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continued from page lic opinion swinging against Operation Metro Surge — this assessment looks to be accurate. Why simply express a point of view when you can act to stop arrests and to create a hostile, threatening environment for agents? This doesn’t mean that Pretti got what he deserved, or that the officers acted appropriately. It does mean that the state and city officials sh...

continued from page But this is not 2020. Attempts to recreate a “BLM summer” dynamic by demanding solidarity with criminal illegal immigrants are unlikely to resonate. The racial reckoning of 2020 carried emotional weight rooted in America’s history. The claim that criminal illegal immigrants are victims of systemic oppression does not. Immigration remains Trump’s winning issue...

Ms. Shelby Jean Mimbs Miller, age 80, of Uvalda, died on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Hazlehurst Court Care and Rehab Center in Hazlehurst following an extended illness. Ms. Miller was born in Treutlen County. She later moved to Toombs County, attended Toombs Central School and lived most of her adult life in Uvalda. She worked at Hazlehurst, Uvalda, Cedar Crossing, and Oxford Manufacturer...

Mrs. Alice Naomi Clark Green, age 102, of Savannah, died Saturday, January 31, 2026, after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 28, 1923, in Glenwood, Georgia, to the late Novy Guy Clark and the late Vinnie Sumner Clark. She was a graduate of Shilo High School and was the star basketball player, “Go Lefty.” She attended Brewton-Parker College and gradua...