S.P.A.C.E. Visual Arts Classes Now Registering

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:01 +0000

Savannah's Place for Art, Culture and Education (S.P.A.C.E.) is now registering students for its fall visual arts classes and workshops.

Day and evening sessions are offered for children, teens and adults in all skill levels.

Sessions begin Sept. 20 & October 4 and are held at the Department of Cultural Affairs’ S.P.A.C.E. studios, located at 9 W. Henry St.

Girl Scouts Accepting Nominations for Women of Distinction

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:01 +0000

The Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia are pleased to announce that our 2011 Women of Distinction nominations are now open.

Nominees are area women who, through their service to others and their community, have set an example of excellence for girls in the southeast Georgia region of the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia.

City Opens Project DeRenne Resource Center

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:01 +0000

Community leaders and neighborhood residents gathered Tuesday morning to officially open the Project DeRenne Resource Center.

SCCPSS Holds Groundbreaking, Grand Opening

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:02 +0000

A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site of what will be the new Pulaski Elementary School.

Upon completion the new school will include 89,762 Square Feet with 38 Classrooms, including Pre-k through 5th grade classrooms, music and art classrooms, computer/technology lab. School board officials were on hand, and 4th grader Christlyn Lapsley lead the pledge of allegiance.

SSU Athletics Receives Financial Donation

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:02 +0000

The Savannah State University athletic department received a financial donation from the Woodville-Tompkins Athletic Hall of Fame Association in a ceremony at Tiger Arena.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Holds Underground Round-Up Retreat

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:02 +0000

By JaLynda Hudson, Tribune Intern, Savannah State University

The members of the South Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Incorporated were welcomed to Savannah, Georgia for their Undergraduate Round-Up Retreat. The ladies of this illustrious organization gathered together from colleges in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to mix and mingle, and nevertheless conduct the business of their sorority.

How Today’s Black Youth Became End Time Prophecy Free Community Event A Success

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:05 +0000

Servant Emannu’el Branch of Yahshua University.com hosted a free event at the Carnegie Library on Saturday in an effort to save our Black youth from Black-on-Black crime, homicide, poverty, single parenthood….

Special Meeting for Cann Park and Jackson Park Neighborhoods

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:05 +0000

Residents in both the Cann Park and Jackson Park neighborhoods are invited to attend a special meeting to discuss a proposal to expand the Cann Park Neighborhood Association to include the neighboring Jackson Park neighborhood.

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m, Thursday, September 2 at Butler Presbyterian Church, 603 West Victory Drive.

Savannah State University dedicates new Tiger Express Diner

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:05 +0000

Savannah State University President Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr., Ph.D., and more than a dozen university administrators, staff, alumni and friends gathered Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, for a formal dedication ceremony for the new Tiger Express Diner on the SSU campus.

Groundbreaking for Everlasting Life Christian Church, Inc. A New Beginning to a Divine Completion!

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:05 +0000

God kept His promise to Pastor Van Marie Green, Elder Isaiah Green and the Everlasting Life Christian Church family. On August 8, 2010 at 5:00p.m they BROKE GROUND for their New Sanctuary.

Jesus spoke these words according to the gospel of Mark 10:27 “With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”

Scenes from the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Conference

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:11 +0000

NAACP Deeply Disappointed in Troy Davis Decision

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:11 +0000

The NAACP is deeply disappointed in the decision by a Georgia federal district judge who ruled that death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis did not prove his innocence in an evidentiary hearing held earlier this summer.

State Selected as Phase II Winner of Unprecedented Federal Grant Opportunity

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:11 +0000

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue has announced that Georgia was selected as a winner by the U.S. Department of Education for the second round of “Race to the Top” grants.