Chatham County News

A website aimed at helping people find biking and walking friendly places to live recently gave Savannah a failing grade overall, although some areas such as downtown received high marks.

The Bulloch County school board has settled the question of who will be the principal of Southeast Bulloch Middle School for the next year.

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System employees were honored for their hard work during the school system's 2014 Instructional Support Person of the Year award ceremony on Thursday.

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According to officials, a raccoon in Chatham County has tested positive for rabies.

A jury on Thursday found Jerry Lewis Howard, 50, guilty of rape, aggravated assault and third-degree cruelty to a child for his involvement for an assault of is former live-in girlfriend.

Ashley Jones stands before a photograph of the Interstate 16 flyover at her show "Frogtown to Victory" at Ashmore Gallery.

THIS WAS pure coincidence. On the same day that Savannah City Council wrestled with a rezoning request for a new restaurant on Liberty Street, local planners were explaining a proposed new rule book designed to reduce or eliminate such messy disputes.

On Wednesday, the director of Chatham Area Transit became one of their highest-paid public officials, receiving an annual salary of $172,000 and a benefits package that pushes his total yearly compensation to almost $250,000. Chatham County Commissioner Helen Stone, one of nine members of the board that oversees CAT, said Mr.

The proposed Unified Zoning Ordinance would clear up much of the confusion regarding lodging, restaurant and bar uses and relax parking requirements many downtown businesses face, the ordinance's writers told the Savannah Area Tourism Leadership Council on Thursday during the group's monthly luncheon.

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In the shadow of a 400 year-old live oak, Archeologist Rita Elliot shows visitors the excavation near King George Blvd.

This morning's email brought news of the first sea turtle nest in Georgia. After false crawls way down south on Cumberland and up here on Ossabaw island, it was another Chatham County island -- Wassaw -- that recorded the first nest of the 2013 season.

Chatham County Sheriff Al St Lawrence spent much of Monday morning defending his request for more funding to staff the jail expansion amid tough questioning from county commissioners worried about a tax increase.

These days, all of us are trying to find ways to get healthier. We know it starts by making healthier choices at the dinner table, but we also have to get some exercise.

Seniors in Chatham County are learning how to better protect themselves. The Garden City Police Department held a safety course for senior citizens Monday night.

The event, put on by the city of Savannah and Chatham County, was attended by students between the ages of 11-20 as well as parents.

The Chatham County Commission has scheduled a public hearing Monday on its budget for fiscal year 2014.

On Wednesday, David Schwarz will announce that he's running for 1st district House seat currently occupied by Jack Kingston.

The Transportation Security Administration says it is reviewing claims that a bomb-sniffing dog bit a woman at the Atlanta airport.