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18 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Historical Markers... Continued from page 1
Savannah residents gather to witness the unveiling at St Benedict
the Moor Catholic Church. Photo Credit: Dot Owens
had the opportunity to work
with community leaders and
representatives to recognize
the historic nature of these
particular institutions to the
city's history," said GHS
President and CEO, Dr. W.
Todd Groce.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
operates Wal-Mart Stores,
Supercenters, Neighborhood
Markets and SAM'S CLUB
locations in the United States.
The company also operates in
Argentina, Brazil, Canada,
China, Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Germany,
Guatemala, Honduras, Japan,
Mexico, Nkaragua, Puerto
Rico, South Korea and the
United Kingdom. The com
pany's securities are listed on
the New York and NYSE
Area stock exchanges under
the symbol WMT. More
information about Wal-Mart
can be found by visiting
www.walmartfacts.com.
The Georgia Historical
Society, headquartered in
Savannah, is a preeminent
educational and research
institution and the first and
only statewide historical soci
ety in Georgia.
Obama to Take Over NBC, CBS
Primetime Slots on Oct. 29
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will be “Must See TV” for
NBC and CBS Oct. 29.
According to the Hollywood
Reporter, Obama has pur
chased a half-hour of prime
time television on CBS and
NBC to air at 8 p.m. that
Wednesday evening.
The airing will take
place less than a week before
the general election and one
night before the start of
November sweeps.
Sources say the Obama
camp also talked to Fox, but
the network might not be
able to accommodate the
campaign as the time period
might conflict with a poten
tial Game 6 of the World
Series.
The price tag is said to
Senator Barack Obama
be in the "tens of millions of
dollars," according to NBC
News.
The networks are obligated
to offer the similar time and
the same price to Republican
candidate John McCain but
his campaign may not be
able to afford it. He's already
had to pull ads from battle
ground state Michigan after
Obama moved way ahead in
the polls.
Unlike Obama, who
rejected public financing of
the presidential campaign,
McCain is accepting it. That
means the McCain camp is
limited in the amount of
money that it can spend and
raise.
Obama's ad buy will
push CBS comedy "The New
Adventures of Old Christine"
to 8:30 p.m. and pre-empt
"Gary Unmarried." NBC typ
ically airs the hourlong
"Knight Rider" in the slot,
and will likely throw in a
comedy repeat at 8:30 p.m.
Information from
Eurweb.com contributed to
this report.
Your Loved Ones Deserve the Very Best
Adams Funeral Services
“A Beautiful Final Tribute”
Sports... Continued from page 17
The CIAA Board of
Directors has voted to admit
Chowan University as a full
conference member effective
July 1, 2009. The Board will
continue to evaluate the
admission of Lincoln (PA)
University for conference
inclusion during the Spring
Board proceedings in May. If
the evaluation of Lincoln is
successful, the league will
resume play with twelve
teams for the 2009 season in
all sports.
Chowan is a Christian
educational institution
founded in Northeastern
North Carolina in 1848 by
Baptist families and named
to honor the Native
American Algonquin
Chowanook tribe. Chowan
initially joined the confer
ence to participate in football
only for the 2008 Football
season.
FVSU Holds Groundbreaking
for New Science Building
A fence surrounds the
site where construction work
ers maneuver backhoes and
tractors, moving red clay to
make way for a $20 million
science building at Fort Valley
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State University. The work
began a month ago, but
Wednesday’s groundbreaking
ceremony marked the official
start of a project two decades
in the making. An artist’s ren
dering surrounded by a cas
cade of blue and gold bal
loons helped the crowd of sci
ence students, faculty, admin
istrators, staff and Middle
Georgia lawmakers envision
how the facility will look next
year. “I am so happy about
this building; I can’t express
how happy I am,” said Dr.
Melinda Davis, head of
FVSU’s Biology department.
“The Miller Science Building
has been a home away from
home, but we’ve worn it out.
Our mantra is to hold on one
more year.”
Host of the ceremony,
FVSU’s Executive Vice
President and Vice President
of Academic Affairs Dr.
Daniel K. Wims, introduced
President Larry E. Rivers.
“Our university needs this
new building because our
campus is growing by leaps
and bounds. We have an his
toric enrollment this year -
the largest in our history. Last
year, our university grew by
17 percent; this year, we have
a 20 percent increase.”
Rivers’ enrollment goal is
5,000 students. Mayor John
Stumbo pledged ongoing sup
port of the university’s future
projects. State Sen. George
Hooks promised to push for
state budget allocations on
behalf of FVSU.
“At the appropriations
committee, I will make sure
that FVSU is at the table,”
said State Rep. Lynmore
James. “What we’re doing
here is for the future of the
state and the world, so I have
no shame for doing what’s
best for FVSU.” James
vowed to assist the university
in its effort to develop a
school of veterinary medi
cine. The state-of-the-art
59,000-square-foot SMART
classroom facility will be
packed with amenities.
The Big Show. • •From page 1
Savannah.”
A committee of
Savannahians that served as
the steering committee for
the festival will remain
active over the coming
months to explore the possi
bility of hosting a locally-
driven festival along the
Martin Luther King, Jr. cor
ridor sometime next year.
According to Diana Harvey
Johnson, the local point per
son for the festival, “The
concept of a festival along
the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Blvd. was an idea that was
already on the drawing board
before we were approached
by Sweet Auburn. Some peo
ple wanted to reestablish
“The West Broad Street
Reunion Festival which was
held in the early 1990's. The
time has come for such an
event, and we will continue
to work towards that goal.”
There are a number of
businesses and individuals,
in addition to the Savannah
Development and Renewal
Authority (SDRA) that are
committed to developing a
sustaining Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd./West Broad
Street festival, Ms. Johnson
said. According to Richard
Shinhoster, owner of
Diaspora Marketplace, locat
ed on MLK, Jr. Blvd., “In
addition to highlighting the
history and culture of the
Savannah area, it would pro
vide a great opportunity to
call attention to the very pos
itive changes and develop
ment that are taking place
along the corridor.”
For more information,
call 927-8425.
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