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Who Will Be The Democratic Candidate For The 83rd Governor of Georgia?
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Voting is an Amer
ican right and many have
fought for this privilege. It
is a responsibility of citi
zenship. It is our duty to let
our voices be heard and our
privilege to choose who will
hold positions such as the
Savannah-Chatham County
School Board President or
Governor of Georgia.
In the final call, as
voters, we decide who will
lead us.
Flolding elections
to choose who will hold im
portant positions in our state
and local government al
lows citizens to decide who
will govern and guide many
aspects of our lives.
integrity and honesty.
If you did not vote
Tuesday, May 22 in the
Primary election, you can
participate in the primary
runoff election to be held on
July 24, 2018, if needed.
Please note that
you must be a registered
voter by October 9, 2018 in
order to vote in The Gener
al Midtenn Election which
will be held November 6,
2018.
Let your voice be
heard by supporting men
and women who exemplify
excellent leadership skills
and who will advance our
Voting gives cit- power to influence key po- Georgia or School Board ly, faithfully serve our city, community, state and nation
izens the magic wand of sitions such as Governor of members who will hopeful- county, state and nation with in a positive direction.
Toomer Historical Marker Dedication Set
Louis B. Toomer
On June 7, 2018,
the Georgia Historical So
ciety and Carver State Bank
will unveil and dedicate a
historical marker honoring
Louis B. Toomer, the bank’s
founder and first president.
The dedication program will
begin at 11:00 a.m. in Cha
tham Square, and the public
is invited.
Chatham Square is
located at the intersection of
Barnard and West Gordon
Streets.
The Toomer Mark
er will be the first Georgia
Historical Society marker
honoring an African Amer
ican in the Historic District
of Savannah.
The action to hon
or Toomer with a historic
marker was initiated by
Robert E. James, President
of Carver State Bank. James
recalls that during 2016, as
part of Carver’s 89th An
niversary Celebration, the
bank sponsored a pilgrim
age to the current Sundial
Monument honoring Toom
er that is located in Chatham
Square. The pilgrimage was
also part of the 27th Annu
al Savannah Black Heritage
Festival.
James said that
after the pilgrimage to the
current Sundial Monument,
he received several calls
from community leaders
saying that something more
distinctive should be placed
in Chatham Square, near the
monument, so that visitors
could read about Toomer
and his accomplishments.
A few months later, the
bank commissioned well-
known historian, Vaughnette
Goode-Walker, to research
Toomer’s life and present
the idea of a historical mark
er to the Georgia Historical
Society.
Carver is the oldest
bank headquartered in Sa
vannah, and one of only 22
African-American-owned
commercial banks in the
United States.
Local & Statewide Leaders Present at
Leadership Southeast Georgia 2018 Graduation
Leadership South
east Georgia (LSEGA), a
regional leadership pro
gram designed to advance
the economic and commu
nity development in the
10-county southeast Geor
gia region, hosted well-re
spected statewide and local
leaders during their 2018
graduation weekend held in
Savannah, Georgia.
Speakers and pre
senters included Don Wa
ters, Vice Chairman of the
Board of Regents for the
University System of Geor
gia; Kevin Jackson, Geor
gia Ports Authority Board
member and Chairman of
SEDA; David Paddison,
CEO of Sterling Seacrest
Insurance; Steve Green, Sa
vannah Airport Commision
board member and former
chair of the Georgia Cham
ber, Georgia Ports Authori
ty and Savannah Economic
Development Authority;
The Honorable Eddie De-
Loach, Mayor, City of Sa
vannah; Becky Keightley,
Dr. Paul Balthrop and Lisa
Koons from HCA Memori
al; Michael Owens, Execu
tive Director of Savannah’s
Tourism Leadership Coun
cil, and Griffith Lynch and
John Petrino with the Geor
gia Ports Authority.
Continued on Page 4
Picture Perfect:
Britain’s Biggest Royal
Wedding In Years
The Union of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
Photo: REX/Shutterstock
The Royal Wed
ding of Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle took place
last Saturday.
The thousands of
people who were in Windsor
in person - plus the millions
of viewers who tuned in
around the world - were left
melting at the couple’s ador
ing relationship.
On March 15,
the Queen gave her formal
blessing to Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle’s marriage.
Meghan and Har
ry’s gorgeous wedding
ceremony took place at St.
George’s Chapel at Windsor
Castle. After walking down
the aisle with her brides
maids, page boys, and later
Prince Charles, Meghan met
her groom at the altar of St.
George’s Chapel.
The Most Rever
end Michael Bruce Curry,
the presiding bishop of the
Episcopal Church in the
United States, delivered a
rousing 13-minute speech,
imploring Christians to put
love at the center of their
spiritual and political lives.
“We must discover the pow
er of love, the power, the
redemptive power of love,”
he said. “And when we dis
cover that we will be able to
make of this old world a new
world.”
Following the ser
mon, the bride and groom
said their vows and ex
changed rings. Immediate
ly following the exchange
of vows, Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle took a car
riage ride through Windsor.
More than 100,000
people turned out in Wind
sor to greet the newlyweds
as they made their way
through the town after the
ceremony.
Harry and
Meghan’s wedding was
televised and live streamed
around the world. If you
missed it, you can watch the
livestream from the Royal
Family’s official YouTube
account.
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