https://savannahnewstoday.com/Local news for Savannah, Georgia: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Chatham County.en-GBMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:29:57 +0000https://savannahnewstoday.com/daffin-park-playground-opening-delayed-drainage/https://savannahnewstoday.com/daffin-park-playground-opening-delayed-drainage/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSavannah's new Daffin Park playground is still closed while crews fix ponding. Final inspection is due Oct. 22; the city will name an opening date in November.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-bananas-2027-grayson-stadium-dates-tickets/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-bananas-2027-grayson-stadium-dates-tickets/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Bananas play 19 games at Grayson Stadium in 2027, March 12 to Sept. 4. The ticket lottery closes Oct. 31, and the club says Savannah is its hardest ticket.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-project-derenne-infra-grant/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-project-derenne-infra-grant/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAn $11.3 million federal grant will buy land for The Boulevard, a new four-lane link from I-516 to White Bluff Road. The city adds $13.6 million. What it means for DeRenne.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-stormwater-fee-hardship-assistance/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-stormwater-fee-hardship-assistance/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSavannah households at or below 200% of the poverty line can now get help with the new stormwater fee. Call 912-888-8082 for an appointment. Income limits and what to bring.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-container-terminal-army-corps-permit/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-container-terminal-army-corps-permit/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Army Corps approved the permit for a 350-acre container terminal on Hutchinson Island. Construction starts January 2028; the port aims for 12 million TEU.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-film-festival/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-film-festival/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe SCAD Savannah Film Festival runs Oct. 24-31, 2026, with Helen Mirren on opening night. Passes are sold out; single tickets are $10 by day and $17 at night.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-bridge-run/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-bridge-run/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThere is no Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run in December 2026. Organizers canceled it because of renovations to the Talmadge Memorial Bridge. What we know so far.https://savannahnewstoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://savannahnewstoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnSavannah arts through Nov. 22: the SCAD Film Festival Oct. 24-31, nine SCAD MOA shows, Mamma Mia and Fiddler at the Savannah Theatre and Brahms on Nov. 14.https://savannahnewstoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://savannahnewstoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnSavannah, Oct. 16-18: Oatland Island's Halloween Hike, free Savannah Philharmonic concerts, Ghost Pirates hockey and the Doobie Brothers at Enmarket Arena.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-isaias-tornado-flood-watch/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-isaias-tornado-flood-watch/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe tornado and flood watches for Savannah ended Oct. 10-11. Weather service reports list minor tidal flooding at Fort Pulaski in Chatham and tornadoes in Screven County.https://savannahnewstoday.com/gbi-investigates-savannah-police-shooting-east-gwinnett-street/https://savannahnewstoday.com/gbi-investigates-savannah-police-shooting-east-gwinnett-street/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSavannah officers fired at an armed man in the 800 block of East Gwinnett Street on Monday, the GBI said. No one was hurt. He is charged with aggravated assault.https://savannahnewstoday.com/sccpss-title-i-distinguished-reward-schools-2026/https://savannahnewstoday.com/sccpss-title-i-distinguished-reward-schools-2026/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsBeach, Johnson, Gould and Garden City Elementary are 2026 Reward Schools, and Savannah Classical Academy is a Distinguished School again. What each honor means.https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-unemployment-rate-august-2026/https://savannahnewstoday.com/savannah-unemployment-rate-august-2026/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSavannah's jobless rate was 3.2% in August, down from 3.5% a year earlier, as about 2,100 more people joined the labor force. Chatham County was 3.0%, Georgia 3.4%.