For Ben Wells, Ossabaw Island was a game-changer. His first time there was during a teacher-training program in 2007. He went back the next year as an instructor for Savannah-area middle schoolers ...

Archaeologists Discover Ga. Slave Artifacts Archaeologists on an island off the shores of Georgia have unearthed artifacts dating back to the 1800s that offer further detail into the lives of slaves.

OSSABAW ISLAND, Ga. -- Like a Pied Piper, wherever Sandy West goes, she is followed by feral pigs. As she strolls outside her 15-bedroom, pink Spanish revival mansion, a half dozen of the straight ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Exposed by erosion at the edge of a crumbling bluff, ... Erosion exposes apparent cremation pit once used by Indians on Ossabaw Island ...

From Ossabaw Island to Coach's Corner, Gordon Varnedoe made memories for so many in Savannah. Jane Fishman. For Savannah Morning News. Jane Fishman is a contributing lifestyles columnist for the ...

OSSABAW ISLAND, GA. | Friends of 102-year-old Sandy West are raising money to help keep the matriarch of Ossabaw living at home on the island she played a pivotal role in preserving for Georgia.

West’s family owned Ossabaw Island for more than five […] SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A woman who relinquished ownership of one of Georgia’s largest barrier islands to ensure its preservation has ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Ossabaw Island has long been an inspiration for artists, and now members of the local art community are partnering on a two-week exhibition fundraiser to help continue that ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The Ossabaw Island Heritage Preserve off Georgia’s coast is marking its 40th anniversary since it became the state’s first heritage preserve. Friday was the anniversary of ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - An Ossabaw Island woman just reached an impressive milestone. Eleanor "Sandy" West celebrated her 106 birthday! West is the last private owner of Ossabaw Island in Chatham County ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A woman who relinquished ownership of one of Georgia's largest barrier islands to ensure its preservation has died at age 108. A grandson of Eleanor 'œSandy'ť Torrey West ...