2026 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ticket Lottery Opens Oct. 28
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service and National Park Foundation invite people across the country to enter the free ticket lottery for the 2026 National Christmas Tree Lighting at The White House and President’s Park. The ceremony will take place Dec. 3 on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. The lottery will open at 10 a.m.…
Read MoreGlynn County Employee Receives Georgia Recreation and Park Association Award
Paris Brown, Recreation Manager for Glynn County Recreation and Parks Department, received the 2026 Georgia Recreation and Park Association District 2 Carl Hager Programmers Award at the district awards banquet held October 14, 2026 in Ware County. The Carl Hager Programmers Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding and lasting contributions to the programming aspect…
Read MoreBOC approves three rezoning requests, two abandonments
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Last night, Thursday, Oct. 15, the Glynn County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved three rezoning requests, deferred one rezoning request, and approved two abandonments. The requested rezoning application for Hwy 99 from Forest Agriculture (FA) to Basic Indusrial (BI) for industrial and commercial use was deferred at the applicant’s request but no…
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GCFR receives grant
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation® recently awarded a $12,836 grant to Glynn County Fire Rescue (GCFR) to purchase 504 Lithium-Ion Smoke Detector Units for community distribution. The new smoke detectors will enable GCFR to ensure that all homes have working smoke detectors regardless of the residents’ financial status or ability to pay. “We are…
Read MoreGlynn County Director of Communications Brittany Dozier Named to Georgia Trend’s 40 Under 40
The Glynn County Board of Commissioners is proud to announce that Director of Communications Brittany Dozier has been named one of Georgia Trend magazine’s 2026 40 Under 40 honorees, recognizing her professional accomplishments, leadership, and contributions to the community. Each year, Georgia Trend, a statewide magazine covering business, politics, and economic development, recognizes 40 outstanding Georgians…
Read MoreA lifetime studying Cumberland Island, a new fight over its future
By Ty Tagami Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service When G. Wayne Clough was doing research for a book about the Georgia coast, he drove to St. Marys, boarded the ferry to Cumberland Island, then hopped onto an ATV piloted by a local legend. Carol Ruckdeschel, the self-taught naturalist who had lived on the…
Read MoreBack Talk
I have come to the conclusion that if you want to live on St. Simons Island you need to learn to live with the traffic. If you are going to complain, please, please, please do not move here. Do your due diligence first. You do have options besides your car. You can bike. You can…
Read MoreUpcoming Ritz Theatre Events
Events at the Historic Ritz Theatre in October include October 15 @ 6 pm Annual Fly Fishing Film Festival – www.ontheflyoutfitters.co/pages/fly-fishing-film-tour October 17 @ 7:30 pm To the Limit: The Ultimate Eagles Experience – www.gpgtouring.com October 22-24 various times Golden Isles Film Festival. More information and schedule of events at www.goldenislesfilmfestival.org
Read MoreJerry Spencer to be honored during Wright Square dedication
By Pamela Permar-Shierling A community dedication of newly renovated Wright Square is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, October 23. Jerry Spencer, American Society of Landscape Architects, will be honored during the ceremony for his design service dedicated to preserving all of Brunswick’s squares. As part of the dedication the Sea Island Company will…
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