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BOC approves Old Post Rd. rezoning
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Only one person spoke against the Old Post Road rezoning last night (Sept. 17) during the Glynn County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting. The rezoning request, from Forest Agricultural (FA) to General Commercial (GC) for property located at 9385 Old Post Road, would allow a Dollar General Store to be built on…
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City, county to continue College Park drainage work
By Pamela Permar-Shierling The City of Brunswick will kick in $200,000 toward the funding of Phases III and IV of the College Park drainage project. The total project cost is $11.7 million. Glynn County will contribute $1 million from additional SPLOST funds toward the project. The County has applied for a CDBG-DR grant totaling $10.7…
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Mental Health in Georgia By Pamela Permar-Shierling I have been hearing for years that mental health treatment in Georgia is deplorable. For the past several years or so I have experienced Georgia’s mental health situation up close and it’s not pretty. I have a friend who is the guardian for her schizophrenic nephew. He did…
Read MoreIPC approves rezoning application for Sea Palms event venue
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Last night (Sept. 15) on a five to two vote the Islands Planning Commission approved a new PD (planned development) text for 7.17 acres on Frederica Road owned by Sea Palms Ventures LLC. Voting in favor of the motion to approve were Chairman Joe Nash, Bryce Brock, Brett Bearden, Michael Torras and…
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Elise Permar’s Back Talk from The Islander’s Sept. 17, 2001 edition which was the first edition after Sept. 11, 2001 America is Praying The prayer with which I start my mornings is a simple one, from the Book of Common Prayer. I’ve shared it with you before. “This is another day, O Lord, I know…
Read MoreFocus of Glynn’s 9-11 Ceremony: What we became on 9-12
By Pamela Permar-Shierling We all remember where we were on 9-11 when the planes hit the Twin Towers. But what we became for a brief period on Sept. 12 is what Glynn’s 9-11 keynote speaker chose to focus on. Today, Sept. 11, 2026, 25 years later Glynn County and the City of Brunswick held a…
Read MoreEdward Jones office in Lanier Plaza now a family business
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Surely it is every parent’s dream to have a child join them in their business. The Edward Jones financial advisor office in Edwards Plaza on St. Simons Island became a family office earlier this summer when Mark David Johnson joined his mother Ginny Johnson as a financial advisor. Mark David is a…
Read MoreCity approves GTIB loan for Bay / Newcastle roundabout
City approves GTIB loan for Bay / Newcastle roundabout The City of Brunswick has committed to a $1 million loan from the State Road and Tollway Authority’s (SRTA) Georgia Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB) for construction of the roundabout at Bay and Newcastle Streets. The City Commission approved the loan agreement during their Sept. 2…
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