Glynn County
Items deferred at MPC due to lack of quorum
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Only four Mainland Planning Commission (MPC) members attended last nights’s (Nov 10) commission meeting: Chair Kevin Higgins, Neal Boatright, Gary Nevill and Milton Hall. As a result the first agenda item, a subdivision variance request, was deferred since Nevill recused himself and no quorum was available for a vote. The commission also…
Read MoreSelden Park walking trail official opens
The 9.2 walking trail at Selden Park officially opened this morning (Tuesday, Nov. 10) and no one spoke more passionately about the Park than the original advisory board founder Dana Roberts Beckham. Ms. Beckham thanked the Glynn County Board of Commissioners as well as staff, especially Lisa Gurganus, Recreation and Parks Director, for the planning…
Read MoreApplicant pulls Landing on Frederica rezoning request from BOC agenda
By Pamela Permar-Shierling The two most controversial items on last night’s (Nov. 5) Glynn County Board of Commissioners’ (BOC) agenda were removed from the agenda. At about 4 p.m. yesterday, an announcement was posted on the Glynn County Commission Facebook page stating the rezoning petition for the Landing on Frederica would not be heard at…
Read MoreLisa Gurganus named 2026 GRPA Hall of Fame inductee
Glynn County Recreation and Parks Director, Lisa Gurganus, was named the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) 2026 Hall of Fame inductee on November 4 during a ceremony in Athens. The Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) Hall of Fame is the highest honor awarded by the Georgia Recreation and Park Association to recognize individuals…
Read More405 criminal foreign nationals jailed in Glynn County in 2026 to date
By Pamela Permar-Shierling More than 400 criminal foreign nationals have been arrested and jailed in Glynn County in just the first nine months of 2026. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has requested the Glynn County jail honor 178 deportation detainers so far in 2026. Glynn County and ICE removed a total of 161 criminal…
Read MoreNearly 2,000 criminal illegal aliens in state jails
By Pamela Permar-Shierling The most recent Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) inmate population report lists 1,888 criminal illegal alien offenders from 80 countries with active deportation detainers as of September 30, 2026. This number reports criminal illegal aliens who are currently in state correctional facilities. It does not include those housed in county and municipal…
Read MoreGCAC moves forward with St. Simons Airport improvements
By Pamela Permar-Shierling The Glynn County Airport Commission (GCAC) has approved acceptance of a $1.1 million federal grant through the Georgia Dept. of Transportation. The grant will fund the design of Runway 4-22 pavement rehabilitation, runway safety area improvements and engineered material arresting system (EMAS) at the St. Simons Island Airport. The approved project budget…
Read MoreIPC recommends rezoning change for K&P
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Glynn County’s Islands Planning Commission (IPC) voted six to one (Commissioner Courtlyn Cook voting no) to recommend amending the Planned Development text for Crown KP Hotel, LLC, and Crown KP Residences, LLC owners of the King & Prince Hotel and Resort. The IPC met Tuesday, Oct. 20 and the amended PD text…
Read MoreRapid growth of ALPR camera use raises concerns
Note: This is the second of a two-part series on automated license plate readers. As detailed in the first article of this series, the number of active automated license plate readers (ALPR) in use nationwide has reached nearly 145,000. According to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counter Terrorism, Atlanta-based Flock Safety “operates more…
Read MoreGlynn ranks as third most surveilled county in the U.S.
By Pamela Permar-Shierling Note: This is the first of a two-part series on automated license plate readers. Glynn County is one of the most heavily surveilled counties in the United States. According to the latest rankings published by Flock Camera Locations, Glynn County ranks third highest in the number of automated license plate readers (ALPR)…
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