Back Talk
By Pamela Permar-Shierling My friend Dottie invited me to a luncheon today. Dottie heads up the the Glynn Community Crisis Center / Amity House, and October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. What today’s lunch meant to me was a better awareness of the reality of domestic violence and to honor and remember the 155 souls,…
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Dave Ketcham, a member of Christ Church, Frederica, died and entered into rest on Sunday, October 18, 2026. A service celebrating the life of Dave will be held at Christ Church on Friday, October 30, at 2:00 PM. There will be a reception following in the Parish Hall. Deacon Ethan will be ordained during the…
Read MoreBrunswick High School Presents Award Winning Competition Plays October 27–29
The award winning Brunswick High School Production Company will present its one-act competition pieces, Digging Up Dessa by Lauren Schellhardt, directed by Lucy Lynn Bryson, and One Lane Bridge by Stephen Gregg, directed by Brad Butler. The public performances will take place October 27–29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Brunswick High School auditorium. Come take…
Read MoreSt. Simons resident Gen. Magnus named to Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame
Brooklyn native and current resident of St. Simons Island, retired 4-Star General Robert Magnus, has been inducted into the 2026 Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame (GMVHOF) Announcement of the honor, together with 15 other deserving Georgia veterans, was made by GMVHOF President and CEO Col. Rick White (USA-Ret). Robert Magnus joined Navy JROTC as…
Read MoreAuditions scheduled for Island Players’ Jerry’s Girls
Jerry’s Girls auditions are scheduled November 8 through Nov. 10 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. with callbacks on the 9th. JERRY’S GIRLS is a high-energy musical revue celebrating the legendary music and lyrics of Jerry Herman. Featuring timeless show tunes from masterpieces like Hello, Dolly! Mame, Mack & Mabel and La Cage Aux Folles,…
Read MoreIn Memoriam – Ray Middleton
Raymond Phillip Middleton (67) was taken from this life, his loving wife Jennie, family, and friends much too early by a tragic traffic accident in Savannah on June 19, 2026. Ray was a third generation St. Simons Islander, the grandson of Mighty Fine Cowart and Lilly Cowart of Glynn Haven, the son of Dan and…
Read MoreCCGA to Host Smithsonian Exhibition on American Democracy
The College of Coastal Georgia will host Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, from Nov. 1 through Dec. 13 at the Southeast Georgia Conference Center on the Brunswick campus. Presented through the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program, Voices and Votes is based on a major exhibition at the National…
Read MoreCounty planning for Frat Beach
It depends on who you ask whether Frat Beach (Friday, Oct. 30) will be business as usual this year or somewhat quieter or not at all. But Glynn County doesn’t have the luxury of assuming anything and County Manager Bill Fallon and his staff are planning for the usual crowd at Frat Beach. “We aren’t…
Read MoreCounty grants two sign variances
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Last week during the regular Glynn County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting (Oct. 15), the commission granted two sign variances: one on St. Simons Island and one in Brunswick. Glynn County initiated the sign variance request for 501 Sea Island Road because the sign will have to be moved due to the…
Read MoreThree amendments to Georgia’s Constitution on the ballot
Information provided by Georgia Press Association Amendment 1 would raise the cap on how much land a single owner can enroll in Georgia’s conservation use program. This is a measure to “increase the maximum acreage of agricultural and timber property that can be classified as bona fide conservation use property…from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres.”…
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