Savannah Pure Politics

05/27/2026

OSHA is investigating after 1 person died Tuesday in what Savannah police are calling a workplace accident. More info: https://www.wjcl.com/article/savannah-workplace-death-seaboard-coastline-drive/71413997

05/27/2026

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05/23/2026

It looks like this campaign is getting ugly

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Political turmoil from Chatham County’s primary election becomes civil lawsuit ⤵️
https://www.wtoc.com/2026/05/22/political-turmoil-chatham-countys-primary-election-becomes-civil-lawsuit/

05/09/2026

The news is spreading quickly throughout the state and beyond - Ted Turner has died at 87.
Many stories have been authored about CNN. About the Braves. About the America's Cup and his enormous commitment to our environment and the future of our planet. He earned every accolade that came his way.

Here's what you might not know...

When Ted was nine, his father Ed moved the family from Cincinnati to Savannah and bought a small outdoor advertising company. They settled right here in Ardsley Park, the neighborhood I'm honored to represent. Locals claim his family spent some time at a duplex on 46th street near Atlantic - but you'll have to help me on that detail. Ted learned to sail at the Savannah Yacht Club. Raced his first regatta at eleven. The skills he sharpened on these tidal waters carried him all the way to America's Cup glory in 1977.

And his family gave us something that's still standing.

In 1956, Ed Turner walked into the Savannah Gas Company with an idea: take the new sixty-foot tank going up at White Bluff and DeRenne and paint it like the earth. The gas company said yes, and that idea became The Globe. James Ellison and Leo Berkemeier of Turner Outdoor Advertising climbed the rigging and made it happen. And on Christmas of 1957, Santa and his sleigh appeared on The Globe, headed home to Savannah.

Seventy years later, that Globe still stands at the gateway to our beautiful city. Thanks to Greg Parker and a whole lot of neighbors who refused to let it go, future generations will see it too.

How fitting is it that the kid who stood at DeRenne watching his father's crew lift it up grew into the man who spent his fortune protecting the real one. Two million acres preserved across the country. The largest bison herd on the continent, brought back from the edge. The Turner Foundation. The Nuclear Threat Initiative. Literally - Captain Planet.

That Globe at White Bluff was the first Earth Ted Turner ever helped put up. It wasn't the last .

Rest well, Ted. Savannah is honored to have played a part in your story.

Parker's , CNN, TBS Network,

05/09/2026

When do we start to take over.
This has to stop

Violent crime is up 56% in Chatham County this year, with police pointing to scammers that have stolen over $850,000 from residents this year — FULL STORY ⬇️

04/27/2026

04/27/2026

Savannah lost a good one this weekend. Mark Robertson, former radio host on 98.7 The River, passed away after battling cancer.

Christmas time won’t be the same with Mark gone.

The annual Christmas Wish segments were truly special and touching. Mark would read letters about patients and families who were dealing with cancer and needed some support. You knew Mark truly cared.

You will be missed

02/25/2026

02/25/2026

Such a shame

https://www.wtoc.com/2026/02/25/unfortunately-tree-must-be-removed-historic-300-year-old-oak-tree-taken-down/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQMCZRjbGNrBAwJKGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgW13Q-aCqY1lc93sfWDE8gnLiTxYGQf2vLDjBckgxf6ssX6EFmJTdcKtWlw_aem_Ke-o5a3UvUgXNh_qk3R_JA

The Region executive for Georgia Power based in Savannah said they are aware this is not the outcome many Savannahians desired.