The Brunswick News

With the recession taking a serious bite out of food pantry stocks, The Brunswick News and other area businesses are launching drives to help replenish them. Full Story »

What could be the final round in the selection of a fifth judge for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit is scheduled for Monday in Atlanta. Glynn County District Attorney Stephen Kelley said he has been contacted by the governor's office and will make the trip to the capital city. Full Story »

Two gubernatorial candidates cheered the announcement Tuesday that Linger Longer Communities and Jekyll Island Authority have suspended their partnership in the proposed revitalization of the island's waterfront. Full Story »

The Jekyll Island Authority is promising to complete its planned beachfront redevelopment largely on schedule after it parted ways with its private developer Tuesday over how quickly work can begin in a sour economy. Full Story »

The revitalization of Jekyll Island officially got under way Monday with the planting of a 16-foot palm tree in what will be known as Great Dunes Park - a nearly 20-acre site just north of the convention center. Full Story »

The Brunswick City Commission is contemplating following Savannah's lead by imposing tighter rules on business that sell alcohol. Currently only alcoholic beverage permit holders, usually the owner or a manager, are required to undergo criminal background checks. Full Story »

It starts at 11:30 a.m. today, and a lot of people, including some among the Who's Who of Georgia, plan to be there. The place is Jekyll Island; the site, the parking lot just north of the convention center. Full Story »

Lt. Col. Deborah Nazimiec, commander of the 224th Georgia Air National Guard Joint Communications Support Squadron in Brunswick, was proud to present its guard members, and specifically the member families, with awards at the first annual Home Town Heroes Salute ceremony Saturday. Full Story »

The Glynn County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the school administration building at 1313 Egmont St. Full Story »

Brandice Johnson, 19, hasn't wasted any time when it comes to preparing for finals. A freshman at the College of Coastal Georgia, she started reviewing her subjects, beginning at chapter one, about a month ago. Full Story »

The juvenile court system in Glynn County is carrying a heavy load, but thanks to a $500,000 appropriation from the Georgia General Assembly, more services will be available to troubled youth. Full Story »

Real or fake - that just might be a question going through the minds of cashiers this holiday shopping season, the time of year when counterfeit bills tend to show up at their fingertips with increasing frequency. Full Story »

Jessie Zito, 13, looked away as the nurse gave her the H1N1 influenza vaccination shot. The eighth-grader at Glynn Middle School said she was nervous at first but felt great that it was over with before she knew it. Full Story »

Darien Police Officer Joshua Bain was just bedding down late on April 12 after spending his day off at the station taking care of a few loose ends - but he didn't sleep long. Full Story »

Facing a steep budget overrun for health care coverage, the Brunswick City Commission Tuesday approved increasing the rates city workers pay for health insurance. Full Story »

The Thanksgiving leftovers have disappeared and Black Friday shopping is over for another year, which can only mean one thing: Christmas is fast approaching. Full Story »

A 68-year-old Enterprise Street man told Glynn County police that he was the victim of an armed robbery Friday. The robbery occurred just before 10 a.m. on Enterprise Street. Full Story »