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Education
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah State University has a new leader for campus technology. The university named Arthur Williamson its chief information officer, putting him in charge of information technology strategy and day-to-day operations. In the new job, Williamson is expected to shore up the technology backbone of the campus, improve…
Education
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Families in Savannah weighing a magnet-style or career program for next school year will apply under new rules, as the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System revamps how its Choice Programs take students. The district has dropped its Student Success Expo. In its place, each Choice Program school…
Business
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah's Black business community will gather at the Armstrong Center on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 3, as the Greater Savannah Black Chamber of Commerce celebrates a decade of its Black Business Gala. The program starts at 7 p.m. This year the gala carries the theme Black…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah City Council has signed off on a package of flood planning documents meant to lower the risk of high water and keep a discount on flood insurance flowing to thousands of local policyholders. At its latest regular meeting, the council adopted the 2026 Floodplain Management Plan…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Republican Jim Kingston held a lead of just under 3 percentage points over Democrat Amanda Hollowell in the race for the Savannah-based 1st Congressional District in Georgia early Wednesday, and Hollowell said she plans to challenge the outcome. With roughly 99 percent of the vote counted at…
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