CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTGS) — Students at Godley Station School in Chatham County tested out the Safe Routes and Walking School Bus program for the first time, Wednesday. Savannah Chatham County School System (SCCPSS) Campus Police launched the program as a way to provide safety to students who walk to school. “With our enrollment, we have… Keep Reading
Jaime Detzi first became a staunch prekindergarten advocate three years ago. As the executive director for Chatham Education Foundation (CEF), she’d be talking with a CEF board member about Chatham County Schools’ first Kindergarten readiness camp, which her organization was funding. “We just started thinking, ‘OK, that was a three-week, half-day camp, and it did… Keep Reading
A developer has big plans for land across the highway from Fearrington Village. Avra Development, a Pittsboro-based LLC, bought over 60 acres off U.S. 15-501 for $4.75 million, according to a deed filed Oct. 6 in Chatham County. Aldo Bartolone, manager of Avra Development, told TBJ in an email that plans for the land include an 80,000-square-foot neighborhood… Keep Reading
SAVANNAH, Ga. —Early voting is underway in the first election in Georgia with Senate Bill 202 in place. The Bill was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on March 25. The restrictive law affects several voting areas including limiting drop boxes, requiring proof of identification when voting by mail and stopping people from handing… Keep Reading
A wreck damaged the front steps of a home near the intersection of Anderson and Paulsen streets last week. A photo posted to the Facebook group Traffic Calming Needed in Downtown Savannah showed the vehicle listed to one side in the yard, partially supported by the brick steps. That wreck came just a few weeks after a… Keep Reading
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Who you vote for in terms of representation on the Chatham County Commission and Savannah-Chatham County Public School board may change because of the 2020 census. Commission and school board members met Monday to review proposed changes in district maps that are called for by a growing population in Chatham County.… Keep Reading
The Haw River is an important natural resource the county should invest in before rapid Pittsboro development ensues, the all-volunteer group Friends of Lower Haw River State Natural Area told county commissioners at the board’s meeting last month. In addition to wanting to see a Haw River trails corridor/feasibility study completed, the organization’s president, Gretchen… Keep Reading
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia distributed 20 million pounds of food in 2020, a 24% increase in demand, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That increase along with limitations at the food bank’s President Street facility has led the nonprofit to set its sights on a new distribution center in west Savannah. “What it… Keep Reading
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. — Savannah-Chatham and Beaufort County schools are dealing with the ill effects of social media challenges targeting children. “They tore the counter off, but while they did they videoed that the mirror was in the background,” said Chad Cox, secondary education executive for the Beaufort County School District. “So you could see… Keep Reading
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Election officials kick off early voting Monday in Georgia. Due to Senate Bill 202, voters should expect several changes in Chatham County when it comes to in-person voting and mail-in ballots. Voters can expect to use new electronic ballot marking devices while voting in-person. New guidelines for absentee voting include having… Keep Reading
