The trial of a man accused of murdering South Georgia beauty queen Tara Grinstead moved forward Tuesday as Georgia Supreme Court justices heard arguments for why the state should pay for his expert witnesses. Court appeals over witness funds have delayed for nearly two years the trial of Ryan Duke, who authorities say confessed to breaking into Grinstead’s home in Ocilla in 2005 and strangling her to death before hiding her body in a pecan

Georgia emergency management officials are warning Georgians that an image circulating on social media using fear-tactics and telling residents to “stock up” is false. State officials say the information contained on the image is false and remind residents to always get their news and information from trusted sources. The fake posts being shared say the US is preparing to mobilize the National Guard and that the president is allegedly ordering a two-week mandatory quarantine. The

SAVANNAH — Church bells throughout Savannah and the bell at City Hall will ring Jan. 19 to memorialize those who lost their lives in Chatham County from coronavirus. The City of Savannah is inviting houses of worship, businesses and individuals to join in a national memorial for the lives lost to COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 5:30 p.m. “The last year has been a difficult one around our country and here locally,” said Mayor