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blue and red cargo ship on sea during daytime
Posted inBusiness

Imports Soar by 24% at Port of Brunswick

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 25, 2023July 25, 2023

Port of Brunswick ATLANTA – The Port of Brunswick handled more than 723,500 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo during the fiscal year that ended June 30, an all-time high and an increase of 18% over the previous fiscal year. Most of that record volume was imports, which were up 24% in fiscal 2023, compared to a […]

BRUNSWICK -- A large fire at the Pinova Plant at 2801 Cook Street, has prompted the Mayor of Brunswick to declare a local state of emergency today.
Posted inIn The News

Large Fire Engulfs Pinova Plant in Brunswick

by Thom ChandlerApril 15, 2023April 15, 2023
Brunswick residents won't need to stew about anything this weekend, when the Brunswick Rockin' Stewbilee returns after a two year hiatus.
Posted inEvents

The Brunswick Rockin’ Stewbilee returns this weekend after two years

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 26, 2023January 26, 2023
rear view of teen schoolgirl walking to classmates leaning on school bus
Posted inEducation

Hoax calls reporting school shootings made about several Georgia schools

by Thom ChandlerNovember 30, 2022November 30, 2022
Have you ever wondered what to do with all those Halloween candy wrappers?
Posted inNews You Can Use

Here’s an alternative to throwing away Halloween candy wrappers

by Thom ChandlerOctober 14, 2022October 14, 2022
For the safety of the traveling public, The Georgia Department of Transportation is closing the Talmadge Memorial Bridge on US 17 over the Savannah River and the Sidney Lanier Bridge on US 17 over the Brunswick River to all vehicular traffic at 9 a.m. Thursday, due to anticipated gale-force winds from Hurricane Ian. 
Posted inWeather

Two Coastal Georgia bridges will close due to Hurricane Ian

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2022September 29, 2022
The recreational and commercial harvest of shellfish in Georgia’s marine waters will close by administrative order due to Hurricane Ian at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, until after the Department of Natural Resources determines safe harvesting can restart.
Posted inWeather

Georgia Shellfish Harvest closed due to Hurricane Ian

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022
A 28-year-old Brunswick man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shootout at the Bamboo Lounge in January that killed one man and injured five more people.
Posted inCrime

Arrest made in shootout at Bamboo Lounge in Brunswick

by Thom ChandlerJuly 29, 2022July 29, 2022
Earlier this summer, Catherine Ridley of the nonprofit conservation group One Hundred Miles learned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to dredge a million cubic yards of material from the Brunswick Harbor just as loggerhead sea turtles were nesting at a record pace on the Georgia coast.
Posted inYour Community

Brunswick Harbor dredging postponed due to sea turtles nesting

by Mary Landers | The CurrentJuly 17, 2022July 17, 2022
The confederate monument in Brunswick, GA coming down this morning! #TakeDownHate #GeorgiaNAACP #NAACP pic.twitter.com/8DgCodyNjU
Posted inIn The News

Confederate monument in Brunswick removed

by Margaret Coker | The CurrentMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022
BRUNSWICK -- An arrest has been made in the death of a Glynn County musician at a party over the weekend.
Posted inCrime

17-year-old arrested in death of Brunswick musician

by Thom ChandlerApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022
The fates of three men charged with the death of Ahmaud Arbery are in the hands of a Glynn County jury after the prosecution made its closing arguments Tuesday.
Posted inCrime

Jury deliberations begin in trial of three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderNovember 23, 2021November 23, 2021
BRUNSWICK —The selection of jurors for the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery will present a puzzle for at least a third week, as the prosecutor and defense screen jurors very familiar with a viral video of his killing and often carry small-town personal connections and biases.
Posted inIn The News

Finding impartial jurors in Ahmaud Arbery case a challenge

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021
BRUNSWICK -- The final section of the Golden Ray, the cargo ship that wrecked in the St. Simons Sound, was removed Monday, according to the St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command
Posted inIn The News

Final section of Golden Ray shipwreck removed

by Thom ChandlerOctober 25, 2021October 25, 2021
Responders completed cutting operations on the remainder of the Golden Ray wreck on Saturday.
Posted inIn The News

Crews prepare to lift section of Golden Ray shipwreck onto dry-dock

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 5, 2021September 5, 2021
A Glynn County grand jury indicted former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson Thursday for misconduct in the investigation of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery last year.
Posted inCrime

Former prosecutor charged with misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 2021
The beginning of a new fiscal year meant more records at Georgia’s two coastal ports.
Posted inBusiness

Georgia’s ports are setting records

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 16, 2021August 16, 2021
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$5,000 reward offered in case of severely underweight dog found in porta-potty

by Thom ChandlerOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020

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