Daily editionThursday, October 29th, 2026
Good morning, Savannah.
The Daily Savannah Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
Community
The Savannah Branch NAACP held its 41st Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Savannah State University Student Union Ballroom, where Keisha Lance Bottoms was keynote speaker and awards honored Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown, Rep. Edna B. Jackson, and Roy Jackson (theme: Honoring Our Legacy, Advancing Our Future).
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St. James A.M.E. Church will host a one-night revival themed Peace Through Prayer with guest proclaimer Rev. Carson “C.J.” Holliman on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at 632 East Broad Street, offering blessing, healing, and renewal.
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Culture
The South Georgia State Fair opens today and runs through Nov. 8 at 105 Fort Argyle Road with rides, dinosaur shows, animal encounters, and fair food; advance unlimited ride bands are $25 plus fees, and organizers urge buyers to confirm whether admission is included before purchasing.
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City spots are serving festival food and music this November: Municipal Bar will sell SCAD Film Festival cocktails with collectible glassware + $1 from each sale supports SCAD SERVE; Plant Riverside hosts Gospel Brunch on Nov. 8; Tybee Seafood Festival runs Nov. 8–15 and The Wyld's oyster roast is Nov. 15.
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Nickel & Oak, a music-first lounge, recently opened downtown and offers comfortable seating, tuned acoustics, and craft cocktails for live-music lovers, and the venue will host local and regional acts in the coming weeks.
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The 29th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival opened Oct. 24 and is running through Saturday, Oct. 31 with 162 films, gala screenings, panels, and guests including Helen Mirren (Legend of Entertainment), Guitarricadelafuente, Meghann Fahy, and Jayme Lawson, who premiered her short I Got You.
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Education
SCCPSS middle school musicians will perform the 3rd Annual All City Middle School Band at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 at the Yamacraw Center for the Performing Arts (649 W. Jones St.), after two days and eight hours of rehearsals with about 100 students.
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Environment
A king tide on Tuesday, Oct. 27 pushed high tides across Tybee Island, flooding Lazaretto Creek boat ramp, Old US 80, McQueens Island Trail, the Fort Pulaski entrance, and low-lying marshes and beaches, with water reaching parking areas, docks, and walking trails.
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The City of Savannah and partner researchers installed solar-powered air sensors this week in Ogeecheeton at Julia Law St. and Dempsey St. to monitor fugitive dust and traffic emissions, with three monitors placed and a fourth planned at Woodville Community Center as data guides next steps.
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Government
The City of Savannah is asking residents to weigh in (survey open through Nov. 4) on preliminary plans to add the Tide to Town multi-use trail, sidewalks, and lane reductions along Montgomery Cross Road to improve pedestrian and bike safety.
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Health
St. Joseph’s/Candler launched a mobile mammography unit to bring 3-D breast screenings to rural patients; it began visiting Ridgeland in September and will return quarterly to expand early detection and follow-up care.
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