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Singer Whitney Houston is dead

LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. She was 48.Publicist...

Forrester, Hulsey win state swimming titles

Cavaliers winindividual titlesATLANTA — Calvary Day juniors Patricia Forrester and Caty Hulsey won state titles Saturday at the GHSA Class 1-4A swimming and diving meet at...

SSU tops NC Central for seventh straight win

DURHAM, N.C. -- Rashad Hassan scored 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead Savannah State past North Carolina Central 67-57 on Saturday afternoon. It was the seventh...

Georgia beats No. 20 Miss St., 70-68

Caldwell-Pope’s 3-pointer lifts Georgia to overtime winSTARKVILLE, Miss. — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hadn’t done this a million times. It just looked that way.The...

UPDATE: Rincon man killed in Saturday morning fire

A 39-year-old Rincon man has been tentatively identified as the man who died in an early morning fire Saturday that also seriously injured his wife. “Due to the circumstances we...

VIDEO: Shovels and Rope perform at 'Unchained Tour' in Savannah

On a night devoted to storytelling, a musical interlude stole the show.South Carolina duo Shovels and Rope were the house band at Friday's Savannah installment of "The...

Ga. proposes $5M investment to find tax cheats

ATLANTA — Georgia leaders are considering a roughly $5 million investment in new technology as part of their effort to identify tax cheats.A spending plan proposed by...

One dead, one injured in Effingham house fire

One man is dead and a pregnant female has been taken to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta following a house fire early Saturday in Effingham County.Effingham County...

Georgia, South Carolina governors meet privately to talk ports

The governors of Georgia and South Carolina met privately Friday in Augusta to talk about ports along the river that divides the two states.Their spokesmen described the...

Sense of Fashion: Quick fixes for Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is upon us, so it’s time to get ready. Let him worry about planning an amazing date or a simple quiet dinner. You should take a good look in the mirror...

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EDITORIAL: New reactors: Powering the future

THURSDAY’S APPROVAL of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle represents an important step toward reducing this nation’s dependence on foreign energy sources.The 4-1...

VIDEO: Mayor Edna Jackson carries a tune

A visiting children's choir from the Griffin-Spalding school system visited Thursday with Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson, who took time to show them City Hall and her office.

Savannah-Chatham police fete promotions, recruits

Two long-term members of the Savannah-Chatham police department advanced to the rank of major in a joint ceremony Friday in which 23 officers were promoted and 20 recruits joined...

Beachy heads Braves' new wave of young starters

ATLANTA — Julio Teheran was not even born in 1990 when Steve Avery joined Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in the Braves rotation. Atlanta, which added Greg Maddux for the 1993

Georgia, South Carolina governors talk ports

The governors of Georgia and South Carolina met privately today in Augusta to talk about ports along the river that divides the two states. Their spokesmen described the...

January offers 'confidence signals' for Savannah area housing market

Savannah’s residential real estate community made building on 2011’s momentum its New Year’s resolution.The housing market offered plenty of encouragement in...

Teachers and tatoos don't mix in Savannah schools

The new Savannah-Chatham public schools employee dress code discourages tattoos, tennis shoes and tight clothes in the classroom.District officials have upgraded the dress code...

Savannah pawn shop robbers headed to prison

Damien Maurice Singleton, 21, of Savannah, Korrey Jones, 23, of Savannah and Antwan Benton, 21, of Guyton were sentenced today by United States District Court Judge William T....

South Carolina health board sides with St. Joseph's/Candler

Morris News Servicesarita.chourey@morris.comCOLUMBIA, S.C. — St. Joseph’s/Candler imaging center in Bluffton has survived an initial challenge to its right to acquire...

Join us Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at 7 p.m. for a Portfolio Preparation Chat Session...

from:Savannah College of Art and Design

Join us Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at 7 p.m. for a Portfolio Preparation Chat Session! Students are invited to participate in a presentation about preparing a portfolio for SCAD. The...

Georgia Ports, Safmarine hold ship-naming ceremony

Steamship company Safmarine held a naming ceremony Friday in Savannah for its newest ship, the Sahara.Built at the Wuhu Xinlian Shipyard in China, the ship is Safmarine’s...

SCAD Profile: Feifei Sun Advertising alumna Feifei Sun reflects on her time at S...

from:Savannah College of Art and Design

SCAD Profile: Feifei Sun Advertising alumna Feifei Sun reflects on her time at SCAD and how it prepared her for the fast-paced world of publishing as a writer-reporter for TIME...

4 women file discrimination suit against Chatham County district attorney

Four women have sued Chatham County District Attorney Larry Chisolm in federal court for gender discrimination in hiring for a newly created investigators

Poll: Gingrich, Santorum lead in Georgia

ATLANTA - Former Georgia congressman Newt Gingrich is leading among primary voters in the state he represented for two decades, and ex-Sen. Rick Santorum is second in a poll...

Stop by Tybee's Water and Energy Fair tomorrow to learn more about the future of...

from:Savannah Technical College - Savannah Campus

Stop by Tybee's Water and Energy Fair tomorrow to learn more about the future of solar power and see STC 's mobile solar power generator in action.Tybee Island fair puts...

Savannah man sentenced to more than 20 years in pawn shop robbery

A Savannah man today was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for his role as the triggerman in the November 2010 armed robbery at a Welsh Pawn Shop.Damien Maurice...

Chatham questioning state on Rock 'n' Roll Marathon tax revenue

Chatham County has filed an open records request with the state Department of Revenue to find out why the sales tax revenue distribution in December remained lower than previous...

Join us at SCAD Savannah or SCAD Atlanta this Saturday, Feb. 11 for a portfolio...

from:Savannah College of Art and Design

Join us at SCAD Savannah or SCAD Atlanta this Saturday, Feb. 11 for a portfolio preparation presentation! Learn helpful tips on preparing a dynamic undergraduate portfolio. This...

SEARCH: Who owes for child support in Chatham County?

Chatham County child support dockets have been updated through Feb. 8, 2012.Begin searching the child support database now to see which individuals have not been paying...

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Today's radar hot spots

Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Johnny Mercer Blvd. Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.

GSU tops Wofford, 63-49

STATESBORO -- Georgia Southern used a 9-0 run in the second half to pull away from Wofford, 63-49 in a key Southern Conference showdown Thursday night. The Eagles’ defense...

Savannah chases away St. Patrick's Day snakes

Now look here, all you eager, beer-guzzling St. Patrick’s Day visitors: The city of Savannah up to now has been fairly lenient with your excesses. Video cameras have...

TRAFFIC ALERT: Roads close for Georgia Day Parade

Downtown streets will be closed for several hours today for the Georgia Historical Society Georgia Day Parade.Several thousand school children dressed in Colonial costumes are...

Savannah man wins $1M lottery prize

A Savannah man matched the first five numbers in Wednesday's Powerball and won the game’s $1 million second prize.Lars Ljungdahl, 69, said he checked the results on

Congrats Kathryn! Thanks Savannah Morning News!

from:Savannah Technical College - Savannah Campus

Congrats Kathryn! Thanks Savannah Morning News!

Savannah Tech student of the year named

Kathryn Hoyt, a dental assisting student at Savannah Technical College, has been named student of the year and the winner of the college’s Georgia Occupational Award of...

MSC's Golden Gate Service adds Savannah port

Customer requests – and the busy port of Savannah’s position as a logistics hub for the Southeast – have prompted the Mediterranean Shipping Company to add...

Congratulations to SCAD Furniture Design students Bradley Bowers, Alejandro Figu...

from:Savannah College of Art and Design

Congratulations to SCAD Furniture Design students Bradley Bowers, Alejandro Figueredo, and Matt Gray who have been accepted into the upcoming SaloneSatellite in Milan during the...

Registered sex offender arrested in Rincon

A registered sex offender from Augusta has been arrested in Rincon.Derrick Kilgore, was found hiding under a bed in a Talmadge Drive home by Rincon Police

Congratulations to Kathryn Hoyt - Savannah Tech's 2012 GOAL Winner and Student o...

from:Savannah Technical College - Savannah Campus

Congratulations to Kathryn Hoyt - Savannah Tech's 2012 GOAL Winner and Student of the Year! The Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) is a statewide program of the...