Chatham County News

Some polling locations were busy, and many others, were very slow going. That was the report from polling managers throughout the Coastal Empire today, as Election Day 2009 wrapped up.

SAVANNAH, GA : Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department has placed an alert for local Attorney Lawrence Edward Madison who is wanted on three counts of child molestation, two counts of sexual battery and one count of aggravated sexual battery.

It's a clear, sunny day with nothing but a somewhat elevated high tide weatherwise.

A quiet East 39th Street block erupted in a hail of gunshots leaving one man slain and a senior wounded by flying lead, a prosecutor argued in court Tuesday.

The City of Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia are seeking a candidate for the position of Police Chief for the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department.A Savannah is the Chatham County seat and is the northernmost coastal county in Georgia.

Chatham County District Attorney Larry Chisolm says a new program will target public housing residents who under-report their income or family size.

Local Republican Chairman Frank Murray has apologized for forwarding an e-mail that used an expletive to describe the Obama administration.

Leaders of Christ Church of Savannah are asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse a decision earlier this week granting ownership of the historic building and property to the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia.

Facebook, Myspace, Social networking web sites are popular for many of the younger set, and apparently, sex offenders.

A man charged for a shooting in Savannah's southside near a school was denied bond in court.

Georgia police say a misdialed number led two strangers to trade hostile calls and text messages before arranging a meeting where one shot the other.

Contact Voter Registration with questions regarding the Voter Registration cards at 790-1520. PRECINCT 6-1 HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH: The Polling Place has been changed to the White Bluff Presbyterian Church and all future voting will be held at: Precinct 6-1 White Bluff Presbyterian Church 10710 White Bluff Road PRECINCT 7-3 PORT WENTWORTH SCHOOL: The ...

Group invites you to be part of the 4th Annual Child Abuse Awareness Healing Field, November 6th through the 15th at the National Guard Armory.

Chatham County Manager Russ Abolt often refers to the unincorporated county as Chatham's second-largest "city." About 80,000 residents live in the unincorporated area, according to 2008 U.S. Census estimates.

Thunderbolt Fire Chief Carl Smith faced a Friday afternoon fire that was hard to stomach.

Sidney Ashley Grant was arrested Monday as a suspect in an Oct. 8 shooting that left a father of two dead, Savannah-Chatham police announced this afternoon.

Five children die every day in the United States from abuse and neglect, a report released today shows.

A 5-year-old Long County boy drowned Monday afternoon in the bathtub of his family's mobile home.

The convicted sex offender who was working at a summer camp was in court Monday.

A sheriff says a Colorado family made up that story about their son possibly flying away in a balloon; two major store chains will offer you money to re-use your plastic bags; two women who rejected two men's advances at a club suffered a brutal revenge.