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Week of Sept. 17,2008 - Sept. 23,2008 • Vol. 36 No. 31 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Captain Jones
Named Fine Officer
of the Year
Sustainable Fellwood Breaks Ground
Captain William L. Jones
The Southside Optimist Club and Savannah Fire
proudly recognize Captain William L. Jones as the 2008
Fire Officer of the Year. Captain Jones was honored with
the award at an Optimist Club luncheon.
Captain Jones has 30+ years of experience on the
Savannah Fire Department. He currently serves in charge of
Engine 9 on Savannah’s Eastside. He also regularly serves
in the capacity of Battalion Chief. Jones is a well respected
leader, mentor, and member of the City of Savannah’s Fire
Department.
Rev. A1 Sharpton
By. Hazel Trice Edney
NNPA Editor-in-Chief
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The Rev. A1
Sharpton, saying “We’ll never have this
opportunity again,” took to the streets for
what appeared to be an emergency cross
country tour this week, hoping to rejuve
nate the Obama excitement that appeared
to have significantly waned after the
Democratic National Convention last
month.
“What we’ve got to tell people is
what’s at stake; that we’re dealing now
with the new unemployment.
Unemployment is higher than it’s been in
four years, we are seeing the education
and health care of our people as worse
than it ever was...We can not afford to
not vote,” Sharpton said in an interview
See, Sharpton's Rallying Cry, page 19
City officials and community leaders join in the Sustainable Fellwood Groundbreaking Ceremony.
Mayor Honored as “Healthy Hero” by AMERIGROUP
S avannah’s Westside is entering
a new era with the redevelop
ment of Sustainable Fellwood.
A groundbreaking ceremony was
held on Tuesday, September 16,
2008, for the mixed-use, mixed-
income redevelopment which will
offer “green” affordable housing.
Residents as well as the environment
will benefit from the energy efficient
heating and air conditioning units
and water heaters.
The new development at the 27-
acre site serves as a principal compo
nent of the City of Savannah’s
Westside Development
Revitalization Plan. Sustainable
Fellwood replaces Fellwood Homes,
the first public housing project in
Savannah.
Sustainable Fellwood is
designed to be a walkable, enjoyable
community that preserves as many of
the mature trees as possible, with
new trees planted as well. The rede
velopment is widely considered a
national showcase for environmen-
tally-responsible community plan
ning.
Savannah area high school and
college students have a chance to put
their stamp on this new community
by entering the Sustainable Fellwood
logo contest.
For more information, visit
www. SustainableF ellwood.com.
Sharpton's
Rallying Cry:
f We Will Never
Have This
Opportunity
Again'
Contributions to Support the Ralph Mark
Gilbert Civil Rights Museum and West Broad
Street YMCA
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The AMERI
GROUP Foundation has announced that
Savannah, Ga., Mayor Otis Johnson has been
honored with its “Healthy Heroes” award. The
occasion was celebrated in two ceremonies at
the Savannah City Hall and the Ralph Mark
Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.
“AMERIGROUP is pleased to honor
those who work tirelessly to make a difference
in our communities, and Mayor Johnson cer
tainly fits that description,” said Dr. Tunde
Sotunde, CEO of AMERIGROUP Community
Care in Georgia. “In addition, we are pleased
to support the work and mission of both the
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum and
the West Broad Street YMCA, the worthy
organizations which Mayor Johnson has com
mended.”
The AMERIGROUP Foundation Healthy
Heroes Award recognizes leaders, teachers,
schools or community based organizations
who demonstrate leadership by improving the
overall well-being of the community, enhanc
ing health-related initiatives, or serving as
advocates for the financially vulnerable or dis
advantaged in the area of health promotion or
related programs.
To commemorate Mayor Johnson’s com
mitment to the community, the AMERI-
L-R: Dr. Billy Jamison, Mayor Otis Johnson, Deborah Enoch,Yvonnia Brown, Dr.
Tunde Sotunde, Carolyn Blackshear, Elizabeth C. Jackson.
GROUP Foundation will present a $500 contri
bution to both the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil
Rights Museum and the West Broad Street
YMCA.
“The AMERIGROUP Foundation’s com
mitment and many contributions focused on
encouraging healthy families and communities
have been a great help to the people of
Savannah,” Mayor Johnson said. “We are all
grateful for their support of local organizations
like the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights
Museum and the West Broad Street YMCA
that assist and enrich the lives of those in our
See Mayor Honored, page 15
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A n ew branch and a proud tradition of service.
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