Savannah State Update: Savannah State Baseball competing in the conference tournament. Image Provided by the SSU Athletics Department The Savannah State baseball team is preparing for the 2026 season with a highly competitive schedule and facing higher expectations and a clear goal of competing for a championship win.After months of fall practicing, conditioning and building team chemistry, the Tigers are now full steam ahead with preparing for their upcoming three-game series against the University of Fort Lauderdale. Infielder Kj Clarington said, “I am very confident in me and my squad to have a great season and get over the hump…
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Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: United Way of the Coastal Empire will host Read United Day on Friday, Jan. 30, with volunteers visiting Savannah-Chatham elementary classrooms across the district. Volunteers will read aloud to students and donate a new book to each classroom, promoting early literacy and a lifelong love of reading.Read United Day 2026 will impact more than 20,000 children in pre-K through second grade throughout Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Long, and Liberty counties. Read United Day will kick off a month-long Reading Challenge for our students, a fun and meaningful way to build daily reading habits…
City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates Savannah – An Extreme Cold Weather Watch has been issued for Savannah and Chatham County. Dangerously cold temperatures will move into our area Saturday evening and continue through Monday morning. Temperatures will drop into the low 20s, with wind chill temperatures dropping below 10 degrees. There is a chance of rain and/or snow Saturday afternoon into Sunday. The City of Savannah, Chatham County, and community partners are working together to open a warming center at the Greenbriar Children’s Center for those without heat or housing. The Greenbriar Children’s Center gymnasium, located…
Savannah State Update: Savannah State University (SSU) is among eight universities nationwide selected to receive grants from Second Nature to accelerate campus climate action. SSU received a $4,000 grant to create a Clean Energy Policy Simulation Lab. Dr. Aerang Nam The Lab will provide students in the Master of Public Administration, Marine Science, and other interested undergraduate students with hands-on experience analyzing energy and climate policies using real-world datasets and interactive tools. Integrated into existing courses, the Lab will build students’ analytical and policy skills while delivering actionable insights on clean energy and resilience to the community. The funds will…
Savannah State Update: Savannah State University’s (SSU) Honors Program will host a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate National Freedom Day at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026.at the Richard R. Wright Sr. bust in front of Wright Hall on the SSU campus, 3219 College Street, Savannah.Wright, who was SSU’s first president in 1890, later rallied local and national leaders to establish National Freedom Day to memorialize President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. This year’s celebration marks the 161st anniversary of that historic act. President Harry Truman signed a proclamation naming Feb.…
City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates Savannah – Ahead of the anticipated Winter Weather this weekend, the City of Savannah is recommending all residents winterize their water pipes to avoid freezing and bursting. The City of Savannah recommends residents let faucets drip overnight this weekend each night when temperatures fall below freezing to keep water moving and prevent stagnation in the pipes. Additionally, residents should close and drain any outdoor faucets and use faucet covers to protect them. Insulating pipes is the most effective way to prevent them from freezing. The City recommends caulk to seal cracks…
City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates SAVANNAH, Ga. — Following a national recruitment search, the City of Savannah has appointed Cristy Llewellyn Lawrence as Senior Director of Real Estate and Capital Projects within the Management Services Service Center. Lawrence brings more than 30 years of experience in civil engineering, real estate development, and capital project management across both the public and private sectors. She has served the City of Savannah for more than 12 years, including seven years as Senior Director of Capital Projects Management. Most recently, she served as Acting Senior Director of Real Estate and…
Real Estate News & Market Insights: A partial government shutdown is set to begin Saturday morning after the Senate delayed a vote on a massive spending bill amid an ongoing tug-of-war over funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Late on Friday, the Senate voted 71 to 29 to pass a bipartisan bill that will fund the majority of the government and keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) running for the next two weeks while the Democrats negotiate with President Donald Trump over future ICE restrictions. However, while the funding bill has passed through the Senate, it now needs…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights As one of the leaders in FCS attendance annually, Jackson State has made the most of its stay at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. A renewed push for funding could bring JSU football games closer to campus. Mississippi Rep. Robert Johnson introduced House Bill 117 on Jan. 7, “advocating for $40 million to be appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, effective July 1, 2026.” Johnson told Jackson TV station WLBT the bill’s introduction…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education In the blocks around Atlanta’s consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, hundreds of new housing options have recently opened or are in the pipeline—and the trend shows few signs of slowing down. Develop Fulton, the county’s economic development authority, unanimously approved this week an investment of up to $144.5 million to fund development of a student-housing project at the doorstep of Morehouse and Spelman colleges. The Radnor Property Group proposal calls for turning vacant property at 850 West End Ave. SW into a 290-unit project with some 800 additional beds for…