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🌱 Arson Suspect Arrested + Grant Center Gym Breaks Ground

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Up and at 'em, Savannah! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Savannah.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 67 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories in Savannah today:

  1. Officials say they've arrested the man responsible for the downtown Savannah fires that happened weeks ago. Calvin Frank Robbins was arrested on a warrant yesterday as a suspect of the Dec. 1 arsons at the Visitor's Center Parking Lot in downtown Savannah. The fires destroyed two vehicles, damaged four other vehicles as well as a porch railing. (WJCL News Savannah)
  2. Construction for west Savannah's first facility that will house a regulation-size basketball court is officially underway as city and neighborhood leaders broke ground for the new Grant Center Gym yesterday. The new gym is funded by SPLOST VI and SPLOST VII and the total cost is expected to be around $4.5 million. The Moses Jackson Center will also undergo upgrades.(Savannah Morning News)
  3. Police say Savannah's violent crime dropped 6 percent in 2021. Here's how they are planning to keep the trend going in 2022. (WJCL News)
  4. The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has earned accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) once again. The SACSCOC awarded SCAD a 10-year affirmation of its accreditation after a three-year review process. (WTOC)
  5. Check out all the job listings in Savannah. (Savannah Patch)

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Today in Savannah:

  • Advisory Committee Meeting - Bull Street Library (11:00 AM)
  • Holiday gathering - Ogeechee Audubon Society (6:30 PM)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Sammi Caramela

About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."

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