Mackenzie Baker

2 days ago | wtoc.com | Mackenzie Baker

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah officials are hosting a town hall style meeting to discuss the city’s new strategic plan. Residents are encouraged to stop by the event known as Savannah At Night to find out what priorities are included and weigh in on the plan before it’s adopted. The City’s last strategic plan was adopted eight years ago. Officials are calling this new plan “Savannah GPS” which is designed to guide future growth.

3 days ago | wtoc.com | Mackenzie Baker

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Public safety officers and first responders in Effingham County are participating in a mass violence training Wednesday morning. Mass violence incidents can range from shooting and bombings to riots and terrorist attacks. Tuesday’s training exercise in Effingham is preparing law enforcement officers and emergency medical providers in the county how to respond during similar situations in order to save lives.

5 days ago | wtoc.com | Mackenzie Baker

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A new space to get creative in Effingham County recently opened its doors: the Effingham Artists studio. Lindsey Gerow, alongside her business partner Adrian Webber, founded Effingham Artists last year. It started out as a community group - the goal of which was to introduce artists in the area to each other. Now, they have a brick and mortar for the community to create and display artwork. The studio opened two weeks ago.

6 days ago | wtoc.com | Mackenzie Baker

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A special Girl Scouts tradition called Bridging is happening Saturday in Savannah. Bridging is a symbolic tradition where girls walk across a bridge to show they’ve moved on to their next level of Girl Scouting. Every few years, troops get the chance to use the Talmadge Bridge for this event. Girl Scouts walked over the Fort Pulaski bridge last year.

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Mackenzie Baker |Joe Hennessy

CHATHAM PARKWAY, Ga. (WTOC) - There will be some lane closures on I-16 that can impact your commute for the next couple of weeks. At 9 p.m. on Friday night, the Chatham Parkway bridge will shut down until mid-July pending weather conditions. Interstate travel underneath the bridge will be stopped as well from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. Friday through Tuesday, June 24. Contractors will raise the existing Chatham Parkway bridge over I-16 to support the reconstructed interstate lanes below.