Bloomingdale News

Omniflight's new helicopter, a European AS 350-B2, lands in an open field on Adams Road in Bloomingdale during a training exercise on June 9. Pooler and Bloomingdale emergency responders arrive on scene to learn how to assist the flight team during medical emergencies.

The Savannah-Chatham County School Board has approved the 2010 budget. The budget was approved during a school board meeting Wednesday morning.

Camron Michael Hughes recently celebrated his third birthday. Cameron is the son of Michael and Nicole Hughes of Bloomingdale.

The West Chatham American Legion's Flag Day Ceremony for the disposal of unserviceable American flags is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Garden City Town Center on Sunshine Avenue in the parking lot of the old Georgia State Patrol office.

Soloist Tristan Anderson leads the fifth-grade ensemble in "Sit Down Your Rockin The Boat." Soloists Jada Brown and Emanie Groover lead the third-grade ensemble in a medley from "The Wizard of Oz." Bloomingdale Elementary School's music ensemble students had their Spring Concert in April, with one performance in the afternoon for fellow students ...

Frances Grace Long Turner died Tuesday, June 2, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Travis Franklin Turner, and her parents, Hettie Grace Thompson and Frank Hall Long.

Mr. James F. Barnes, 70, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro following an extended illness.

New business license information for Savannah and unincorporated Chatham County has been updated through May 31, 2009.

After being rained out for two consecutive weeks, race car engines finally roared Friday night at Oglethorpe Speedway Park.

A Clyo woman injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday evening near the Effingham-Chatham county line remained in critical condition Tuesday.

Pastor Darrell Bailey of First Baptist Church of Bloomingdale leads his community in prayer.

A Savannah woman was seriously injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident at a wooded area on Chatham County's western fringe Sunday evening.

"SCCPS school board officials should realize their responsibility is to represent the taxpayers and not their own personal opinions.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms brought Beaufort's 2009 Air Show to a wet end Sunday about 20 minutes before the elite Blue Angels were scheduled to perform their final round of flying maneuvers.

Savannah-Chatham Metro Police say they've made arrests in two armed robberies, including an incident where a 71 year old man was robbed and beaten in his home.

The jobs of 23 Savannah-Chatham County public school system employees were cut Wednesday, and the district expects to cut a total of 234 jobs by June.

Effingham County Sheriff's deputies have charged the driver of a recreational vehicle that was involved in a motor vehicle crash Friday evening in Effingham County on Highway 17.

Tina Bertuca is the kind of person who makes do with what she has. When her music classroom at Bloomingdale Elementary School didn't have a stereo system for classroom activities and performances, Bertuca didn't complain.

A Bloomingdale man was arrested by Effingham County sheriff's deputies Friday night and was charged with driving under the influence after his recreational vehicle flipped on Ga.

Effingham County sheriff's deputies have arrested two men who they say burglarized the property of a homeowner on Goshen Road early Monday morning.