Good morning, Savannah.

The Savannah Area Chamber’s LEADS program is inspiring local investment in childcare and education, building on lessons from Nashville and Clarksville to launch projects such as East Savannah United Early Childhood Learning Center and Goodwill’s Opportunity Campus while LEADS delegates visit New Orleans’ Bayou District later this month.

The Savannah Area Chamber celebrated the dedication of the I-516 and Veterans Parkway interchange in honor of former Mayor Edna Jackson on Oct.

6 — the ceremony at St. Philip A.M.E. Church was hosted by State Rep. Carl Gilliard and concluded with a motorcade.

The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce and Visit Savannah hosted the first session of SAV6: The Savannah Standard on Oct.

6 in Savannah, drawing over 500 community members. Local leaders Michael T. Owens and Ewan Riccio-Laing shared new customer service practices with an interactive improv performance from Front Porch Improv.

Visit Savannah’s Ginger McCoy joined the Buckeye & Bluegrass Roadshow through Columbus, Cincinnati and Louisville for three days of destination showcases and networking lunches, building new relationships with meeting planners and boosting Savannah as a premier meeting spot.

Savannah and Tybee host a busy week.

The Tybee Island Pirate Festival runs Oct. 8—11 with pub crawls and family activities. On Oct. 10, wiener dog races, marine science day and guided garden tours will entertain locals, while museum events mark Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 12.

Michelangelo’s Women: Images of Female Power and Divinity from the Casa Buonarroti opens Oct.

9 at the Jepson Center (207 W. York St.) and will run until Jan. 24. The exhibit shows drawings, poetry, and letters from Michelangelo’s family including works never shown before in the United States.

SCAD unveiled a 16,000-sqft athletic facility for its lacrosse and soccer teams today at its Hardeeville campus off U.S. Highway 17 — the facility features upgraded locker rooms, training room, lounge, referee room, and additional parking after 18 months of construction.

Savannah State University will launch its first Doctor of Public Administration program in fall 2027 pending SACSCOC approval (details on curriculum, faculty and admissions will follow), a historic milestone that opens new leadership pathways for public and nonprofit professionals.

Georgia officials (DNR) extended the annual wild oyster harvest closure because of unusually warm water that keeps bacteria risks high.

The department said the harvest will reopen once the water cools enough to ensure safety.

Georgia beaches recorded 4,292 loggerhead sea turtle nests this season — a rebound from 2004 lows — as volunteers from Cumberland to Tybee and ecotourists on Wassaw Island monitored nests from sunrise to night.

Biological teams are also gathering data to protect the turtles.

The city issued a boil-water advisory for about 100 homes after a fiber-optic company accidentally damaged a water main near East Gwinnett Street (between Pennsylvania and Minnesota avenues) on Tuesday; residents were advised to boil water for all uses until the advisory is ended.

Volleyball fans can now buy single-session tickets starting at $20 for the 2026 Allstate SEC Volleyball Tournament at Enmarket Arena from November 20–24 & group, reserved, and club-level options offer flexible seating choices.

Driver's License Clinic

Need help getting your suspended driver’s license reinstated? Georgia Legal Services Program and its partners are hosting a free Driver’s License Clinic for eligible Georgians on Thursday, Oct. 22. The clinic will provide legal support to help eligible individuals better understand their options for addressing a suspended driver’s license.