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Criminal Regional 

Savannah Seniors Group Look for Insight on Gang Violence

May 4, 2018 EVA FEDDERLY
Gangs, Georgia, prosecutors, Savannah, senior citizens

In a small Savannah neighborhood where gang violence has left residents afraid to go outside, 300 senior citizens gathered at a Greek church Thursday to hear advice from a federal prosecutor on what they can do to reverse the trend.

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Business Environment Government Regional 

Savannah’s Budget Slice Expected to Delay Port Project

March 23, 2018 EVA FEDDERLY
Budget, construction, Georgia, Savannah, water

Just past its midway mark, the Savannah Harbor expansion project is set to get $49 million in federal funds from the spending package signed Friday by President Donald Trump. Georgia officials say they need twice that, however, to finish on schedule in 2021.

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Civil Rights Government 

Pence Protesters Win Free Speech Fight Over St. Pat’s Parade

March 16, 2018March 19, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Amendment, holidays, Mike Pence, protests, Savannah

Protesters seeking to carry signs in an area being secured for Vice President Mike Pence to participate in the South’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade won a brisk free speech fight Friday as city officials in Savannah backed off prohibiting signs and posters at the event.

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Entertainment Government Religion 

Pence Heading to Savannah for St. Paddy’s Parade

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 EVA FEDDERLY
alcohol, churches, festivals, Georgia, Ireland, Savannah

The grandson of an Irish immigrant, Vice President Mike Pence will attend the South’s biggest and rowdiest St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday with his family.

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Government 

Lawmakers Take Up Bill to Rechristen Bridge for Girl Scouts Founder

February 7, 2018June 27, 2018 EVA FEDDERLY
bridges, children, Confederate, Georgia, history, race, Savannah

After hundreds of Girl Scouts supporting the measure marched on the Georgia state capital, state lawmakers took up a bill Wednesday that would put the name of the group’s founder on a Savannah bridge, replacing the name of a white segregationist.

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Business Economy Employment Government National 

Largest Cargo Ship Ever to Call on US East Coast Arrives in Savannah

May 11, 2017May 12, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgia, Savannah, Trade

The largest cargo ship ever to visit a port on the U.S. East Coast — a vessel so long the Statue of Liberty and Washington Monument could fit end-to-end along its deck and still leave room for Big Ben — docked in Savannah, Ga. on Thursday.

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Business Entertainment 

Paula Deen Blames Contractors for Corroding Roof

January 12, 2017May 25, 2017 EVA FEDDERLY
celebrity, construction, Georgia, negligence, Savannah

Celebrity Chef Paula Deen claims in court that the contractors she hired to build a new home, two cottages and a garage on her property outside of Savannah negligently topped them with zinc roofs that immediately cracked and continue to corrode.

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