Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA) articles from February 2001

Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA) archives from February 2001

Bicycling Is in High Gear in Savannah, Ga.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Jim Thomas Feb. 18--Chuck Larcom taught and coached in Savannah schools for 15 years. The pay was low, considering what often were 80-hour weeks, but he didn't mind. "There's something to be said for doing what you like,"...

Georgia House Approves Cotton Indemnity Fund.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Feb. 20--ATLANTA--For the third year in a row, the Georgia House overwhelmingly passed legislation Friday creating a fund to compensate cotton producers in southeast Georgia who were victimized by a 1998 investment...

Atlanta-Area Brownfield Site Generates Plenty of Green.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Walter C. Jones Feb. 18--ATLANTA--In the 99 years Atlantic Steel recycled scrap metal into light posts, nails and cotton bails, its surroundings changed from countryside dotted with mill workers' homes to one of the fastest-growing...

Natural Gas to Dominate Remainder of Georgia General Assembly's 2001 Session.
February 21, 2001... Feb. 19--ATLANTA--The first half of the 2001 General Assembly was dominated by an emotionally wrenching move to change the state flag by substantially shrinking the portion of the banner taken up by the Confederate battle emblem. The...

Court Denies Delay of Savannah, Ga., Target Project.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Tasha Gatlin Feb. 18--A Chatham County Superior Court judge has denied a request by two Sandfly residents that he temporarily block a controversial Target shopping center complex. Judge James Bass ruled Friday that the...

Georgia Southern University May Get Funds for High-Tech Center.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Jenel Few Feb. 18--Legislators are hoping a $33 million chunk of the state budget will pave the way for new high-tech industries in the Statesboro area. Area public institutions will receive the following allotments if the...

Savannah, Ga., Smart-Development Proponents Call for Sound Coastal Planning.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Gail Krueger Feb. 23--You can take beauty to the bank. If there were no other reasons -- no ecosystem value, no life-sustaining resources, no buffers against the ravages of storms -- it's important to maintain the integrity of...

Savannah, Ga., Food Service Plant Isn't Affected by Division Sale.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Tasha Gatlin Feb. 23--Workers for a division of Diamond Crystal Brands aren't expected to be immediately impacted by its purchase by Hormel Foods Corp. Hormel Foods announced Wednesday that it had agreed to buy assets from the...

Since Desert Storm, Liberty County, Ga., Has Pushed to Ease Deployment Blows.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Anne Cordeiro Feb. 26--Eleven years ago, Liberty County's economy withered when more than a fifth of its population left as Desert Storm approached. The first large-scale deployment since 1975, when Fort Stewart was built up,...

Meldrim, Ga., Residents Oppose Cell Phone Tower.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Charles Cochran Feb. 26--A cell phone company's request for permission to put a new tower in a Meldrim neighborhood left the Effingham County Commission between a rock and a hard place last week. What's next The Effingham...

Georgia Legislators Concerned about Possibility of Port in South Carolina.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Feb. 25--ATLANTA--Georgia budget writers are considering pulling money for Savannah port improvements out of the mid-year budget because of the economic threat posed by a potential competitor just across the state...