CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTGS) — Chatham County is taking efforts to combat climate change and sea-level rise with a symposium set to take place Tuesday, Sept. 14. On Friday, Chatham County Chairman Chester Ellis said that county government officials and agencies are watching the increase in extreme weather events around the world, and they want… Keep Reading
COVID-19 cases continue to increase as the U.S. enters the fourth wave of the pandemic, and some companies are taking matters into their own hands to prevent even more financial and human resource risk when it comes to transmitting the infectious disease. On Aug. 25, Delta Airlines announced they would impose a $200 monthly surcharge… Keep Reading
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTGS) — The Chatham County Health Department opened new COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites Thursday in western Chatham County. “We all know that West Chatham has been has been one of the fastest growing areas in Chatham County. There’s a lot of people that live in this area, there’s a lot of homes… Keep Reading
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – In just under two months, Chatham County voters will head to the polls for the November general election. On November 2, there will be municipal elections in Tybee Island, Thunderbolt, Bloomingdale, Garden City and Port Wentworth. A special election will also take place for voters in District 165 to fill the… Keep Reading
The Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools had 17 school bus drivers call out on Wednesday, a decline from the initial sick-out on Friday where 54 drivers called out and left many students and families scrambling for rides to school. On Tuesday, 45 drivers called out sick. All those routes were covered Wednesday, according to a district… Keep Reading
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Chatham County leaders need your help to decide what to do with millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan. The county will receive about $56 million dollars in pandemic relief money. They have half of that money already — Chatham County got over $28 million dollars in relief money in… Keep Reading
Chatham County jailors take many steps to keep drugs out of their 2,000-bed facility — even down to limiting how those incarcerated there receive mail. Staff at the local detention center have intercepted letters and envelopes addressed to inmates that are laced with fentanyl, a synthetic and inexpensive opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine,… Keep Reading
Despite a surge of COVID-19 cases among Savannah-area first responders, the insidiousness of the delta variant – and now the discovery of a new mu variant in Georgia –the Chatham County Detention Center hasn’t been overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases. Chatham County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Parla Parker told the Savannah Morning News that 16 inmates had… Keep Reading
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – It’s been a month since many area schools across Georgia and south Carolina started back up. For some, it’s been their first opportunity for full, in-person instruction since the beginning of the pandemic. But COVID guidelines vary from district-to-district. That, combined with some serious outbreaks, has some parents confused and distressed.… Keep Reading
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Chatham County and local partners will be discussing climate change and sea level rise at its upcoming symposium on Sept. 14. Staff members from the county, Georgia Tech, and the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Planning Commission will be answering the public’s questions during the session. Continue Reading on WSAV Keep Reading
