Savannah News

One afternoon last week, I spent some time wandering around the outside of the Savannah Pharmacy building on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

Steve Bisson/Savannah Morning News - Nine-week old Hansel is held by Jodi Lewis, a supervisor at the Chatham County Animal Control Shelter.

In ancient Rome, the consumption of oysters was thought to imbue great power and influence, so it is little wonder that this humble mollusk features prominently at the Savannah-Chatham Day seafood fest in Atlanta.

Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News Spence Howell, right, helps translate for Dr. Lawrence Zottoli as he talks with Ana Arevalo at the St. Joseph's/Candler Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City.

The Band Perry performed in Savannah on Friday night as part of their "We Are Pioneers" world tour, featuring special guests Lindsay Ell and Easton Corbin.

The American Red Cross Chatham County Disaster Action Team responded to a mobile home fire Friday night in Garden City, displacing 1 adult and 1 child.

Detectives are asking the public for help identifying a car that heavily damaged a historical park in downtown Savannah on Sunday morning.

Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News The former St. Mary's Home on East Victory Drive will be renovated as the new Catholic Pastoral Center for the Diocese of Savannah with an early 2015 completion planned.

There won't be car sharing in Savannah by tomorrow. Or a self-standing fishing gear carrier.

The Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia recognized five Savannah-area women Friday as Women of Distinction for their professional accomplishments and providing role models for girls.

Georgia holds the unfortunate distinction of ranking 12th in the nation for men killing women in single-victim homicides, most of which are domestic violence murders, according to a study conducted by the Violence Policy Center.

Chatham County public office hopefuls this week secured their positions on the May 20 ballot during the qualifying period for the upcoming non-partisan and general primary elections.

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced today that Deelo has been named Program Director for WKFS /Cincinnati.

Bald is beautiful, and many people in Savannah will shave their heads this weekend to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer research.

Southern Garden History Society members admire some of the booms as they stroll the grounds of Dunham Farms on Sunday afternoon.

Savannah council members met with state legislators and transportation officials Thursday about Project DeRenne, development of Hutchinson Island and the expansion of the Chatham Area Transit system.

'City Front Channel After Midnight,' an oil and Demar resin painting of a container ship passing the Historic District is one in a series of 10 paintings by Robert Morris depicting the Savannah River channel from Garden City Terminal to the Sea Buoy.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are looking for the gold car and suspect involved in a series of Savannah car break-ins last month.

SCMPD Violent Crimes detectives are investigating the shooting of a homeless man in the Live Oak area of Savannah that occurred late Wednesday night.

Detectives have launched an investigation into the shooting of a homeless man during a late-night game of dominoes in Savannah's Live Oak neighborhood.