December 24, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

City Mission hosts Christmas on the Corner

On Friday, December 19, the Old Savannah City Mission celebrated "Christmas on the Corner-I" of Burroughs and 33rd Street. More...

Beach Cuyler Neighborhood Association Makes Surprise Donation to Beach High Students

On Friday, December 19, the Beach Cuyler Neighborhood Association surprised the students of A.E. Beach High School with a $15,000 check to help pay for their trip to Washington DC to witness the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. More...

Gadsden Fourth Grader Impacts Community

Aaliyah Shellman, a fourth grade student at Gadsden Elementary School led a school-based "Pennies For Pizza" fundraiser at her school. Through her leadership, $500 were raised. More...

Social & Community News

Cornish Completes Law School

Florence Breanka Cornish recently graduated from Vermont Law School. Cornish, 26, is native of Jacksonville, Florida but currently resides in Savannah. After graduating from Ribault Sr. More...

City Officials Welcome Sushi-Zen to MLK/Montgomery Corridor

Sushi-Zen located at 30 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Sushi-Zen specializes in Fine Japanese Cuisine and is located in the heart of Savannah. More...

Johnson High International Baccalaureate Program to host Open House for Parents and Students

Johnson High School's prestigious International Baccalaureate Program will be hosting its annual Open House for parents and students who are interested in applying for admission to the Program for the 2009-2010 school year. More...

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Church

Grace Full Gospel Church Three-Day Revival

Pastor Erik Cooper of Phoenix, Arizona will be in a three-day Revival at Grace Full Gospel Church beginning with our Watch Night service on Wednesday, December 31st at 9:00 p.m. The Revival will continue on Thursday and Friday 7:00 p.m. nightly. More...

New Year's Eve Service at Living Hope Community Fellowship

Pastor Joyce C. More...

Jerusalem Missionary holds Holy Communion Candlelight Service

The Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Family, 904 Staley Avenue, is inviting the public to attend their Annual Holy Communion Candlelight Service. This sacred event will take place on Sunday December 28, 2008 at 3:30 pm. More...

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Sports

New Era begins in the History of Wildcat football

A new era in the history of Wildcat football at Fort Valley State University is about to begin. The university announced Donald Pittman, former Albany State University Rams Offensive Coordinator, as the new head football coach of the Wildcats. More...

Sports With Walter Moore

Tigers Unbeaten At Home Savannah State's men's basketball team raised their home record to 7-0 with a pair of wins last week. The Tigers defeated Kennesaw State 53-49 on December 16 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 47-42 on Dec. 18. More...

New Women's Basketball League Being Formed

An adult women's basketball tournament in conjunction with a new women's basketball league being formed is scheduled for 1/10/09 in Augusta Ga. Sixten teams are expected to compete for the championship and grand prize(TBD). More...

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Mayor Johnson Considered a Strong Contender to head up Office of Urban Policy

President- elect Barack Obama has promised to pursue a serious urban agenda, in part by creating an Office of Urban Policy to coordinate federal efforts to rebuild cities and the metropolitan regions they anchor. More...

Sen. Regina Thomas Ends Senate Term

ATLANTA - Senator Regina Thomas (DSavannah), will end her term as state Senator of the 2nd District on January 11, 2009. Sen. More...

Health

Get your Antioxidant: East a Salad

by Carolyn Guilford, CNC

The goal of this series of articles and the goal of the Health Restoration 101 programs are to help you maximize your chances of living a longer, healthier life. More...

Help Cancer Patients "Look Good...Feel Better ®"

The American Cancer Society will hold its next Look Good…Feel Better ® volunteer training class for licensed beauty professionals on Monday, January 12, 2009 in Savannah. More...

Jewish Family Services Educational Series presents: Am I At High Risk For Cancer?

Jewish Family Services Educational Series will present an informative discussion about the increased risk of Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Jewish Women, Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Jewish Educational Alliance. C. More...

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Community Events

Interested in Witnessing the most Historic Event in Our Lifetime

Travel to the Inauguration with Shirley and Carolyn. The bus will leave the Visitor Center on Sunday January 18, 2009 (12:00 Midnight) and return Wednesday January 21, 2009. More...

Sol C. Johnson National Alumni Celebrates

The Sol C. Johnson National Alumni Association will be celebrating its school's 50th Founding Anniversary beginning December 26-28, 2008. All classes are invited. More...

Savannah Parkinson Support Group to Meet

SAVANNAH PARKINSON SUPPORT GROUP will meet Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, 5 PM, in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St., at DeRenne Ave. in Savannah GA. Dr. Terry L. More...

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