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Athletic director discusses Georgia Southern's evolving place on the college athletics landscape Savannah Morning News Georgia Southern Athletic Director Jared Benko is our latest Difference Maker and discusses managing an athletic department during a pandemic, his plans to do more in Savannah and at the Armstrong campus and the Eagles' place on the college athletics landscape. Find the latest and archived episodes of Difference Makers at SavannahNow.com/podcasts or search "Savannah Difference Makers" on podcast app. Past Difference Makers include outgoing Chatham Commission Chair Al Scott; P...

Effective, humble, wise and perceptive. Those are just a few of the words friends and colleagues use to describe Al Scott. On Friday when the Chatham County Commission holds its first meeting of 2021, Scott won’t be at the helm as chairman for the first time in eight years.  Meeting his term limits for chairman, Scott took aim at Chatham County Tax Commission last year, but lost that bid to Sonya Jackson during the primary election in June. But no matter the position Scott has held over his more than 40 years in public service, his influence at both the state and local levels has been ...

Savannah Morning News Outgoing Chatham Commission Chairman Al Scott is the guest on the latest Difference Makers podcast. The local political legend reflects on a 40-plus-year career in leadership and what he envisions for Savannah's future. Find the latest and archived episodes of Difference Makers at SavannahNow.com/podcasts or search "Savannah Difference Makers" on podcast app. Past Difference Makers include Plant Riverside District developer Richard Kessler; the Creative Coast's Jennifer Bonnett; and convenience store magnate Greg Parker. Difference Makers is presented by the Savannah Eco...

Georgia legislators seek scrutiny of jail deaths as new case emerges By Ned Parker Lee Creely is seen in this undated handout photo with his son Landon (Reuters) – Georgia lawmakers are calling for greater oversight of the Chatham County Detention Center over a string of deaths documented in a series of reports by Reuters. At least 24 inmates died over 12 years at the facility, two-thirds of them in the last seven years, as the Savannah jail’s healthcare was managed by two different companies. The lawmakers said the pattern of deaths raises questions about the role of private ...

Fed, Treasury Extend Main Street Lending Program Cutoff Date to Jan. 8 --Update 12/29/2020 | 01:43pm EDT Send by mail : Message : By Nick Timiraos The Treasury Department and Federal Reserve said Tuesday they had extended the cutoff date for the Main Street Lending Program from Dec. 31 to Jan. 8 to process a last-minute crush to deliver loans. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin last month declined to grant an extension to several emergency-lending programs run by the Fed, including the Main Street Lending Program, which is designed to support lending to small and midsize businesses...