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Hey there, Savannah! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Savannah and Twin City families remember Luther Aaron Bell, 88
  • How did Savannah become America’s top cotton export gateway?
  • What Memorial Health wants Savannah families to do before Christmas

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📰 News we're reading

1. Luther Aaron Bell, 88 (thecrossroads.news) — Savannah is home to several of Luther Aaron Bell’s children, who now mourn his passing at age 88 after his death at Hospice of Savannah. The longtime Chatham Steel employee is remembered for his love of dancing, hunting, fishing, pets, and family, with services already held and memorial donations requested to leukemia research.
   

2. From South to South Asia: U.S. Cotton Exports Favor Savannah (globalatlanta.com) — Savannah’s port now handles more than a third of all U.S. cotton exports, making the city a key gateway between Southern farmers and textile hubs in South Asia. Georgia Ports Authority officials say Savannah’s rail links and location in a major cotton state drive this growth, even as shifting global demand and federal farm aid reshape the trade landscape.
   

3. Countdown to Christmas: Memorial Health offers tips to stay safe during the holidays (wtoc.com) — Memorial Health experts in Savannah are warning residents about common holiday dangers like falls from ladders, car crashes, and kitchen accidents, and offering simple ways to avoid the ER. They also urge hosts to consider guests’ hidden health conditions and to plan sober rides so local families can enjoy a safer Christmas season together.
   

4. Families travel to Savannah to celebrate Christmas traditions together (wtoc.com) — Families from across the region chose Savannah’s Historic District as their Christmas gathering spot this year, trading some focus on gifts for shared experiences. Visiting families talked about new traditions, bringing presents along, and making sure loved ones stationed in the area could still enjoy Christmas morning together in Savannah.
   

5. When did the debutante balls begin and why? (thecolumbiastar.com) — Savannah gets a notable shoutout here: social historians credit the city’s Christmas Cotillion, organized in 1817, as the oldest debutante ball in the United States. The piece then broadens out to trace how debutante societies evolved, especially in Southern cities like Columbia and Charleston, and how these formal introductions of young women became entrenched social traditions.
   

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