
Shelby Coates
Anchor at WTOC-TV (Savannah, GA)
TV News Executive Producer. Anchor/Reporter. Speaker. Emcee. Consultant. TENN Belle. Getting the facts. Enjoying my blessings. GA-NC-GA-IN-SC-TN-TX
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1 month ago |
wtoc.com | Shelby Coates
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Evans County Board of Education voted to part ways with Superintendent Doctor Martin Waters, Monday night. According to a statement from the Evans County Charter School System, the board and superintendent mutually agreed that Dr. Waters will end his service effective May 31, 2025.
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1 month ago |
wtoc.com | Shelby Coates
RINCON, Ga. (WTOC) - The City of Rincon is warning of a homicide suspect at large, and residents are reminded to lock their homes and cars. Investigators are searching for 19-year-old Demarion Quinton Butler. He is considered armed and dangerous. Butler is 6 feet tall and weighs 175 pounds. He was last seen on West 7th Street near Stokes Avenue wearing a red hooded sweatshirt. According to the City of Rincon, U.S. Marshals and Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies tried to apprehend Butler.
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1 month ago |
wtoc.com | Shelby Coates
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Wilmington Island, Thursday evening. Crews found smoking coming from the roof of a building just before 9:00pm on Johnny Mercer Blvd and Wilmington Village Way. The department says crews worked to suppress the fire on the roof. No injuries were reported. Copyright 2025 WTOC. All rights reserved.
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2 months ago |
walb.com | Shelby Coates
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The City of Savannah received a $125,000 grant to grow nutrition access and education. The funding is from the African American Mayors Association and in partnership with the American Beverage Foundation. The City of Savannah says the money will go to local initiatives that promote access to healthy foods, improve nutrition education and address affordability in underserved communities.
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2 months ago |
wtoc.com | Shelby Coates
BEAUFORT, SC (WTOC) - Police in Beaufort are investigating a shooting at the Garden Oaks Apartments in Beaufort. The department says there was a heavy police presence around 9:00 Thursday night. Beaufort PD says the scene is now secure, and there is no threat to the public. If you have any information relating to the incident contact the Beaufort Police Department. Copyright 2025 WTOC. All rights reserved.
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RT @SavPolice: All lanes of travel on Montgomery Street between W. 37th St. and W. 41st St. are closed due to a structure fire. Please seek…

RT @WTOC11: BREAKING UPDATE: Juvenile sibling of victim arrested following murder of 17-year-old on Tibet Ave. https://t.co/tY0tv9Ui08

RT @SavPolice: SPD has responded to a domestic homicide at a residence in the 300 block of Tibet Ave. that resulted in the death of a 17-ye…