Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) released Georgia Milestones (GMAS) scores from the 2025-26 SY today that show SCCPSS students increased scores for proficiency and content mastery across all subjects and nearly all grade levels. Reading on Grade Level and ELA results were not part of the August 6th release because the 2025-2026 school year marked the first administration of Georgia Milestones English Language Arts assessments aligned to the state’s new K-12 English Language Arts Standards. GaDOE says additional test development activities must be completed before ELA scores can be calculated and…
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City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates City Encourages Residents to Sign Up for RAVE Alert During Hurricane Season SAVANNAH — As hurricane season continues, the City of Savannah is encouraging residents to sign up for RAVE Alert, the City’s emergency notification system, to receive official notifications before, during and after severe weather and other emergencies. RAVE Alert provides official emergency notifications by text message, phone call and email, helping residents stay informed when seconds matter. Notifications may include hurricane and severe weather updates, evacuation orders, flash flood and tornado warnings, boil water advisories, hazardous materials incidents, shelter-in-place orders, major road and bridge closures, missing children alerts and other urgent public safety information.…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights “We launched UPSHOT with the clear belief that everyone deserves a shot to be their best,” said Donna Orender, co-founder and commissioner of the UPSHOT League, a basketball league that launched this summer with four teams — Greensboro Groove, Charlotte Crown, Jacksonville Waves and Savannah Steel. “We believe that rising talent uplifts communities and that elite women’s basketball players deserve more opportunities.” Taj McWilliams-Franklin, UPSHOT League’s vice president of basketball operations, noted that the players want opportunity. “Not only for the women that play, [but also] for our communities, for our coaches,…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights If you’ve ever watched the Savannah Bananas, then you already know baseball isn’t just baseball anymore. It’s dancing, laughter, backflips, music and pure family fun. One of the biggest personalities to come out of the Banana Ball craze is Vince the Dancing Umpire, and later this month, SouthCoast families will have the chance to meet him for free.Even better? He’s coming to support one of my favorite local nonprofits.I’ve been fortunate enough to volunteer with Gnome Surf a few times over the years, and I can honestly say it’s one…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Fans are buzzing about Bridgerton Season 4 following the release of Part 2. HipHollywood sat down with the cast of about the biggest moments, emotional twists, and what fans can expect after that unforgettable ending. In this exclusive interview, we chat with Luke Thompson (Benedict Bridgerton), Yerin Ha (Sophie Baek), Hannah Dodd (Francesca Bridgerton), Victor Alli (Lord John Stirling), Masali Baduza (Michaela Stirling), Katie Leung (Lady Araminta Gun), and Isabella Wei (Posy Li) about filming Part 2, character growth, and the scenes that changed everything. From Benedict and Sophie’s journey to Francesca’s…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Alabama State quarterback Andrew Body isn’t allowing the preseason buzz to get him all big-headed. With the Hornets picked as the SWAC East favorites and Body himself on the Walter Payton Award preseason watch list, external expectations are soaring. His response? Call it what his coach Eddie Robinson Jr. calls it: “rat poison.” “It’s rat poison,” Body told the Montgomery Advertiser prior to the start of fall practice. “Coach already said it’s rat poison. A trap. At the end of the day, that’s people’s expectations. We have our in-house standard,…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care 2. Create a movement menu A wellness plan should work with your real life. Instead of committing to one perfect workout routine, create a menu of different ways you can move depending on your time, energy and physical ability. Your movement menu might include: A 10-minute walk Stretching while watching television Dancing through three favorite songs Chair exercises Strength exercises using resistance bands or household items A longer weekend hike, class or bike ride When you need community Find a group that makes movement feel less like another task and more…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward The watch’s insecurity and the spying it enabled might be expected given the gadget’s pedigree: It’s sold by an obscure company called CJC, costs less than $30, and was made by an equally obscure manufacturer, YiQingTeng Electronics, in Shenzhen, China. More troubling, perhaps, is that the online platform it’s built on—and the one that allowed Stykas and Solferini to so thoroughly hack it—is used by dozens of other brands of smartwatch, many of which have likely been left vulnerable to the same forms of digital stalking.At the Black Hat cybersecurity conference today,…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Katreshia Louis-Verrett North Carolina A&T athletic director talks have reportedly reached the finish line. Multiple sources tell HBCU Gameday that North Carolina A&T is expected to name Louis-Verrett as its next director of athletics. A formal announcement hasn’t happened yet. The university has not confirmed anything publicly. Still, the sourcing suggests this move is close to official. Katreshia Louis-Verrett North Carolina A&T Athletic Director Move Would Be a Homecoming If finalized, the hire would bring Louis-Verrett back to Greensboro. She spent six years there as senior woman administrator before leaving for UAB…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia The Brookhaven Police Department arrested Valentina Tobon Henao, 25, in connection with an animal cruelty investigation that occurred onAug. 5, in the area of Peachtree Road and Osborne Road. According to a release from the department, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Brookhaven Police officers responded to the area after receiving a report of animal cruelty. A witness reported observing a person inside a silver Toyota Sienna discard multiple kittens from the vehicle while traveling in the area of Osborne Road toward Peachtree Road. The witness was able to provide officers with the vehicle’s license…