Savannah News

It's been nothing but hustle and bustle along River Street all day, as vendors began setting up for Savannah's biggest celebration of the year, St. Patrick's Day.

A federal judge has called it "somewhat troubling" that a city of Savannah water department employee with a lengthy criminal history and carrying a gun was allowed to make service calls, including to homes of citizens, for three years as part of his job.

Painting by Sandy Branam "Arthur's World" by Thunderbolt artist Sandy Branam shows the man with the things Savannahians identify with him: White beard, white buckets, white boots, bicycle, rowboat and cast nets.

Metro Savannah's unemployment rate increased to 6.9 percent in January, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.6 percent in December, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today.

Justin Timberlake's tour in support of his new album, "The 20/20 Experience," is on its way to London, courtesy of the Port of Savannah.

Transportation officials say the opening of the final phase of the Truman Parkway will ease traffic flow from downtown Savannah, particularly on Abercorn Street.

A Third ID Ranger lost his life in Afghanistan. Now his mother is fighting for a common sense resolution for the state of Georgia.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 318 into law Thursday afternoon, allowing local drinking establishments to operate on Sunday for the St. Patrick's Day festival.

Here's your first look at this week's pets for adoption and info on how you can bring them home.

The Express Clydesdales are in Savannah for the St. Patrick's Day parade and are helping to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police made the third arrest related to downtown Savannah shootings on and near Broughton Street occurring Feb. 25 just after 1 a.m. Shavatica Morris, 21, was taken into custody by the US Marshal's Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 6, during a traffic stop at Davidson Street and Dean ... (more)

The Housing Authority of Savannah and the Robert Hitch Village Master Development Team will host a collaborative community design workshop from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. on March 27 at the Savannah Baptist Center, 704 Wheaton St. The redevelopment of Hitch Village is the cornerstone of the East Savannah Gateway Transformation Plan.

The same company, Florida-based United Site Services, will be providing the portable commodes again for the fifth year in a row after the city received only two non-local bids to provide much-needed relief to the thousands of beer drinking partiers coming to town.

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police is searching for a Savannah man involved in a fatal traffic crash on March 5. Randal Lane Caruthers II, 39 has been charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, 13 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.

The Libertarian Party of Georgia is planning to organize a local affiliate party in Savannah this year, according to a party leader.

The Richmond Hill woman charged in the 2012 wrong-way crash that killed a Bryan County Sheriff's deputy has agreed to an open-ended plea on April 29 in Savannah, according to the Chatham County District Attorney's office.

"To say that Emily Bargeron makes original use of a Mexican blanket is to understate the sexy perfection of a simple maxidress in Tijuana tequila tones."

In a meeting Tuesday at the Commerce Club where Reed spoke to business and civic leaders, he said news of President Barack Obama 's failure to include the federal share for the project in his budget has been misrepresented, reports SaportaReport.com "He believes funding for the port will be in the Water Resources Development Act," said Campos.

With the Grand Opening of the improved Bacon Park Golf Course, O.C. Welch brought out a couple of local legends to help out.

In anticipation of the huge St. Patrick's Day celebration in Savannah, the Savannah Winds community wind symphony performed a concert Tuesday night.