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Chatham County (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT-əm) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia, on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah.One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Bynum was one of the first areas in Chatham County to have electric lights because turbines provided electricity for both the mill operation and the houses. The mill workers were paid in scrip. The scrip was only usable to pay their rent or at the "company store" (also owned by the mill). [2]
Just over a decade later, in 1956, this regional system absorbed Liberty County, and the name was subsequently changed to the Chatham-Effingham-Liberty Library. [ 6 ] The next major change for the libraries was the introduction of the Carnegie Colored Public Library upon the ending of segregated library services in 1963.
In 1907, parts of Chatham County and Moore County were combined to form Lee County. The county did not have a county seat until 1778 when Chatham Courthouse was built. It was not until 1787 that it was renamed Pittsboro In 1781, Chatham Courthouse was located the south side of Robeson Creek, where the Horton Middle school is currently located.
On April 13, 2021, a Chatham County grand jury indicted Dorian Heyward for one count of malice murder, one count of felony murder, one count of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a ...
The top-spot in Chatham County's government is set for a contest in November, with one Democrat and one Republican qualifying in the race. The Chairman's seat was the most competitive Board of ...
He has also served in the past as a Chatham County Commissioner for District 6 from January 2017 to December 2020. His most recent attempt to win a public office was for Georgia Senate District 1 ...
The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD) was the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Savannah, Georgia, United States, as well as Chatham County, Georgia. [1] It was founded in 2005 when the Savannah Police Department and the Chatham County Police Department merged. Image of a SCMPD Patrol Cruiser.