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March 23,2011- March 29,2011* Vol. 39 No. 4 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Edna Jackson Announces Candidacy for Mayor
Edna Jackson is surrounded by supporters as she announces her candidacy for Mayor
Surrounded by a large group of
supporters from all sectors of
the Savannah community.
Mayor Pro Tern Edna Jackson
made it official that she is a
candidate for Mayor of
Savannah. The announcement
was made on Tuesday March
22 in Forsyth Park.
“Many of you know me and
know my service to Savannah
as a city councilwoman for the
past 11 years,” Jackson said.
She continued by reminding
her supporters that during
those years she worked hard to
always be accessible, account
able, responsive and trusted by
all the people in our communi
ty. “I will continue to focus on
those goals when I am mayor,”
she said.
Jackson identified her
top priority for next four years
as job creation. “I plan to sup
port and partner with the
efforts of the Savannah
Economic Development
Authority, our business com
munities, locally and through
out the state, other governmen
tal bodies and our education
system, to ensure that
Savannah continues to grow
and progress and attract more
businesses and jobs like those
provided by the new
Mitsubishi plant, the expan
sion at Gulfstream and, yes,
the deepening of our harbor for
the Georgia Ports—because
this must be done.” Jackson
said that she is proud that
Savannah’s city government is
fiscally sound because of the
long-range work the council
has done in the past years. “We
balanced the budget, refused to
raise taxes, and lowered the
millage rate back to 12.5, at a
time when other communities
were forced to make cuts to
their police force, fire fighters,
and in other positions in order
to make ends meet. We did not,
and I will work not to do that,”
she promised.
Jackson identified crime pre
vention as her number two pri
ority. “We have seen recent
reductions in crime in
Savannah, but we must never
become complacent and look
away. I will work to make sure
that all citizens and visitors in
our historic city feel safe on the
streets and in their homes.”
Jackson said that she would be
a good steward of our environ
ment and infrastructure.
She called Savannah an
“urban forest” and pledged to
continue to protect the trees and
step up maintenance of roads
and sidewalks, while also con
tinuing to improve the drainage
See Jackson, pg. 2
Lipsey Family Announces Opening of
Lipsey Automotive Group, LLC
Bernita Lipsey poses on the lot of Lipsey Automotive Group
The Savannah
Tribune Salutes
Women’s History
Month
Betty Morgan
The Lipsey Family is
extremely proud to
announce the opening of
Lipsey Automotive Group
at 2310 Montgomery Street,
Savannah, Georgia.
Ribbon cutting and
Grand Opening details will
be announced soon. The
proud legacy of the late
Ralph Lipsey, Sr. owner of
Lipsey Motors from 1968 -
1989 will live on as a result
of his daughters, who wish
to “ensure the affordability
of pampered pre-owned
vehicles within our commu
nity,” said his daughter,
Bernita Lipsey. “We’re
back!” she added.
The 1/4 acre lot will
provide a selection of clean
and dependable cars to
choose from and providing
assistance in attaining the
best financing available to
meet the needs of the cus
tomer.
New vehicle selections
are arriving daily.
Customers will also have
the option to place an order
for a vehicle that matches
their specifications regard
ing make, model, color,
special features, mileage
and price.
Lipsey Automotive
Group, LLC prides itself in
customer satisfaction and
ethical practices.
Ralph Lipsey opened
Lipsey Motors Inc. in 1968,
becoming the first Black
licensed used automobile
dealer in the state of
Georgia. He served
his community with pride
and respect as a local busi
ness owner selling "new
and used but not abused"
vehicles fur more than 20
years.
Lipsey died on August
18, 2009, at the age of 81.
Lipsey Automotive
Group’s hours of operation
are Monday - Friday, 9:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00
p.m.
Please contact Lipsey
Automotive Group, LLC
anytime at lipseyauto-
group@comcast.net or call
912-349-4150 for more
information.
Native Savannahian,
Betty L.G. Morgan, was bom
on May 30, 1950. A proud
graduate of Sol C. Johnson, she
earned a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Elementary
Education from Savannah State
University (formerly Savannah
State College) in 1972, and a
Master of Education Degree in
Elementary and Middle
Schools concentrating in
Reading from Armstrong and
Savannah State Universities
(formerly Colleges) in 1976.
Savannah, Georgia.
See Morgan, pg. 2