SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)—Here’s what we are also keeping an eye on this week, Georgia football after the dogs suffered their first loss of the season this past Saturday at Alabama. The game ended 41-34. The AP voters dropped Georgia three spots to No. 5, with it being a really bad game for Heisman hopeful Carson Beck. He accounted for four turnovers, three interceptions and a fumble. Head Coach Kirby Smart is looking to turn the page and get for the South’s oldest rivalry this Saturday against Auburn. The big concern has been Georgia playing a lot of third down and…
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Cosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick website Cosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick website The following events are scheduled to take place in Coastal Georgia this month. Week 1 – Oct. 1 – 5 Wednesday, Oct. 2: Brunswick City Commission Meeting Brunswick City Commission 6 pm Friday, Oct. 4: First Friday Brunswick City Downtown Development Authority Board 5-8 pm Week 2 – Oct. 6 – 12 There is no government event taking place during this week. Week 3 – Oct. 13 – 19 Wednesday, Oct. 16: Brunswick City…
Coldplay’s 10th studio album and the American Music Awards celebrating their 50th anniversary are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Sarah Paulson plays a woman in fear of a sinister presence in “Hold Your Breath,” EA Sports’ NHL 25 lands and Charlie Puth stars as himself in “The Charlie Puth Show,” a mockumentary series on Roku. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM SEPT. 30-OCT. 6 — As if being a mother in the 1930s Dust Bowl wasn’t…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Glynn County selling premium gas at the lowest price of $3.41 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 21, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of premium gas in cities within Glynn County was $3.69 per gallon. Of the 69 reported gas stations in cities within Glynn County, 14 offer premium gas. The average reported price of premium gas in Georgia was $3.71, compared…
If you live in or around the Atlanta metropolitan area, there’s a chance you’ve noticed a strange smell in the air. Source: Oliver Helbig / Getty Well, according to public health officials, the unfamiliar odor is the result of an industrial plant fire that erupted over the weekend, causing a massive plume of dark smoke containing chlorine to enter the atmosphere, and now tens of thousands of Georgia residents are being warned to stay indoors with their windows closed as harmful chemicals continue to linger in the air. CNN reported Monday that some 17,000 people were ordered to evacuate the…
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga (WSAV) – Chatham County has teamed up with local organizations to hand out food at several locations due to the number of residents without electricity. Residents can stop by Memorial Stadium (101 John J. Scott Dr.) or L. Scott Stell Park (195 L. Scott Stell Park). In partnership with Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia and the United Way of the Coastal Empire, the county has handed out nearly 1,000 meal boxes consisting of items such as spaghetti and applesauce. Now, until supplies run out, they’re handing out hundreds of hot meals for residents in need. Coastal Empire…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A Superior Court Judge has struck down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, in effect since 2022. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney issued the order Monday saying abortion regulation must return to Georgia’s pre-2019 law, which allows the procedure up until about 22 weeks of pregnancy. “A review of our higher courts’ interpretations of ‘liberty’ demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and…
Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Atlanta rapper Quavo was ordered to pay $680k to a former Las Vegas hotel employee who claims the rapper assaulted him in 2018. Las Vegas is the city of sin that also firmly believes in accountability no matter your celebrity. In 2018 ad-lib prince Quavo was outside the Encore Hotel & Casino in Vegas when he allegedly assaulted a staffer on site. Video footage captured Quavo in a heated argument with a Valet before striking him in the face. As expected the valet driver sued after the assault and has been seeking compensation since…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across McIntosh County selling regular gas at the lowest price of $2.79 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 21, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of regular gas in cities within McIntosh County was $3 per gallon. Of the 15 reported gas stations in cities within McIntosh County, 11 offer regular gas. The average reported price of regular gas in Georgia was $2.92, compared to $2.95…
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Joe Biden welcomed Olympic and Paralympic athletes to the White House on Monday to celebrate the success of Team USA during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. “Your legacy is one of discipline, success, joy and loyalty to one another. And that legacy, it’s part of something bigger than yourselves, it’s about your country,” Biden said. Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske was one of several athletes to speak ahead of the president, along with Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Paul Schulte who introduced President Biden in front of a crowd gathered on the South Lawn. “We chose to…