Coast Guard closes ports in Savannah, Brunswick Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:16:24 -0400 Savannah — The U.S. Coast Guard has closed the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to inbound vessels because of Tropical Storm Hanna. Robert Morris, spokesman for the Georgia Port Authority, said while shipping lanes have been closed, the loading and unloading of ships currently in port has not been affected. "The terminals, gates and intermodal operations are open as usual," Morris said, adding that the five or so cargo ships waiting out at sea will be quickly processed once the shipping lanes reopen, probably on Saturday. Dawson County woman chases down hit-and-run driver Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:32:25 -0400 A Dawson County woman who saw a car drive off after hitting a 5-year-old boy followed the driver and held him until authorities arrived to arrest him. DeShan Fishel dropped her child off at school when she saw a car hit a boy who was about to get on a bus Thursday. When the driver sped off, Fishel followed him and called 911. She said the driver ran a stop sign and didn't slow down until he crashed in a ditch. Veterans must find new place to live Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:11:21 -0400 Eighty-one veterans, all with health problems, have been told they must find another place to live by Nov. 30 because budget cuts are forcing the state to close the Milledgeville domiciliary unit at the Georgia War Veterans Home. The Georgia Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed saving $2.7 million out of its budget by closing the domiciliary, which resembles an old college dorm with communal dining room near the lobby. Assistant Commissioner Len Glass said about half the displaced veterans will go either to the state veterans hospital units that provide full nursing care or to the federal Veteran's Administration's domiciliary in Dublin. He said the agency was helping the rest of the veterans find new homes — maybe with relatives or friends.
Georgia Place-Names - 3rd edition, 1999. Full text online of a book by Kenneth K. Krakow. Information on names of counties, towns, rivers and creeks, post offices, and other places in the state. Requires Adobe Acrobat reader.
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