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Biden bestows medal upon Savannah College of Art and Design president Paula Wallace

by Benjamin Payne | GPB January 3, 2025 | 4:01 pmJanuary 3, 2025 | 4:02 pm

Yvonne Brockington testifies remotely from a hospital bed during a Georgia Senate hearing Thursday into the Oct. 19 collapse of the Sapelo Island dock that killed seven people. Credit: Georgia Senate Urban Affairs Committee

News

‘Scarred for the rest of my life’: Survivors testify about Sapelo Island dock collapse that killed 7

by Benjamin Payne | GPB November 1, 2024 | 3:33 pmNovember 1, 2024 | 11:21 pm

A sculpture representing Flora — the goddess of flowers and flowering plants — serves as the fountain's focal point. Credit: Benjamin Payne | GPB

‘Savannah’s beauty is our duty’: New fountain honors influential gardener in Georgia’s oldest city

by Benjamin Payne | GPB June 17, 2024 | 11:40 pmJune 17, 2024 | 11:40 pm

Credit: NOAA

News, Sustainability

NOAA forecasts ‘extraordinary’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, in strength and numbers

by Benjamin Payne | GPB May 24, 2024 | 6:21 amMay 24, 2024 | 6:21 am

Charlie Russo, 81, poses in his Savannah home next to a framed display of the baseball batting donut and rosin bag used by Hank Aaron ahead of the slugger's record-breaking 715th home run. Credit: Benjamin Payne | GPB

How a Savannah fishmonger ‘reeled in’ Hank Aaron relics from the field after 715th home run

by Benjamin Payne | GPB April 8, 2024 | 10:57 pmApril 8, 2024 | 10:59 pm

News, Sustainability

Nation’s first known yellow-legged hornet nest found, eradicated near Savannah

by Benjamin Payne | GPB August 28, 2023 | 8:49 pmAugust 28, 2023 | 8:49 pm

A female oyster, ripe with spat, is one of many bred at an aquaculture facility ion Gwynn's Island, Virginia

Georgia’s oyster season comes to a close, as risk of foodborne illness rises over the summer

by Benjamin Payne | GPB June 5, 2023 | 10:22 pmJune 5, 2023 | 10:22 pm

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News, Sustainability, Travel

Sea turtle nesting season begins in Georgia

by Benjamin Payne | GPB May 5, 2023 | 4:19 pmMay 5, 2023 | 4:47 pm

‘Our heritage runs so deep here’: Savannahians, tourists turn out for St. Patrick’s Day parade

by Benjamin Payne | GPB March 18, 2023 | 12:02 pmApril 7, 2023 | 1:21 pm

Savannah ready for St. Patrick’s Day parade, nearly 200 years after its inception

by Benjamin Payne | GPB March 16, 2023 | 10:21 pmMarch 16, 2023 | 10:21 pm