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🌱Parents Warned Of Dangerous TikTok Trend + Garden City Terminal
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Savannah.
Hey, Savannah! Let's get you all caught up to start this Saturday, December 18 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and very warm. High: 78 Low: 64.
Here are the top stories in Savannah today:
- At least two Savannah-area public school districts sent notices to parents on Friday due to a viral TikTok trend that warns of nationwide school violence on today's date. Those videos include the threat of school shootings and bombings. Many authorities across the country, including those in Savannah, are dismissing them as not credible but they are also telling parents they are keeping an eye on any developments. (WJCL News Savannah)
- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg toured the Garden City Terminal with local, state, and federal leaders to see work underway focused on easing supply chain disruptions on Friday. The Department of Transportation is playing a role in helping the Georgia Ports Authority work through shipping congestion issues. (WTOC)
- State health officials in Georgia reported to the federal government on Dec. 16 that approximately 83 percent of inpatient beds and 83 percent of ICU beds in hospitals across the state were occupied. Around 6 percent of inpatient beds and 8 percent of ICU beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported. (Savannah Patch)
Today in Savannah:
- Miracle On May Street 2021! At West Broad Street YMCA (10:00 AM)
- Holiday Party With The Links At Sweet Georgia's Juke Joint (12:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Savannah Police Department is alerting the public of a missing teen. Kaiyona Prevard, 15, was last seen 11 p.m. Dec. 16 in the 10600 block of Abercorn Street. If seen, please call 911! (Facebook)
- Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter and Assistant Chief Lenny Gunther volunteered to be bell ringers for The Salvation Army on Friday morning at the Kroger on Mall Boulevard. (Facebook)
- Next Tuesday, Chatham County Mobile Food Pantry Distribution will host a drive-by food drive near the Oglethorpe Mall. Anyone needing food assistance in Chatham County is invited to attend. NO more than two households per car. All vehicles must enter the distribution via Hodgson Memorial Drive onto Mall Way and turn left to be directed by police to line up. (Facebook)
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— Sammi Caramela
About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."
