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Savannah-Chatham Public Schools and Effingham County only allow mesh or clear backpacks, and as back to school shoppers and donators begin to buy new supplies, they need to make sure they do a little homework before they head out the door.

SeeS.A.W. co-founder Matt Hebermehl outlines geometric shapes on a new mural created by SeeS.A.W. in conjunction with Kayak KafA© Midtown.

Lekeshia Jones said she thought something strange was going on when she sent her Myers Middle School business club students off to get scissors and they never came back.

George M. Brinson came into Springfield, building his railroad about 1905, buying large tracts of land and selling lots, creating a big building boom in town.

L ook near the feet of locals and tourists walking along River Street to see another view to downtown enjoyment.

Pat has never been one to take things slowly. When he retired from his job as assistant county manager after more than 27 years working in Chatham County government finance, he turned around and took a job as interim executive director of Union Mission.

Greetings, film fans. In a simple twist of fate, every single one of the six noteworthy alternative motion picture screenings taking place over the next seven days in the greater Savannah area is either a retro classic in and of itself, or a movie whose plot specifically commemorates or memorializes an earlier time.

"It's not our fault your broke _____ wanted everything for free. We don't want you to come back to AT&T.

Savannah's the 17th happiest city out of 318 metro areas in the United States, according to research on life satisfaction highlighted Wednesday on The Washington Post's Wonkblog .

Responding Central Precinct officers found him near Hampstead Avenue and Rogerwood Street when they responded to a shooting call about 10 p.m. Hampstead Avenue was closed for hours as Savannah-Chatham Metro investigators looked over the scene.

A man wanted for the attack, robbery and attempted murder of a Savannah man on July 22 was arrested on Thursday.

Savannah has had more shooting victims than days over the past two weeks. These are numbers you might expect from cities like Chicago or New Orleans, but not from a city with less than 150,000 residents.

One of the highlights of the second annual Savannah VOICE Festival is the staging of "Don Giovanni" - one of Mozart's most popular operas.

Limelight hydrangea turned the gardening world upside down just a few short years ago as gardeners everywhere became introduced to the panicle hydrangea.

The Historic Savannah Foundation is appealing a recent decision by the city's Zoning Board of Appeals to allow demolition of a building at 240 W. Broughton St. The complaint was filed last Friday in Chatham County Superior Court, a rare legal action by the local preservation organization.

The vegetables used came from the garden that the center has on site. One of Community Health Mission's patients takes care of the garden.

As one's ears pop due to the steady rise in elevation along the more than 10-mile trip from Lucerne to Holden Village, the eyes are treated to the sight of many happy faces waving, looking happy and contented as they greet visitors upon arrival to the remote location.

In part 2 of our Mind Meld duo featuring fictional gadgetry , we asked our panelists this: Q: Where's my holo-deck, and aren't we supposed to have flying cars?? What gadget from SF , would you like to see go from Science Fiction to Science Fact? Are there any oldies that you were sure would be reality by now? Alex Hughes was born in Savannah, GA ... (more)

Thursday, July 31, members of the SCMPD Patrol School Class 274 and Class 275 will honor a fallen Bulloch County Sheriff's deputy during a "Run to Remember" in downtown Savannah.

The final mock-up of the mural to be painted on the back of the West Broad Street YMCA, which was designed by the YMCA kids and will be painted by Hebermehl and Ray.