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Savannah Mayor Van Johnson Officially Launches 2023
Re-Election Bid
S avannah Mayor
Van R. John
son, II officially
launched his 2023 Re-Election
bid on Monday, February 20,
2023 at the Forsyth Park Band-
shell.
Mayor Johnson, rec
ognized as one of Georgia
Trend’s 100 Most Influential
Georgians for three consecu
tive years, currently serves as
the 67th mayor of Savannah,
GA.
Mayor Johnson is
credited with successfully
leading Savannah through the
unprecedented COVID-19 cri
sis and consistently remained
a reliable source of advocacy
and information for residents
and local small businesses.
Johnson fulfilled his campaign
promises of making the City
government more transparent
and accessible, hosting over
150 press conferences and 152
“Friday Night Live” weekly so
cial media engagement events.
Johnson led the Savannah City
Council in raising the mini
mum wage for City employees
to $15 per hour; entry pay for
police officers and firefighters
to $50,000 and $48,000 a year,
respectively. Mayor Johnson
led the adoption of Georgia’s
most aggressive climate ac
tion plan, 100% Savannah, the
most significant investment in
affordable housing and home
lessness reduction in City’s his
tory and the lowest millage rate
in 35 years. He also oversaw
the completion of the EnMar-
ket Arena and numerous capital
projects, including the Floyd
Adams Municipal Complex,
the John S. Delaware Center,
the Waters Avenue Streetscape
project, and other projects near
completion.
TinaTyus-ShawTo Be Inducted Into Georgia Association Of
WSAV is pleased to
announce local news anchor
Tina Tyus-Shaw wifi be induct
ed into the Georgia Association
of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremony to
take place March 15 in Atlan
ta. Tina Tyus Shaw anchors the
WSAV newscasts weeknights.
Tina shared this honor with
viewers in December during
WSAV News 3 at Six.
Tina Tyus-Shaw, a
Griffin, Georgia native and
Tennessee State University
graduate, has been a fixture on
WSAV since 1992. “I am so
appreciative of WSAV, Nex-
star broadcasting for allowing
me to be a part of your lives
for more than 30 years.” Over
that time, she has been hon
ored with dozens of awards
Broadcasters
for broadcasting excellence
including a National Murrow
Award for Best Newscast. One
of her proudest accomplish
ments, the implementation of
the Buddy Check 3 program
on WSAV. It’s a Breast Cancer
Mammogram initiative that has
been credited with saving the
lives of multiple local cancer
survivors thanks to early detec
tion. “As I reflect on my years
of work in television news, my
goal has always been to give
my viewers something that wifi
individually and collectively
enhance their lives and make
their communities stronger.
This nod from the GAB affirms
that the stories I’ve told and the
information I’ve shared over
the years are doing the right
thing, making our world bet-
Hall Of Fame
Tina Tyus-Shaw
ter.”
WSAV General Man
ager David Hart added “Tina’s
commitment to all of the com
munities we serve at WSAV
News 3 shows everyday.
Through ongoing initiatives
such as Buddy Check 3, her
incredible work as moderator
of our nationally televised U.S.
Senate Debate last October and
countless other contributions,
she personifies our On Your
Side promise to our viewers
and is the embodiment of what
it means to be a Hall of Fame
broadcaster in Georgia. I was
proud to nominate Tina and am
looking forward to her upcom
ing induction.”
Continued on Page 2
United Way Of The Coastal Empire’s Annual Women Who Rule Event To
Honor Kay Ford As “Woman Of The Year”
United Way of the
Coastal Empire is proud to an
nounce this year’s Women Who
Rule event, again presented by
Step One Automotive Group,
wifi honor longtime banking
executive, community leader
and United Way supporter Kay
Ford as the 2023 United Way
“Woman of the Year.” The
annual luncheon, chaired this
year by Cecilia Tran Arango of
Thomas & Hutton, will be held
Tuesday, March 14, 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. at the Savannah
Convention Center.
Kay Ford is the cur
rent chairman of the Bank-
South Advisory Board for
the Savannah market. In her
role Ford promotes the bank’s
commitment to serving the
Savannah community. In ad
dition, she serves on the fidu
ciary board of BankSouth and
was fonnerly the chief bank
ing officer, serving the bank’s
markets throughout the state.
A fonner president and CEO
of SunTrust Bank, Savannah,
Ford retired after serving 41
years there. She held numerous
senior level positions with
in retail banking and private
wealth management, includ
ing the position of senior vice
president of Private Wealth
Management. She is a grad
uate of Leadership Savannah
and Leadership Georgia. She
currently chairs the Savannah
Technical College Foundation
Board and is the chair-elect
for the Savannah Economic
Development Authority. Her
long record of service on com
munity-driven boards includes
that of United Way of the
Coastal Empire, where she was
the 2016 campaign chair; the
Memorial Health Foundation
of Memorial Health Medical
Center; the Savannah Fund for
Excellence in Education; St.
Mary’s Home, as well as past
chair of the Housing Authority
of Savannah. As an elected of
ficial, she served on the Savan-
nah-Chatham County Board of
Education and Garden City’s
city council.
“Being from here, I
can say this is a special place
that we get to call home, and I
have always been proud to give
back to our community,” said
Kay Ford. “I am very humbled
and grateful for this honor. It
is my hope that women in our
community wifi continue to
rule and keep moving us for
ward!”
Championed by Unit
ed Way’s WOMEN UNIT
ED®, this popular annual
event raises funds for residents
across our region who need de
pendable transportation.
Continued on Page 10
State Legislators Introduce
Resolution For Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Day At The Capitol
DELTA
DAYS AT TI IE CAPITAL
February 27, 2023
State Representa
tives Viola Davis (D-Stone
Mountain), Rhonda Bumough
(D-Riverdale), Sheila Jones
(D-Atlanta), Edna Jackson
(D-Savannah) and Terry Cum
mings (D-Mableton) recently
introduced House Resolution
59, a special resolution which
recognizes Monday, February
27, 2023, as Delta Sigma The
ta Sorority Day at the Capitol.
These legislators also issued
the following statement:
“We are so honored
to welcome those celebrating
‘Delta Day’ to the Capitol.
The women who founded our
sisterhood promoted academic
excellence and provided assis
tance to those in need. We are
proud to be their Delta sisters
and recognize their legacy. ”
This resolution com
memorates 110 years of service
and the 22 young women who
founded the sisterhood. Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was
founded on January 13, 1913,
on the campus of Howard Uni
versity in Washington D.C. The
students founded the organiza
tion with the goal of promoting
public service on the universi
ty’s campus. One of the new
ly found sorority’s first public
acts was to participate in the
1913 Woman Suffrage Pro
cession. These African Amer
ican women refused efforts to
place them at the end of the
processional behind the other
suffrage marchers.
Additionally, these
legislators plan to host an
event to celebrate “Delta Day”
on Feb. 27. Details about this
event wifi be forthcoming.
Rep. Viola Davis represents
the citizens of District 87.
Rep. Rhonda Bumough
represents the citizens of
District 77.
Rep. Sheila Jones represents
the citizens of District 60.
Rep. Edna Jackson represents
the citizens of District 165.
Rep. Terry Cummings
represents the citizens of
District 39.
Continued on Page 10
Inside This Week’s Edition of
The Savannah Tribune
• MLK Gospel
Festival Held
Featuring Vickie
Winans
...Page 2
• Senator Mallow
Introduces Senate
Resolution To
Reform Local
Option Sales Tax
Rules
...Page 3
• New 50+ Vendors
Coastal Lifestyle
Marketplace
Opens on Victory
Drive
...Page 4
• Savannah State
Welcomes Telfair
Museums’ Friends
of African
American Arts
Exhibit
...Page 10
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