Glynn County’s Friday Night Hoops a super success
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Read MoreDriftwood Drive Boardwalk now open
Construction is finished on the 967 foot elevated boardwalk linking the end of Driftwood Drive on St. Simons Island to the beach and is officially open to the public. The new boardwalk replaced the previous public access structure which no longer reached the beach. The updated design provides a safer and more accessible route for…
Read MoreBrunswick Police Department Expands Public Safety Technology with Fusus by Axon Camera System
The Brunswick Police Department has expanded its public safety technology network through the deployment of the Fusus by Axon camera system at strategic public locations throughout the City of Brunswick. The department secured an approximately $1 million grant through the State of Georgia Office of Planning and Budget’s Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant Program to…
Read MoreGeorgia ranks 12th lowest in cost of living study
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Georgia ranked 12th best in the nation for overall cost of living according to a recent ranking by the Missouri Economic Research & Information Center (MERIC). States are assigned an overall cost of living (COL) index score based on costs calculated across six categories – groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health, and miscellaneous.…
Read MoreBrunswick’s DDA moving downtown forward
By Pamela Permar-Shierling The job of Brunswick’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is to create incentives for downtown investment, encourage historic preservation, support Brunswick’s small businesses, and activate Brunswick with events. DDA was activated in 1981; Brunswick was named a Main Street City in 1986; and named an Exceptional Main Street City in 2023. The Exceptional…
Read MoreCity continues to work on storm drainage problems
By Pamela Permar-Shierling The City of Brunswick continues to address its storm drainage problems this time in two different areas: the Second Street area and the Fifth Avenue area. On Wednesday, July 15 the Brunswick City Commission approved a $33,000 agreement with Coleman Company for engineering services and modeling efforts to determine the proposed repair…
Read MoreGlynn County Receives APWA Project of the Year Award for Canal Road and Glynco Parkway Roundabout
The American Public Works Association (APWA) has presented Glynn County with the 2026 Project of the Year Award in the Transportation $5–$25 Million category by for the Canal Road and Glynco Parkway Roundabout. The roundabout was completed in October 2025 and replaces an intersection that had long been challenging for drivers due to its sharp…
Read MoreGoFundMe for Jennie Middleton and in honor of Ray Middleton
Several weeks ago Ray and Jennie Middleton were involved in an automobile accident in Savannah. Tragically, Ray was killed at the scene of that accident. Jennie ended up in the ER and ICU at Savannah Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Along with being devastated at the loss of Ray Jennie suffered recurring brain bleeds, both…
Read MoreBack Talk: Democratic Socialists reveal latest platform
By Pamela Permar-Shierling I was watching Fox News this morning and heard a brief discussion about the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) platform. To me their platform is ludicrous and frightening. The platform is called “Workers Deserve More” and aims to shift power into the hands of the working class and away from corporations. The…
Read MoreMany of Georgia’s mental health problems left to jailers
By Pamela Permar-Shierling “Many of Georgia’s mentally ill persons don’t start out as criminals but become criminals because they are arrested usually for bothering people,” Glynn County Sheriff Neal Jump told the Golden Isles Republican Women’s group on Monday (July 13). Because there are so few mental health facilities in Georgia, the jails, especially the…
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