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Thad Brackin

Renewal of Wayne County’s SPLOST (special purpose local option sales tax) passed by nearly a 2-1 margin Tuesday.



Renewal of Wayne County’s SPLOST (special purpose local option sales tax) passed by nearly a 2-1 margin Tuesday.

With qualifying at an end, Wayne County has four local races set for elections this year.

The Savannah news media, including the Savannah Morning News, is reporting that Savannah Country Day football coach John Mohring has stepped down as the Hornets head coach to take the job



The diamond Jackets (10-3) notched three more wins in recent non-region play. They bested Ware County, 5-2; Pierce County, 2-1; and Vidalia, 3-1.

We are happy to report this week that the Jesup City Council has reviewed an earlier decision to hold a three-day planning retreat in Savannah.

Hayward Merritt “Meddy” Settles

With qualifying in Georgia this week, a wide variety of candidates have qualified for local offices.

Local schools are safe today (Friday), according to the Wayne County school system, despite a student’s social-media threat to bring a weapon to Martha Puckett Middle School.