The Savannah City Council voted unanimously last week to authorize the city manager to implement a domestic partner program for city employees. The vote was approved by the nine-member council at its Oct. 7 meeting.

Kevin Clark, chair of the Savannah chapter of Georgia Equality, said about 25 LGBT community activists attended the meeting.

“There was an outburst of enthusiastic applause after the vote,” he said shortly after the vote. “This is a historic and proud day for the city of Savannah.”

A Carroll County teacher who is also a part of the religious Sacred Harp singing movement has been arrested after allegedly trying to set up a sexual encounter with a 17-year old male student as well as sending nude photos of men via cell phone to the teen.