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All Saints Episcopal Church will host its Blessing of the Animals event on Oct.

4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tybee Island (804 Jones Ave.), where a noon blessing, food truck, live music, and a donation drive for the Humane Society add festive details.

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church will host the 2026 Greater Works Revival with worship and fellowship featuring guest speakers (Rev.

Tammie McFadden on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m. and Rev. Michael Smith on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:00 p.m.) at 1008 May Street.

Ogeechee Riverkeeper launched the Burroughs Digital Library after receiving a grant from the Karen and Jerry Burroughs Foundation Fund to showcase aerial imagery of the Ogeechee River basin captured by veteran drone pilot John McKinnon.

The digital collection lets residents explore the watershed’s beauty + additional footage will be available soon.

Jackson Olson from the Savannah Bananas brought energy to Dancing With the Stars' Season 35 premiere Tuesday night with a cha-cha that scored 15+ points and kept him safely in the competition.

The show will continue Tuesday at 8 p.m. on ABC and Disney+.

Beulah Baptist Church will celebrate the 20th Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor Anthony L. and Terrain Edwards (at 619 East Anderson Street) on September 27 at 8:30 a.m. Dr. Crawford Loritts will speak at the event.

Gas prices in Savannah rose 36 cents in one month, hitting about $4.18 a gallon Wednesday — higher fuel costs may add pressure for tourism amid lower hotel occupancy.

Drivers filling a 15-gallon tank pay nearly $17 extra compared with a year ago.

A state report outlines Project Camellia, a proposed $20 billion OpenAI data center on 1,400 acres near Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub in Effingham County.

It will build four buildings totaling 4.4 million sqft, employ 400 workers, and require record power and water while addressing flood risks and protected species.

Savannah State University hosted an event on Wednesday at the King-Frazier Student Center that honored Justice Thurgood Marshall with a panel of Superior Court judges, a documentary screening and an interview with his granddaughter Cecilia Marshall.

University leaders stressed his lasting influence on law and education.

Yesterday, Savannah State University announced the launch of the John Lewis School of Public Policy and Social Sciences, named for civil rights icon John Lewis, to prepare students for government and public service careers with real-world labs in fields such as criminal justice and political science.

Chadrick Mance, founder of The Mance Law Firm, will speak at the Iron Sharpens Iron conference on Sept.

19 at St. Philip Monumental AME Church in Savannah at 9 a.m. His talk (Go Together) will help young minority men build workforce skills and forge community ties.

A historic downtown building from 1912 has been transformed into Recess Hotel and Club, a 221-room hotel with a private club, entertainment and dining spaces.

The property, located at 7 E. Congress Street, reopened Wednesday and welcomes guests with modern retro features — nod to its original use.

The Recess Hotel & Club, which features a retro futurist design and 221 rooms, was scheduled to open Wednesday at 2 p.m. after a 10th-floor fire forced 70 guests to evacuate on Tuesday, and firefighters confirmed there were no injuries.