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In-Person Learning Concerns + Officer Helps Little Boy In Need
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First, today's weather:
Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 82 Low: 68.
Here are the top stories today in Savannah:
- The Savannah Chatham County Public School District is intending to remain in-person, but concerned parents want more virtual learning options. Many parents voiced concerns about mask-wearing and virtual learning options at Wednesday's school board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Ann Levett says those concerns will be addressed and that the E-learning academy is at full capacity. (fox28media.com)
- A Savannah police officer is being recognized for caring for a little boy when a DUI crash turned into a search for a safe home. After the driver was arrested for a DUI, officers spent hours looking for a relative to return the boy home. During the search, the little boy was safe with an officer at SPD's Southside Precinct. (WJCL News)
- Tony Cope's new book discusses Savannah's history of hotels for Black people, separate from whites. (Savannah Morning News)
- NANTRenewables will build a new Bioplastics Manufacturing Plant at the SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex in Savannah. (savannahceo.com)
- Applications are open for 2021 SCORE BizPitch entrepreneurial competition in Savannah. (WTOC)
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