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1 week ago | 
wsav.com | Nakya Harris
POOLER, Ga. (WSAV) – A local 84-year-old veteran is honoring America’s heroes with a display, one flag at a time. As you drive down U.S 80 in Pooler, across from city hall, you may have seen these flags. “This year, I decided I wanted to do a different situation because it’s the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II,” Clyde Watson said.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakya Harris
POOLER, Ga. (WSAV) – A local 84-year-old veteran is honoring America’s heroes with a display, one flag at a time. As you drive down U.S 80 in Pooler, across from city hall, you may have seen these flags. “This year, I decided I wanted to do a different situation because it’s the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II,” Clyde Watson said.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakya Harris
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – Six local high school graduates from Effingham and Chatham counties are well on their way to chasing their dreams. We are stepping into their shoes, learning more about what has brought them to this milestone. Effingham County High School Valedictorian Ella Browher and Gulfstream Youth Apprentice Scholar DaShaun Hardy are testaments to how hard work pays off. “The hard nights where I was working and studying was just one part of it,” Ella said.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Nakya Harris
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – Six local high school graduates from Effingham and Chatham counties are well on their way to chasing their dreams. We are stepping into their shoes, learning more about what has brought them to this milestone. Effingham County High School Valedictorian Ella Browher and Gulfstream Youth Apprentice Scholar DaShaun Hardy are testaments to how hard work pays off. “The hard nights where I was working and studying was just one part of it,” Ella said.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakya Harris
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – Chatham County Commissioners voted to make urban camping illegal, calling it an improper use of public spaces on Friday. The City of Savannah and Chatham County are taking similar steps this week, with both considering ordinance amendments to regulate the use of public spaces, specifically when it comes to people sleeping and camping. County Commissioners voted on Friday to approve the amendment for unincorporated Chatham, which rules it unlawful.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Nakya Harris
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – Chatham County Commissioners voted to make urban camping illegal, calling it an improper use of public spaces on Friday. The City of Savannah and Chatham County are taking similar steps this week, with both considering ordinance amendments to regulate the use of public spaces, specifically when it comes to people sleeping and camping. County Commissioners voted on Friday to approve the amendment for unincorporated Chatham, which rules it unlawful.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakya Harris
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – City leaders approved an additional $8 million for the completion of Enmarket Arena parking lot project on Thursday. The controversary started when the city asked $14 million to finish the parking lot, split between the general fund and parking fund. That request is now at $11 million, $8 million of that would go to contractors to do the work to complete the lot. That includes cleaning up contaminated soil and an additional 2,000 parking spaces.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Nakya Harris
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – City council is reconsidering a vote for the Enmarket Arena parking lot project on Thursday, but with a lower price tag. City officials previously asked for an additional $14 million to finish the project. That price tag now sits at $8 million. But will this drop win council’s approval? The agenda said $8 million will pay to clean up contaminated soil, pave the lot and make improvements on Cohen Road.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakya Harris
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – City council is reconsidering a vote for the Enmarket Arena parking lot project on Thursday, but with a lower price tag. City officials previously asked for an additional $14 million to finish the project. That price tag now sits at $8 million. But will this drop win council’s approval? The agenda said $8 million will pay to clean up contaminated soil, pave the lot and make improvements on Cohen Road.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakya Harris
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Overdose deaths plummeted in 2024, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported nearly 30,000 fewer lives lost compared to the previous year. The nation is seeing the largest one-year decline recorded, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The CDC reported Georgia saw a 22% drop in 2024. Dr. Jay Goldstein, assistant medical director with Memorial Health said there are two key drivers for the overdose decline: awareness and education.
