June 10, 2009 RSS feed / Social & Community News

University of Phoenix Hosts Career Expo

Understanding the challenges faced by job seekers in the current economy, University of Phoenix – Savannah is hosting a career expo Tuesday, June 16 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. to connect job seekers with employers. More...

Area Agencies Unite to Present Third Annual Celebration of Service

Buy Local Savannah, the Downtown Business Association, the Savannah Area Tourism Leadership Council and Savannah Waterfront Association have joined forces again this year to present the 3rd Annual Celebration of Service, a special tribute to custom More...

Building a Healthy Business

As the nation’s leading voluntary health organization, the American Cancer Society strives to eliminate cancer. We do this in part by providing people with information about healthy living, early cancer detection, and cancer prevention. More...

Top Teens Hold Annual Awards Banquet

The Savannah Chapter of Top Teens of America, Incorporated (ITA) held its annual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Carey Hillards Restaurant on Abercorn Street. The theme was "Partnering With Teens Today, Ensuring Success Tomorrow". More...

Test Drive a Ford and Support Susan G. Komen For the Cure

Southeast Georgia residents can help fight breast cancer by simply test driving a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle. The Ford Advantage Plan Test Drive Program will donate $20 per test drive to Susan G. More...

Civil Rights Museum Becoming More Energy Efficient

The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is green-lighting an effort to improve energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint by working with Savannah lighting technology company PureSpectrum, Inc. More...

Polote Appointed to Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority

Representative J. Craig Gordon (D- Savannah) announced the appointment of Benjamin Polote Jr. to the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority Board of Directors. More...

Tompkins Class of 1962 to hold Summer Bash

The Tompkins Class of 1962 will be having a Summer Bash June 26-28. A meet and greet will be held Friday June 26 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Palmer from 6pm until 10pm, 819 B 7th St., Rincon Ga. More...

Chief Justice and Governor Reach Comprise

Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears and Gov. Sonny Perdue have reached a compromise on his demand to reduce the judicial branch's budget by 25 percent. More...

Local Educators Travel to Czech Republic

Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) faculty and Savannah- Chatham County Public Schools teachers embarked on a four-week trip to the Czech Republic and Hungary on June 5 as part of a cultural immersion seminar funded in part by a Fulbright-H More...

Savannah Chatham Metro Police Department Bestows Awards

Six officers, a communications dispatcher, the SCMPD Training Unit and a citizen were recognized on June 3 for actions above and beyond the call of duty at the department’s awards ceremony. More...

Community Leader was Quiet Trailblazer

Some people are known by the many words they speak while others say relatively little, but leave an awesome impression. Jean Quarterman Moore was known as a lady of few words, but she knew how to get the job done. More...

Bradwell Graduate Receives Statewide Honor

On May 1. 2009, the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals (GAESP) selected Dr. Cynthia Hammond as the Outstanding Assistant Pril1cipal for Georgia for the year 2009. More...

Savannah State receives NOAA Grant

Savannah State University (SSU) is one of 11 recipients selected for a 2009 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Preserve America Initiative Grant (PAIG). More...

Parent University to hold Graduation

The Parent University 10th Graduation Ceremony is on June 18th 2009. This will be held at the Eckberg Auditorium on the White Bluff Avenue Campus of Savannah Technical College. The time for the ceremony to begin is 6:00 PM. More...

Vacciana Joins Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners

Deborah McIntosh Vacciana has joined Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners as REALTOR for the Company's Midtown Savannah office, located at 6349 Abercorn Street. She specializes in new homes, residential properties and first time home buyers. More...

Sanders Recognized by The United States Achievement Academy

The United States Achievement Academy announced that Yakub Crawford Sanders from Savannah, Georgia has been recognized by the United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in Business. More...

Local Celebrities Wait Tables at Chick-Fil-A to Support Goodwill Industries

Chick-Fil-A at Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street hosedt a “Spirit Night” and Celebrity Wait Staff Competition in which proceeds benefited Goodwill Industries on TuesdayMay 19, 2009. More...

Free Summer Concerts Return to City Squares

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is bringing back the much-anticipated summer series of free live concerts in City squares. Sixteen concerts are planned from June 3 through July 31. More...

Savannah Airport Commission Receives Financial Reporting Award

The Savannah Airport Commission has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). More...

Habersham Branch of the YMCA of Coastal Georgia Named Center of Distinction

The Habersham branch of the YMCA of Coastal Georgia in Savannah has been named a Center of Distinction by Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (Bright from the Start). More...