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The Results Are In!
Improving Traffic and Safety at the East President Street Railroad Crossing
A new study took a close look at traffic, delays, and safety concerns at the East President Street railroad crossing near Truman Parkway in Savannah. The study examined how many vehicles pass through, how long travel times are, how often congestion occurs, and past crash data. It also considers nearby utilities and environmental factors. These details help create possible solutions to make the crossing safer, reduce delays, and choose the best option for improvement.
For an overview of the study and its results, click the button below to read more about it. To visit the Chatham County Department of Engineering site for more information on this project and the final report for the study click here.
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"Not a single day did I ever feel like I was walking alone."
 Pictured: Chatham County Juvenile Court Presiding Judge, Thomas Cole; Anchor Court graduate, Charli Bennett; and Anchor Court Coordinator, Latrell Gulotta
Addiction is a thief. It steals years, even decades from people’s lives. It steals away the ability to keep a job, to keep a home, to keep relationships. It steals a person’s belief in themselves or in viable options or in any good in the world at all. It kills hope. Addiction is a disease that is a powerful, formidable enemy, but those fighting it can find powerful, tenacious allies in Accountability Courts such as ANCHOR Court, Chatham County’s Family Treatment Court.
ANCHOR Court is a final chance for parents whose lives have been so impacted by the disease of substance abuse that they stand in peril of going to prison and losing custody of their children. The resoundingly good news is that Accountability Courts and Treatment Courts are very, very good options for those who voluntarily enter these life-changing and life-affirming programs.
Graduates of the program echo the themes of peace, trust, and gratitude as they speak about their own difficult journeys from addiction to restoration, from nothingness to wholeness. “I had been so lost in addiction for years that I forgot who I was, but because of this program I got to know who I am again.” “I’m no longer that person – I can stand up for myself, make adult decisions, and set boundaries. I can give my child the life I didn’t have growing up – a safe, happy, loving, stable home.” “This has given me another chance to break a generational curse. It’s up to me to do it, for my children. And today I believe that I can.”
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Taking "Stayin' Alive" To Heart
Team Chatham is prepared to take care of each other's (and our neighbors') hearts
 On January 16th, there was a knock on the door of Chatham County’s Occupational Safety department. It was a delivery, an edible bouquet of fruit with a bright red heart on top, for one of their team members, Leigh Herald. A delivery comes every year on this same date – it’s the anniversary of the day she saved a man’s life by knowing what to do to respond to a heart attack. He’s alive these seven years later to remember what she did for him.
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Learning CPR is a gift you give to the world, and it very well could be a gift the world gives back to you someday. Leigh thinks back to another day, when another person gave that lifesaving gift to a stranger. “I always think of anyone who needs CPR as a family member,” she says. “It hits home to me, because my dad's life was saved by someone using an AED.” |
February is Heart Health Month, and there’s no better way to observe it than to learn now how to help someone’s heart keep beating in a cardiac emergency. They may or may not send you annual bouquets, but they and everyone who loves them will be grateful for you for the rest of a much longer life.
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Chatham County Commissioner Marsha Buford speaks from the heart about Black History Month
 Chatham County District 8 Commissioner Marsha Buford speaks on the importance of Black History Month and the contributions of Black Americans to both Chatham County and our country. Join all of us at Chatham County as we celebrate and honor the figures of Black History that helped shape today's society.
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How golf -- yes, golf -- is building a community that literally changes and saves lives
 We lose on average 22 or 23 veterans a day to suicide. Nobody keeps a scorecard in PGA HOPE, but you can do the math. In 2024 alone, 17,000 veterans were served, and more than 50,000 have been impacted by PGA HOPE since its inception in 2015. PGA changes lives! Golf changes lives!
The scars of war can be mental or physical or both, and the debilitating effects can be compounded when one suddenly becomes an isolated individual as opposed to a member of a corps. Here’s where Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) steps up to the tee with its PGA HOPE initiative. HOPE stands for Helping Our Patriots Everywhere.
Henderson's PGA HOPE certified instructors are trained to overcome whatever impediments their students bring with them. They modify equipment or create working alternatives for golfers who have mobility or balance issues, or who have lost limbs or hearing or sight. The question is not IF but HOW they will succeed, and the answer is always, “YES! We will find a way!”
"It’s an emotional thing, because you just have no idea how much it might change someone’s life. Golf -- and hope -- is something that, once it gets into your blood and your bones, it doesn’t go away. It just doesn’t.”
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Valentines Day Weddings are a happy tradition for Chatham County judges and staff
 In what has become a favorite tradition at the Montgomery Street Courthouse, Valentines Day is now looked forward to as Wedding Day. This year Chatham County Judges Lisa Colbert, Benjamin W. Karpf, Tammy Stokes, Christopher Middleton, Brian Joseph Huffman, Jr., and Crystal Harmon spent the entire day joyously officiating weddings and celebrating hopeful beginnings with 18 couples.
 They came in sequins and veils, or in matching turtlenecks and blazers, or in jeans and flannel. The brides wore white, or red, or green, or black, or plaid. They might have come with flowers, and rings and favorite songs, or they might have come with no plan at all except to leave married to their favorite person. Some came with families to cheer them on, and some came holding on to just each other. Some made their vows in English and some in another language, but they all made them with happy, full hearts. At the end of the day on this Valentine's Day, thanks to Superior Court Clerk Tammie Mosely and court staff, Courtroom 2A was the most love-filled place in the County.
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And a Favorite Film, too, at the Movie Night and Night Market
 Chatham County Parks and Recreation put on a fantastic family-friendly party and invited the entire community to come -- and they did! A movie under the stars and a bright and bustling Night Market were the main events, but the word got out to come early and stay late to enjoy all the extras. Blow-up kid's games, cultural activities like African drumming and dancing, sidewalk art, and food trucks filled up Charlie Brooks Park -- and it's a BIG park! Corey's open fire cooking demonstrations were a huge hit, and not just because he was giving away free food. Who knew you could bake pizzas, bread, and icecream cakes over a wood fire? And his fire-roasted chicken and chicken and dumplings . . . my, my, my!
 Partnering with Live Like Locals, Parks and Recreation will be hosting a series of these events at parks throughout the County over next several months. Coming up in March, the party moves to Tom Triplett Park with another great film beginning at sunset. Food trucks, Corey's Cooking, and a Night Market will run from 4:00pm - 8:00pm, AND a Mystery Scavenger Hunt kicks off at 5:00pm. Mark your calendars for March 8th and bring your blankets and chairs, your friends and family to Tom Triplett Park for another great event!
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 Phoenix Festival Vendor Sign-up
The Chatham County Recycling Center will be hosting a festival promoting Sustainability in Savannah on May 31st, 2025. We invite you to host a table featuring your business and products (sale of merchandise is permitted). As we are a nonprofit government entity, there is no cost to sign on as a vendor for the event. If you'd like to submit your business and be an example of sustainability in our community, fill out the application below to begin your partnership with us! We will contact you shortly after submission with additional information about the event.
Follow the link below for additional information and to register.
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Join Team Chatham!
Chatham County Human Resources is looking for you!
Attorneys and activities instructors... engineers and electricians... managers and mechanics... detectives and dump truck drivers . . . clerks, call-takers, and carpenters. Chatham County Government serves in so many ways, and it takes all sorts of skillsets to make it happen. Whatever your experience, whatever your goals, Team Chatham may have just the right fit for you! Check out this week's jobs listings and check for new listings every Thursday
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