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Put Savannah-Atlanta passenger rail on the fast track to boost economy, connectivity Amtrak's proposal to use funds from President Biden's infrastructure plan to create line harkens back to the days of Nancy Hanks train Bill Dawers This is a column by City Talk's Bill Dawers, a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News. Amtrak’s recent release of a map with a proposed Savannah-to-Atlanta route has folks buzzing about the future of rail travel in the state and has also fueled nostalgia for the Nancy Hanks, the passenger train that connected the two cities from 1947 to 1971. The new ...

For most Savannahians looking to get to Atlanta, there are really only two options: drive or fly.  The drive is long and prone to Atlanta traffic. The flight is quick, but expensive. But both Amtrak and Georgia legislators are considering a third option that hasn't been available since 1971: a train. Earlier this month, Amtrak released a proposed map of new and expanded service if it can land the $80 billion President Joe Biden proposed for the rail service as part of his American Jobs Plan, a massive $2 trillion plan to rebuild the nation's aging infrastructure. On that map are quite a few ...

Local representatives react to the MLB’s decision to move the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta Local representatives react to the MLB’s decision to move the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta By Bria Bolden | April 4, 2021 at 11:10 PM EDT - Updated April 4 at 11:36 PM CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Lawmakers continue to weigh in after Major League Baseball made the controversial decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta. Major Georgia-based companies and corporations like Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and others have voiced concerns alongside the MLB saying the new Georgia e...

By JOSHUA SHARPE | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Published: March 11, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — Efforts to compensate three former U.S. Army soldiers wrongful convicted of murder cleared the state House this week with near unanimous approval. The trio of bills, which now head to the state Senate for consideration, would pay Mark Jones, Kenny Gardiner and Dominic Lucci $1 million each. The money would help with the struggles they face after 25 years in prison for a Savannah murder before the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously tossed their convictions in late 2017. The ...

Every good trial lawyer is an expert at repeating one phrase: “I object.” Even so, Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones’ recent objection to a parole reform proposal was as befuddling to the public as the legal language in website terms of service agreements. Georgia House Bill 168, introduced by local lawmaker Jesse Petrea and passed by the House last month, is meant to assist prosecutors in challenging the early release of violent felons. The bill, now being considered by the Senate, is specific to the worst of the worst, such as murderers, rapists, child molesters, kid...