Author: Savannah Herald

We are saddened to report that Grammy-winning singer Cissy Houston, the mother of Whitney Houston and grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died. She was 91. Her daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, confirmed the news that the noted singer died at her home in New Jersey on October 7th while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, according to People. According to The New York Times, Ms. Houston was born Emily Drinkard in Newark on September 30th, 1933. She was the youngest of eight children born to Delia Mae and Nicholas Drinkard. Her father encouraged her to sing. By age five, she sang…

Attendees at the 2024 Gainesville Chicken Festival had plenty of good food to eat at Georgia’s Official Chicken Cook-off on Saturday, October 19. by Greg Finan Jr. Source link

These former Coastal GA News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Oct. 21. Anthony ParkerMount Union Purple RaidersCornerbackSenior5′10″ 160H.S.: Liberty County High SchoolNext Game: vs. Ohio Northern Polar Bears, Sat Oct. 26, 1:30 p.m. Bashan WesleyFort Valley State WildcatsWide receiverSenior6′3″ 180H.S.: Brunswick High SchoolNext Game: vs. Morehouse Maroon Tigers, Sat Oct. 26, 2 p.m. DeNigel CooperAppalachian State MountaineersDefensive endFreshman6′3″ 235H.S.: Camden County High SchoolHometown: KingslandNext Game: vs. Georgia State Panthers, Sat Oct. 26, 7 p.m. DeTerias GloverNorth Carolina A&T AggiesDefensive endSenior6′3″ 247H.S.: Camden County High SchoolHometown: KingslandNext Game: vs. Campbell Fighting Camels, Sat…

ATLANTA (AP) — National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia’s State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.” The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, who ruled Wednesday that the State Election Board did not have the authority to pass the rules and ordered it to immediately inform all state and local election officials that the rules are void and not to be followed. The rules that Cox invalidated include three that had gotten…

The Hot Girl Summer hot streak wasn’t enough! Megan Thee Stallion announces her next album, Megan: Act II is dropping on Oct. 25. Source: Erika Goldring / Getty Those Houston girls don’t play fair! Megan Thee Stallion already owns October with her infamous Hottieween party, which is going down in Chicago this year. In addition to several Spooky Season slays, fans can look forward to a new album. Megan took to social media to announce the release date on Friday. The first self-titled album served a serpentine shedding of the past as Megan triumphantly returned from a hiatus after the…

Forbes has released its annual Forbes 400 list,  which ranks the 400 richest people In America. This time around four Black Billionaires have made it onto  the 2024 Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans. To make the cut individuals needed to have a minimum net worth of $3.3 Billion, an increase of $400 million from the year before. The Black Billionaires on the list made their wealth from the finance, tech, and sports industry. The 400 richest people in America this year are worth a record $5.4 trillion, up nearly $1 trillion from last year.  There are around ten Black Billionaires in the…

Oct. 18, 2024 Capitol Beat News Dave Williams reports, Georgia continued to set employment records last month even as the state’s unemployment rate held steady. The Peach State’s jobless rate stood at 3.6% in September, unchanged from August and five-tenths lower than the national average.   Oct. 18, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive! Ben Young reports, Business Georgia is the go-to annual guide to economic development in the Peach State, and nobody does it like Georgia Trend. Here is where you can dive deep into recent job creation, region by region, with personal perspectives giving context to business news from…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — It’s the tenth week of Friday Night Blitz! Here’s the rundown of what happened under the Friday night lights this week. The biggest upset of the night happened in Richmond Hill. The Wildcats defeated Valdosta, ranked No. 4 in Class AAAAAA, 35-14. With the win, Richmond Hill is almost guaranteed a spot in the state playoffs for the second consecutive season. In Region 3-AAA, Jenkins scored a razor-thin victory over Long County, 18-17. Jenkins is now tied for second with Long County at 5-1 in region play, however Jenkins owns the tiebreaker because of the head-to-head…

When we saw his pictures two years ago, singer Al B. Sure! had just emerged from a 38-day coma. He was seriously ill, and we were all concerned. Last night, he took the stage to receive the American Liver Foundation’s Transplant Trailblazer Award. He is now the founder and Executive Chairman of The Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition. One of the things his organization champions is expanding coverage for critical, non-invasive blood tests that detect early signs of organ rejection without biopsies. The “Secret Garden” crooner gave us some critical details. “I was in a coma on a ventilator for 38…

Riley Bourrie’s TD run in the extra period puts the Falcons in the driver’s seat for the final state playoff berth from Region 8-4A. Source link