🌱 Savannah State Of Homelessness + Missing 54-Year-Old Man

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Warm with periods of sun. High: 76 Low: 57.

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Here are the top three stories today in Savannah:

1. Savannah Mayor Van Johnson gave an update on the state of homelessness across the coastal empire at his weekly news conference on Tuesday. The annual report provides a snapshot of homelessness in the area and across the country and takes place during the last week of January. Mayor Johnson said the homeless authority did an intensive canvassing of Chatham County, identifying 80 locations as places where people were living that weren’t fit for “human habitation." (WTOC)
2. Savannah police are searching for a 54-year-old man. Tony Rice was last seen on Jan. 26 on the 900 block of East 31st Street. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, 260 pounds, and has a gray lowcut hairstyle and gray goatee. Rice was last seen wearing a blue one-piece jumpsuit. (WTOC)
3. Savannah Hilton Head International Airport recently broke a travel record as over 3.5 million passengers traveled through the airport last year. This record is up 27 percent from 2021 and 500,000 more travelers than the previous record set in 2019. This is great news for post-pandemic travel. (WJCL News Savannah)

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Today in Savannah:

• Day Care Cubs At W. W. Law Library (10:30 AM)
• Tiny Tot Explorer At W. W. Law Library (11:00 AM)
• Trivia Night At Service Brewing (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Film Savannah is now accepting Production Assistant Training Class applications. The class is free for those interested in working in the entertainment industry. (Film Savannah via Instagram)
• As of yesterday, the Savannah Police Department announced three people are in custody in connection to a double shooting. The November shooting resulted in the death of 31-year-old Mykel Price. (Savannah Police Department via Facebook)
• Support Step Up Savannah on Mar. 12 while the Savannah Ghost Pirates battle the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. You can purchase tickets here. (Step Up Savannah via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right. See you soon!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.