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The Current‘s visual journalist Justin Taylor shares his favorite work and his thoughts from the past year. Some were pa...
01/01/2026

The Current‘s visual journalist Justin Taylor shares his favorite work and his thoughts from the past year. Some were part of reporting specific stories and some were from his daily excursions through Coastal Georgia.

Visual journalist Justin Taylor shares his favorite photos and stories from the past year.

Stories resonate with us for a variety of reasons — some you may not expect. Here are the ones that stand out for us thi...
01/01/2026

Stories resonate with us for a variety of reasons — some you may not expect. Here are the ones that stand out for us this year. Read the reasons and send us your thoughts on your top or bottom picks, too.

The Current GA's top stories for 2025 include a whale disentanglement, a Hyundai ICE raid, a human exposure study, and an oyster farming photo-essay, all of which demonstrate the importance of local journalism in providing in-depth coverage of environmental issues, law enforcement, and economic oppo...

Development on a planned office building and underground garage on the southwest corner of Forsyth Park will move forwar...
12/23/2025

Development on a planned office building and underground garage on the southwest corner of Forsyth Park will move forward in January after the property owners won several legal rulings.

Developers won several legal rulings and are set to move forward with construction of a three-story office building and underground garage on Forsyth Park in January.

The Chatham County Board of Elections has a new supervisor.She is Brook Schreiner, who comes to Chatham from Butts Count...
12/23/2025

The Chatham County Board of Elections has a new supervisor.

She is Brook Schreiner, who comes to Chatham from Butts County, where she served as director of elections and registration for five years. Prior to that, she held the same position in Henry County for 10 years.

Brook Schreiner has been appointed as the new elections supervisor for Chatham County, pledging to ensure the integrity and accessibility of the election process.

In a unanimous vote Monday, the Port Wentworth planning commission rejected a proposal to define data centers in the sma...
12/18/2025

In a unanimous vote Monday, the Port Wentworth planning commission rejected a proposal to define data centers in the small city’s zoning ordinance.

The panel’s non-binding recommendation goes to city council for its consideration on Thursday.

The Port Wentworth planning commission unanimously rejected a proposal to define data centers in the city's zoning ordinance, after citizens raised concerns about water and electricity usage, noise, and air pollution.

Shrimp lovers can be pretty confident the shrimp they order from restaurants on the southern half of the Georgia Coast w...
12/18/2025

Shrimp lovers can be pretty confident the shrimp they order from restaurants on the southern half of the Georgia Coast was plucked from nearby waters rather than imported.

The Southern Shrimp Alliance conducted a genetic analysis of 44 randomly selected restaurants in the Golden Isles area and found that 43 of the 44 dishes sampled were wild-caught American shrimp, confirming that shrimp served in the area is likely to be wild-caught American shrimp.

The 43rd annual prediction by the Selig Center for Economic Growth rates the risk of a recession in Georgia at pretty mu...
12/15/2025

The 43rd annual prediction by the Selig Center for Economic Growth rates the risk of a recession in Georgia at pretty much a coin toss. It places the odds of a recession in Georgia at 49%.

This story also appeared in Capitol Beat News Service.

The University of Georgia's Selig Center for Economic Growth predicts a 49% chance of recession in Georgia due to national economic headwinds, with job growth expected to remain subpar and housing costs expected to remain out of reach.

Welcome aboard! This is a list of public meetings and agendas to help you follow the work of officials you’ve elected.
12/15/2025

Welcome aboard! This is a list of public meetings and agendas to help you follow the work of officials you’ve elected.

The Bryan County Commission won’t fund any more work toward a proposed local airport, after a public vote last week cheered by residents in the audience. The airport idea has been both unpopular and financially questionable.

Police escorted demonstrators from a Georgia Public Service Commission meeting on Wednesday morning following the introd...
12/12/2025

Police escorted demonstrators from a Georgia Public Service Commission meeting on Wednesday morning following the introduction of a surprise agreement between commission staff and Georgia Power, the utility the commissioners are charged with regulating.

This story also appeared in Georgia Recorder.

Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission have agreed to a plan to increase energy capacity by 10,000 megawatts, with Georgia Power promising to lower power bills , but environmental organizations are skeptical of the promise and argue that the plan will actually raise power bills.

When the Midway City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed 2026 fiscal year budget on Dec. 8, no members of th...
12/11/2025

When the Midway City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed 2026 fiscal year budget on Dec. 8, no members of the public spoke, and Mayor Levern Clancy moved to close the hearing within 15 seconds of opening it. The council then voted unanimously to pass the 2026 budget.

The new full-time Midway Fire Department will cost more than three and a half times the 2025 fire budget, which was $205,650. In the coming year, the new department will cost $931,819 — an increase of $727,969.

BREAKING: An aggravated assault near W. Walburg and Whitaker streets just off Forsyth Park left an adult female with che...
12/11/2025

BREAKING: An aggravated assault near W. Walburg and Whitaker streets just off Forsyth Park left an adult female with chemical burns on her skin Wednesday night, according to the Savannah Police Department.

An aggravated assault near W. Walburg and Whitaker streets just off Forsyth Park left an adult female with chemical burns on her skin Wednesday night,

Georgia’s winter respiratory virus season is off to a slow start, with Covid numbers low. But local doctors say they are...
12/11/2025

Georgia’s winter respiratory virus season is off to a slow start, with Covid numbers low. But local doctors say they are seeing an uptick in flu and RSV cases, and they expect numbers to rise over the coming months.

This story also appeared in Healthbeat.

Doctors in Georgia are seeing an increase in flu and RSV cases, and they are urging people to get vaccinated, mask in group settings, and wash their hands frequently to prevent the spread of these diseases.

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