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NAACP President Visits Savannah in Support of Troy Davis

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous was in Savannah this weekend and spoke at a rally as a part of "I AM TROY," a grassroots campaign and petition drive to spare Troy Davis from More...

Tutu Kicks off Savannah’s Juneteenth Festival

Photo & story by Zyon D. Smiley Tribune Staff Writer

Naomi Tutu, daughter of the famed South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, kicked off Savannah’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival celebration with a dynamic speech at Second African Baptist Church on Friday, June 19, 2009. More...

Social & Community News

It’s All Good in the Neighborhood!

By Marius L. Davis

Have you heard the Applebee's Restaurant slogan, “Eating good in the neighborhood?” Well, the eating is just as good at the Neighborhood Soul Food Restaurant located at 504 1/2 West 42nd St. Nestled between Martin Luther King, Jr. More...

Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Seeks Community Input

Throughout mid-July, the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission (GGCHCC) is conducting public engagement meetings to capture comments from Gullah/Geechee community members about how they want the GGCHCC to recognize and manage places, More...

Savannah State Students attend Summer Science Intern Program

Two Savannah State University students are attending the new Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP), a summer science intern program designed to promote diversity in the Woods Hole, Mass., science community while giving students real-world More...

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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...

Foster and Adoptive Parents

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

Dolphin Project Celebration

Years of Dolphin Research is a reason for celebration! What makes this event even more special is that the research has been conducted for twenty years by VOLUNTEERS!!! More...

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Savannah Tech Names VP for Student Affairs

Savannah Technical College has selected Jim Nordone as its Vice President for Student Affairs. More...

Greenbriar holds 60th Birthday Brunch

Greenbriar Children's Center is thrilled to partner with The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum and the Savannah Children's Choir to celebrate our 60th Anniversary with a brunch buffet. Plan to join us on June 28, 2009 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. More...

Church

My Trip Through the Bible

Evangelist Rachel Thomas

The Best encouragement in words that I know to give to those I love, is expressed in a trip that I had in the word of God. I would like for every one to relax and put on your great imagination, and go with me through the Bible... More...

Second African Baptist Church Celebrates Graduates Recognition Sunday

The Second African Baptist Church, 123 Houston Street on Greene Square, is celebrating Graduates' Recognition Sunday on June 28, 2009 during the 11:00 morning services. More...

Pentecostal Deliverance to hold Annual Youth Convention

Pentecostal Miracle Deliverance Center, Inc. 4712 Bull Street, Savannah is calling all youth to take part in the 38th Annual Youth Convention, “Kingdom Builders Taking Dominion Part II” Genesis 1:28 & 29 June 22-28, 2009. More...

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Sports

Sports with Walter Moore

Plump To Run In Junior Outdoor Championships More...

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