The New York Times recently featured a column on the development occurring between Savannah and Hilton Head, and focuses on both the upsides and downsides of developing this land.

As a newer resident of Savannah myself, I often find myself curious what native Savannians think of their own growth and development, along with neighboring communities. This growth is obviously good for people moving here with the intent to establish their own roots in a new community, but for residents who grew up here, and perhaps enjoyed their peaceful small town with little development, this can be a very frustrating and annoying (one might say) occurrence. The Times piece does a good job at highlighting both perspectives of Jasper County’s development.

Well then, check out the Chamber of Commerce’s SMART Lunch Series!

The next event will feature CEMA (Chatham Emergency Management Agency), and will focus on disaster planning for businesses. Hurricane season begins soon, June 1st, so grab a seat for lunch and learn how to protect your company and your assets.

Details:
SMART lunch series

The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council/SMART lunch series will take place at noon May 1 at the Savannah Morning News auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway, with networking at 11:30 a.m.

Phillip R. Webber from the Chatham Emergency Management Agency will present “10 Things Every Business Needs to Know for Disaster Planning.”

Reservations are required for lunch, $9. No charge or reservation is necessary to attend the program portion.

For information, contact Susan Smith at 912-644-6434 or ssmith@savannahchamber.com

According to SavannahNow, “Last week, members of the House and Senate approved legislation that will protect the barrier island’s pristine southern corner from development, block an effort that would have dramatically changed Jekyll’s low-key character.”

This is great news for Jekyll and for Georgians who enjoy the island’s natural beauty and we have Senator Jeff Chapman (R-Brunswick) to thank for pushing this issue.

Unrestrained growth and development, including high end hotel chains, would of put portions of the state park off limits to the average citizen. I think it’s great news that the state park will remain untouched and available to the public. If you haven’t been down to Jekyll, I strongly recommend it. The beaches are beautiful and you can witness first hand a striking display of erosion at it’s best.

Check out this Google Image search for Jekyll and you can get a glimpse as to what to expect on your visit.

It’s great to have a neighboring island that will retain it’s natural beauty for quite some time, until the year 2989 to be exact.

Now how’s that for a title?
Bartow Elementary has taken a really cool step in teaching technology to their students; installing Promethean Activboards in place of chalkboards in the classroom. Check out the video below.

Find out more about Promethean in the US or Bartow Elementary

I’ve never heard of this technology being integrated into classrooms before, have you?

I wish my school would of had this available ‘back in the day’ – I actually learned typing on a typewriter, can you imagine?! The year after, they switched to computers though and taught us all the valuable skill of Pascal programming…ah…middle school.

I hope those Bartow Elementary students know how lucky they are!