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Christmas season is upon us and Savannah’s popular holiday parade returns tonight. The city, along with the Savannah Rotary Club, present the annual Christmas parade on Monday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “Mistletoe Memories,” and parade organizer Paige Ashe-McLean said she is predicting a lot of participants. “We had 74 official…

Hardin County Middle School students will have school Friday. Students were dismissed early on Thursday, Nov. 30, due to a gas leak in the school’s cafeteria area. The gas was shut off and students and staff were reportedly in no danger, but lunch couldn’t be prepared and there was no heat. As a result, Director…

The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced it is halting all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state for the Thanksgiving holiday period. All construction-related lane closures will be stopped beginning at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 22, through 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27. “Thanksgiving is…

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office said Thursday it has completed an investigation resulting in the indictment of Christopher Sikes, the former Hardin County Animal Services director. According to the office, investigators found that Sikes allegedly stole at least $12,117 in shelter collections while serving as director from January 2019 until his employment was terminated in January…

  Ron Schaming Editor schaming@courieranywhere.com The Courier, established in 1884, is now under new ownership. Joe and Annette Hurd sold Savannah Publishing Co. on Wednesday afternoon to Daniel Richardson and his wife Lena. Joe’s mother and stepfather, Kate and Bill Craddock, owned the newspaper starting in 1957. Jim and Beth Thompson owned and managed a…

Jeremy Byram, 29, of Abilene, Texas, was found guilty Tuesday afternoon of first degree murder in the shotgun slaying of Brian Diss in October 2020. Diss was found dead in a small one-room shack he had moved into in Hardin County, where as described by himself on social media and a close relative, he wanted…

The Hardin County Healthcare Foundation is hosting its Fifth Annual Food Fight fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 5-7 p.m. The event at Savannah Church of Christ, 1175 Pickwick St. in Savannah, features more than 25 food booths set up by local restaurants, business, churches and groups. For a small fee, attendees will get to…

Savannah is honoring U.S. military veterans Saturday. The Nov. 4 event starts at the Hardin County Courthouse at 9 a.m. with a wreath ceremony by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4606. Veterans and their spouses will then participate in a procession from the courthouse on Main Street to nearby Veterans Memorial Park at 50 Hanna…

Savannah’s popular Treat Street Halloween event returns Tuesday. The Seventh Annual Treat Street is a free event is sponsored by the City of Savannah and Savannah’s Main Street program, as well as local businesses and organizations that registered as vendors. “We are encouraging families to dress up and come to the park for a safe…