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Yurezz customer finally moves into home with help from local mobile home company

METTER, Ga. (WTOC) - After months of waiting and uncertainty, a Yurezz Mobile Home Center customer is finally in her new home, thanks to a local company that stepped in to help. Brianna Kelch purchased a manufactured home from Yurezz Mobile Home Center’s Statesboro location in May. The home was delivered, a septic system was installed and work began.

But Kelch said communication with the company suddenly stopped near the end of the month.

Yurezz later said it was pausing operations and operati...
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Bryan County Schools back in session as district marks years of growth

BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Students returned to class Wednesday as Bryan County Schools celebrated the first day of the new school year, with the district continuing a trend of growth stretching more than a decade.

According to data from Melissa Roberts, Director of Communications and Marketing for Bryan County Schools, student enrollment grew from approximately 7,700 to more than 10,800 students since 2012. Over that same period, the district’s workforce expanded by more than 80%, increasing f...
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Richmond Hill couple retires together after 28 years in education

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WTOC) - After 28 years in education, Richmond Hill couple Michael and Robyn Padgett have retired together. The remarkable part is that they have been married for exactly as long as they have been teaching, tying the knot in 1998.

Michael Padgett spent 28 years with Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. He taught for 26 years at the now-closed Largo-Tibet Elementary School before spending his final two years teaching physical education at Pulaski K-8.

“That’s one reason wh...
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Savannah mother turns grief into support group after son’s 2011 killing

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Fifteen years after losing her only son to gun violence, Savannah mother Barbara O’Neal said she continues to turn her grief into action by supporting other parents who are also grieving.

O’Neal, the founder of Mothers of Murdered Sons in Savannah, said she started the organization about seven months after her son, Alan Dwayne O’Neal, was killed in 2011. She said he was 20 years old.

“He was always so happy,” O’Neal said. “He was the kind of person who could walk into a...
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Pregnant Hinesville mother gets help after apartment mold complaints; apartment provides solution

HINESVILLE, Ga (WTOC) - A pregnant Hinesville woman says she is thankful WTOC intervened after she claims she spent months living in a mold-filled apartment that made her sick.

Jaylin McGee, who is seven months pregnant and a mother of three, reached out for help after reporting ongoing mold issues at her Regency Park Apartments unit in Hinesville. She says the problem began in 2023 and worsened over time.

McGee said she first noticed mold growing in her closet in December, early in her pregna...
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Pregnant Hinesville mother gets help after apartment mold complaints; apartment provides solution

HINESVILLE, Ga (WTOC) - A pregnant Hinesville woman says she is thankful WTOC intervened after she claims she spent months living in a mold-filled apartment that made her sick.

Jaylin McGee, who is seven months pregnant and a mother of three, reached out for help after reporting ongoing mold issues at her Regency Park Apartments unit in Hinesville. She says the problem began in 2023 and worsened over time.

McGee said she first noticed mold growing in her closet in December, early in her pregna...
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‘The Piano Doctor’ brings a fading art to local churches and homes

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A man known around the world as “The Piano Doctor” is making stops across the Southeast.Tim Arbisi is a traveling piano tuner who has worked with legendary musicians like Bob Dylan, LeAnn Rimes, and even members of the Rolling Stones. While working at a piano shop in Augusta, a piano was sold with a broken key — and no technician was available. So, he fixed it himself and later learned how to tune pianos.That moment sparked a career that’s now taken him across the country...
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Woman receives new power wheelchair thanks to local nonprofit

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - An elderly Savannah woman says she is finally able to get around again after receiving a brand-new power wheelchair at no cost, thanks to a nonprofit based in Effingham County.

Diane Holmes depends on a power wheelchair for mobility and lives on a fixed income. For months, she says repeated breakdowns left her paying costly repair bills out of pocket and struggling to get help from her insurance company.

“And this time it was an electrical issue,” Holmes said. “It just k...
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One man killed in early morning Savannah crash

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Saturday morning.According to SPD, the incident happened around 2:50 a.m. at the intersection of White Bluff Road and West Magnolia. The victim was an adult male.Authorities have not yet released the identity of the victim. This story will be updated as more details become available.Copyright 2025 WTOC. All rights reserved.

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