Sophronia M. Tompkins High School Class of 1967 – 50th Class Reunion
The Sophronia M. Tompkins High School 1967 50th Class Reunion, was held on November 25, 2017 at the Holiday Inn on Highway 80, Pooler, GA. Thirty-five classmates gathered along with their guests and former Sophronia M. Tompkins High School special honored guest teachers, Mrs. Dorothy W. Speed – Teacher of the Year 1967 and Mrs. Dorothy B. Wilson – Taught … Continue reading “Sophronia M. Tompkins High School Class of 1967 – 50th Class Reunion”
Musical Explorers Concerts This Week At Lucas Theatre: Presenting Blues, Ring Shout & Opera
This week, nearly 11,000 local K-2 students are attending Savannah Music Festival’s (SMF) Musical Explorers concerts, which present Eric Culberson Band (blues), McIntosh County Shouters (ring shout) and Rebecca Flaherty (opera). Over the past three years, SMF has introduced students and teachers to eighteen musical styles through curriculum guides, an interactive website, teacher trainings and classroom exercises that help integrate … Continue reading “Musical Explorers Concerts This Week At Lucas Theatre: Presenting Blues, Ring Shout & Opera”
The Savannah Community Celebrates The Life of Lester B. Johnson, Jr.
Dr. Lester B. Johnson, Jr., 91, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Candler/St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was a second generation Savannahian, the son of Lester B. Johnson, Sr. and Lucille Baldwin Spencer Johnson. A product of local public schools, he was a graduate from Alfred E. Beach High School where he was President of his Class in 1944. … Continue reading “The Savannah Community Celebrates The Life of Lester B. Johnson, Jr.”
Chatham County Police Department Swearing In Ceremony
The swearing in ceremony of Jeffrey M. Hadley as Chatham County Chief of Police was held last Monday at the Southwest Branch Library (Savannah Mall). A national search by a third-party employment recruiter (Stanton Chase of Atlanta), highly recommended Jeffrey M. Hadley, public safety chief of Kalamazoo, Michigan, for the position of the head of the Chatham County Police Department. … Continue reading “Chatham County Police Department Swearing In Ceremony”