Pump commuting challengeWe have a winner! Savannah Bicycle Campaign board member Frank McIntosh reached City Hall a couple minutes before Sean Brandon, Savannah’s director [...]

Paula Deen helps unload tons of ham donations

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Savannah Shooting Victim DiesSAVANNAH, GA : A man shot early Tuesday morning on Savannah’s east side has died.

Savannah man gets life in prison for ‘execution-style killing’Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 8:27 a.m. Harry Roosevelt Newkirk on Thursday was sentenced to life plus five years in prison for the 2005 “execution-style killing” of a Garden City convenience [...]

Fight breaks out at a bus depot in Savannah

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

ReBurbia Design Competition - ENTER IT!Dwell Magazine and Inhabitat.com are pleased to announce the first ever Reburbia competition: a design competition dedicated to re-envisioning the suburbs.With the current housing crisis, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, and rising energy costs, the future of suburbia looks bleak. Suburban communities in central California, Arizona and Florida are desolate and [...]

Civil Rights Leaders to Meet on Troy Anthony Davis Case

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Civil Rights Leaders to Meet on Troy Anthony Davis CaseA group of civil rights leaders is gathering in Atlanta to discuss the case of a convicted death row inmate who says he is innocent and should be spared from execution.

Gullah/Geechee launch 2009 festival in SavannahFrom front left to right: Gullah/Geechee Nation Chieftess Queen Quet, Elder [...]

Driver Charged in Accident That Killed 9 Year-Old

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

ReBurbia Design Competition - ENTER IT!Dwell Magazine and Inhabitat.com are pleased to announce the first ever Reburbia competition: a design competition dedicated to re-envisioning the suburbs.With the current housing crisis, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, and rising energy costs, the future of suburbia looks bleak. Suburban communities in central California, Arizona and Florida are desolate and [...]

Savannah firefighter arrested on sex charges

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Savannah firefighter arrested on sex chargesA 20-year veteran with Savannah Fire & Emergency Services was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly solicited a prostitute, according to metro police and Savannah Fire officials.

Police: Woman Killed Boyfriend With AxPolice say a Savannah woman killed her boyfriend with an ax, chopping him 20 times as he was [...]

Atlanta’s water problems aren’t likely to bring jobs to Savannah

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Atlanta’s water problems aren’t likely to bring jobs to SavannahJobs and other economic benefits that don’t flow to Atlanta because of its water-supply problems aren’t likely to trickle down to other parts of the state like Athens, Augusta, Savannah or Brunswick instead, many experts say.

Can herbs at the curbs ease Savannahs tree lawn troubles?A recent [...]

Journal offers in-depth guide to Port of Savannah

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Police use car vs. pedestrian crash to counter critics, warn walkersI really didn’t want to write about this again, but it looks like the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department is casting a June 19 car vs. pedestrian crash as vindication of its unpopular crackdown on jaywalking, which was launched last month. With a headline that’s [...]

Civil Rights Leaders to Meet on Troy Anthony Davis Case

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Police release victim’s names of Saturday night’s wreck on Tybee IslandSavannah Chatham Metro Police has released the names of the five people involved in the Saturday night’s single car accident that killed a young boy.

Civil Rights Leaders to Meet on Troy Anthony Davis CaseA group of civil rights leaders is gathering in Atlanta to discuss [...]