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Monday, September 8th, 2025

This morning, the Chatham County Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission launched the Campaign for Life initiative to provide safe spaces and activities for at-risk youth and to help prevent gang violence—local youth groups and law enforcement agencies are joining to support the program.

Monday, September 8th, 2025

More than 100 Savannah Arts Academy students walked out of class Friday and gathered at Tiedemann Park to protest gun violence after a Minneapolis school shooting left 2 children dead and injured 17. Zoe Wagner, president of Students Demand Action, said the protest aimed to push lawmakers to act as students face daily security checks—using metal detectors and lockdown drills—to remind them of ongoing safety concerns.

Monday, September 8th, 2025

Protesters gathered outside the Hyundai Megasite in Bryan County on Saturday to protest an ICE raid that resulted in nearly 500 people being taken into custody—organizers from local groups chanted in both English and Spanish to demand change. Estevan Hernandez drove from Atlanta to join the rally, which followed a July report of poor working conditions—a factor cited by congressional candidate Tori Branum amid social media backlash.