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Woman Struck By Vehicle + Apartment Fire + Retail Spaces Fill Up
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Get on up, Savannah! Let's get you all caught up to start this Saturday, October 9 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.
First, today's weather:
Humid with a t-storm in spots. High: 80 Low: 66.
Here are the top stories today in Savannah:
- A woman was struck by a vehicle in downtown Savannah, leading to road closures. She was hit early Friday morning and hospitalized for serious injuries. The east and westbound lanes of Bay Street were closed at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard due to the incident. Authorities stated the woman was struck at 4:30 a.m. (WJCL News)
- Savannah fire crews rescued four people and a pet from an apartment fire caused by burning incense. Firefighters made their way to the second floor, where residents were trapped because of the fire on the first floor. Officials say no one was physically injured. (WSAV)
- Vacant retail spaces are beginning to be filled in Savannah after COVID-19 took a toll on many businesses downtown. (WJCL News)
- Leopold's ice cream teamed up with United Way of the Coastal Empire to unveil their new "Sweet Savannah Pearl" sundae as part of a United Way campaign. (WTOC)
- Wesley Community Centers of Savannah debuted a new outdoor classroom that will allow children to have a more enhanced, hands-on learning experience. (WTOC)
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Today in Savannah:
- Where's Noble Bones? A Bone Chiling Scavenger Hunt! - Wormsloe (9:00 AM)
- Build a Bat House Workshop - Wormsloe (2:00 PM)
- Wormsloe State Historic Site Bat Hike - Wormsloe (6:00 PM)
- Rock Music, Axe Throwing and Bonaventure Cemetery - Southbound Brewing Company (8:00 PM)
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— Sammi Caramela
About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."
