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🗞️Sheriff Investigating Effingham Democratic Chair Over Profane Message
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Democratic chair Ivy Gibbins over a profane message she wrote about County Commissioner Roger Burdette on county pr…
🗞️City announces completion of Forsyth Park tennis court renovation
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The City of Savannah announced Friday that it has completed the renovation of the community tennis courts at historic Forsyth Park. The project was…
🗞️Should you have a fire extinguisher in your car?
Should you have a fire extinguisher in your car, and how do you store it safely if you do? This is what fire officials say after a police officer and firefighter helped p…
🗞️Statesboro woman faces 52 charges for fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance
STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) - A Statesboro woman is facing 52 charges following an investigation that discovered she was obtaining controlled substances fraudulently. Logaan H…
🗞️SLED offers reward for arrest in 2022 Estill shooting death
Officials are searching for more information and offering a cash reward in relation to an unsolved fatal shooting on Sprayfield Road in 2022…
🗞️Beaufort police officer arrested, placed on leave
A Beaufort Police Department officer was arrested Tuesday in Jasper County and was subsequently placed on administrative leave by the BPD…
🗞️Veterans honor those still missing in action
For the thousands of service members who remain unaccounted for, and for their brethren who were held in captivity by enemy combatants, the third Friday of September is r…
🗞️Sheriff ’s deputies getting new radios, and getting drunk drivers off the road
Commissioners approved a contract to supply the sheriff ’s office with 100 new handheld radios at a cost of just over $300,000. The new radios will replace Motorola versi…
🗞️Man enters guilty plea in child’s 2022 death, receives 15-year sentence
A man accused in the 2022 death of a child has pled guilty and received his sentence. James Arthur Witten pled guilty to felony murder, cruelty to children in the first d…
🗞️Former Abba’s House deacon pleads not guilty for taking explicit videos of babysitter
A former Abba's House deacon pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen unlawful photography charges during a court appearance Friday.Christopher Collins appeared…