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Citi Trends: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Citi Trends Inc. (CTRN) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $6.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Savannah, Georgia-based company said it had net income of 81 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs,...
St. Patrick's Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints
From New York City, to Savannah, Georgia, to the halls of the White House, thousands of people in the U.S. celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit. Thousands of tourists and locals alike crowded the oak-shaded squares and downtown sidewalks of...
Georgia city sued over 2021 death in police interview room
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The family of a 60-year-old man who killed himself when left alone in a police station interview room filed suit Tuesday against the city of Savannah and its police department. Attorneys for the family say that officers questioning William Zachery Harvey two...
Hyundai supplier plans $67 million Georgia plant, 400 jobs
BLOOMINGDALE, Ga. (AP) — The South Korean company PHA, which makes latches, hinges and other parts for vehicle doors and hoods, will become the sixth major supplier to locate near a Hyundai Motor Group plant being built in coastal Georgia. PHA announced Monday it would invest $67...
Flotsam found off New York may be from famous SS Savannah
NEW YORK (AP) — A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which ran aground and broke apart in 1821, two years after it became the first vessel to...
Hyundai supplier plans $300M metal stamping plant, 740 jobs
RINCON, Ga. (AP) — A company that stamps metal auto parts will invest $300 million to build a 740-employee plant near Savannah, becoming the fifth Hyundai Motor Group supplier to locate in the region. Sewon Precision Industry Co. said Tuesday that it would locate its plant in...
Lawsuit over school ban on Black Lives Matter shirts dropped
SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that had accused a Georgia school district of racial discrimination, including for barring students from wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts. The dismissal was requested by attorneys for students who filed...
Georgia, US agency sign expansion plan for Brunswick harbor
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority and a federal agency have signed off on a big expansion of the state-operated seaport in Brunswick. The port authority’s chief executive, Griff Lynch, signed an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday to widen and...
2 days later, LeBron still feels scoring record is 'surreal'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James took the microphone at center court under a spotlight Thursday night, and all the fans who guessed wrong rose to unleash a mighty roar. Two days after James became the NBA's scoring king, the achievement was still a thrill to him. In a pregame...
Georgia port gets big delivery in 4 towering new cranes
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah received a massive delivery Thursday: four towering ship-to-shore cranes built to load and unload larger classes of cargo ships at the fourth-busiest U.S. container port. The giant ocean carrier Biglift Baffin sailed Thursday afternoon...
