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TIMA Told Parents "No Decision Has Been Made" the Same Day District Slides Scoped a $5 to $8 Million Campaign to Move Off Tybee

Tybee Island Maritime Academy told parents on August 24, 2026 that "no decision about the future of TIMA has been made." That same day, a Savannah-Chatham County Public School System feasibility document had already scoped a $5 to $8 million fundraising campaign for the Thunderbolt building the school's foundation purchased more than a month earlier.

Tybee Island, GA, Aug. 26, 2026, Watchdog Citizen Newsroom Read the full story →

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Memorial Park: how the on-island option stalled

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