Glynn County

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

By Pamela Permar-Shierling The Mainland Planning Commission approved adding Live-work as a special use to the Zoning Ordinance 4.2.2 as a special use in certain commercial zoning districts and to Section 4.3.1 to modify the definition and use standards for the Live-work use. This was done during their Oct. 6 meeting. The county-initiated amendment requested…

By Pamela Permar-Shierling On a unanimous vote Glynn’s Mainland Planning Commission approved a rezoning application for a 461 acre property from Forest Agricultural (FA) to Basic Industrial (BI) during their Tuesday, Oct. 6 meeting. The eastern portion of the property is located close to the intersection of Highway 32 and Highway 99 and runs west…

By Pamela Permar-Shierling On a six to one vote last night (Oct. 1) the Glynn County Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted to abandon Downing Street which is the public street that runs in front of the main entrance to the King and Prince Hotel which is owned by Crown KP Hotel LLC. Now Downing Street…

  By Pamela Permar-Shierling Residents of the area on St. Simons Island known as German Village were assured last night (Sept. 23) that eminent domain would not be used by Glynn County to take any private property for opening rights-of-way. The assurances came during a public meeting held with residents by Glynn County District 2…