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Slaves' descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia island
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected a tiny Georgia island community populated by slaves' descendants, its Black residents hope to force a referendum that would give them the chance to override the zoning changes. ...
Savannah city government to give $500,000 toward restoration of African American art museum
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The city of Savannah will contribute $500,000 to renovate a house that once hosted an African American art museum. The Savannah City Council voted Thursday to give the money toward what's projected to be a $1.2 million restoration of the Kiah House, WTOC-TV...
The Baseball Hall of Fame is turning into Banana Land
The Baseball Hall of Fame is going Bananas. An exhibit dedicated to the sport's wackiest team, the Savannah Bananas, will open Friday at the hallowed shrine in Cooperstown, New York. “I'm blown away," Bananas owner Jesse Cole told The Associated Press in a telephone...
A South Korean maker of auto seating parts will build a $35 million factory in Georgia, hiring 300
METTER, Ga. (AP) — A South Korean company that makes automotive seating said Wednesday that it plans to build a $35 million factory in eastern Georgia to supply a new Hyundai Motor Group plant near Savannah. DAS Corp., which makes metal frames and other parts for automotive seats,...
Georgia Ports Authority pledges $6 million for affordable housing in Savannah area
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority will donate $6 million in coming years to improve affordable housing options in Savannah and neighboring communities, officials said Tuesday. The cash infusion to the Savannah Affordable Housing Fund will be the largest outside...
Sonny Seiler of Georgia football mascots and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" dies at 90
Frank “Sonny” Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of “Uga” bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Monday. He was 90. The...
Savannah picks emancipated Black woman to replace name of slavery advocate on historic square
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's oldest city, steeped in history predating the American Revolution, made a historic break with its slavery-era past Thursday as Savannah's city council voted to rename a downtown square in honor of a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write....
Citi Trends: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Citi Trends Inc. (CTRN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $5 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Savannah, Georgia-based company said it had a loss of 61 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 60 cents per...
Savannah considers Black people and women for city square to replace name of slavery advocate
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Nine months after leaders of Georgia's oldest city stripped the name of a pro-slavery U.S. vice president from one of its public squares, nominees being considered for the green space's new name include a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read...
Falling tree kills a Georgia man who was driving during a violent thunderstorm
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A coastal Georgia man died during a powerful thunderstorm when a tree fell onto his car, authorities said Wednesday. Gregory Scott, 66, died Tuesday night as a storm system crossing Georgia pummeled the Savannah area with strong winds, heavy rain and lightning,...
