June 17, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Former West Savannah Family Reflects at Fellwood Ribbon Cutting

The ribbon cutting for Phase I and the groundbreaking for Phase II of Sustainable Fellwood was held Thursday, May 28 at the Sustainable Fellwood site off Bay Street. More...

Social & Community News

Savannah Links Attend 40th Southern Area Conference

The 40th Southern Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated was held May 13-17, 2009. The four day event took place at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, in Jacksonville, Florida. More...

ACLU Makes Call For Paycheck Fairness Act

The American Civil Liberties Union marks the 46th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act with a call for the Senate to pass S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that gives employees the legal tools needed to fight wage discrimination. More...

NAACP to hold Community Wide Mass Meeting

The NAACP, National, State and Local offices, along with Rev. More...

Community Events

Tompkins Class of '64 Plans for the Big “45”

Members of the Sophronia M. Tompkins High School Class of 1964 are in the full throttle planning mode to celebrate the forty fifth anniversary of their graduation. The reunion activities will be in Savannah, July 16-19, 2009. More...

Teacher Appreciation

Former students of Pearl Lee Smith Elementary School (1971 graduating class) will host a Teachers Appreciation luncheon, Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the Desoto Hilton Hotel . The cost is $45 per person. More...

Foster and Adoptive Parents

are desperately needed in Chatham County.. There are over 300 children in the custody of Chatham County DFCS. More...

Hunstein to Replace Sears as Chief Justice

Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein has been unanimously elected as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. More...

Butler holds Bridging Ceremony

On Friday, June 12, Butler Elementary School held its annual Bridging Ceremony, a celebration of the transition of students from elementary to middle school. More...

Church

Children Learn What They Live

If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule, He learns to be shy. If a child lives with shame, He learns to feel guilty. More...

Shiloh Missionary to hold Leadership Seminar

N.N. Boles, Sr. Pastor and Waverlynne McGowan, Youth Pastor of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church is hosting the 2009 Leadership Seminar from June 17-19, 2009 at 7:00pm, nightly at 125 Canebrake Road, The guest speaker will be Dr. B.R. More...

Shabazz to Deliver Initial Sermon on Father’s Day 2009

Yusuf K. Shabazz, a member of First New A.M.C. Church, will deliver his initial sermon on Father's Day, Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. The church is located at 2611 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd., Savannah, Georgia 31415. Yusuf K. More...

Sports

Sports with Walter Moore

SSU Ready For MEAC Visit

As Savannah State University gears up for a visit from officials from the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), this writer sat down with Dr. Earl Yarbrough (SSU president), Dr. More...