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  • Animal lover lands perfect position

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 8 mins ago  

    Marcia Marinello is surrounded by hundreds of animals every single day. She is the first smiling, human face you see when you walk into the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia. As the receptionist and the all around go-to person, Marinello has some busy days. Full Story »

  • Visit to mom lands canine a career

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 8 mins ago  

    When Tom Scott took his beloved Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, Bene, to visit his mother at Fairhaven Assisted Living Center some years ago he got an idea. Full Story »

  • Fast News 11.10.09

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 9 mins ago  

    The Downtown Development Authority is accepting entries for the Brunswick Christmas parade Dec. 5. Applications are available at Old City Hall or the Ritz Theater, both on Newcastle Street, or City Hall on Gloucester Street. Full Story »

  • Woman dragged by car

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 9 mins ago  

    * 5800 block of Altama Avenue, Glynn County: Complainant reported Saturday someone took money from her dashboard and then tried to assault her with his car. The complainant said she confronted her friend about it while leaning in his car with one foot in. Full Story »

  • Edenfield begins appeal

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 9 mins ago  

    An attorney for convicted killer David H. Edenfield has filed motions in Glynn County Superior Court asking for a new trial and to temporarily suspend Edenfield's execution. Full Story »

  • Police nab murder suspect

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 9 mins ago  

    Glynn County police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a Brunswick man Sunday. Marquel Parker, 21, of Brunswick was arrested Sunday in the homicide of Christopher Kimp, 21. Full Story »

  • Windy, wet weather awaits

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 10 mins ago  

    Heavy wind, rain and cooler temperatures from Tropical Storm Ida are expected to move into Brunswick and the Golden Isles today and Wednesday. Full Story »

  • County staff changes course

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 10 mins ago  

    Glynn County administrators, who had said they could save money by eliminating a broker for a certain type of insurance, have softened that position to allow brokered proposals to compete for the county's business. Full Story »

  • Sea Island resorts among best

    The Brunswick News – 2 hrs 10 mins ago  

    The stars continue to shine on Sea Island Co. resorts on St. Simons and Sea islands. Full Story »

  • Hotel revenue down on Jekyll Island

    The Brunswick News – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    The Jekyll Island Authority board heard a range of news at its monthly meeting Monday: bad, in progress and good. The bad: Hotel operations at the state park have lost millions of dollars. Full Story »

  • Students to honor veterans

    The Brunswick News – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    Veterans Day may be a holiday for the Glynn County School System's 13,000 students Wednesday, but few are apt to forget what the men and women in the military have done for their country. Full Story »

  • Former stray a joy to cancer patients

    The Brunswick News – Mon Nov 9, 3:20 am ET  

    She greets you with a pounce and a gentle nibble before dashing away. Her green eyes peer at you with amusement and her deep purr is enough to soothe away all anxiety. Full Story »

  • Programs slated for Veterans Day

    The Brunswick News – Mon Nov 9, 3:20 am ET  

    Veterans of wars past and current will march slowly in many parts of the world this week, including in Glynn County. The Veterans Council of the Golden Isles will hold its annual Veterans Day Parade and ceremony 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on St. Simons Island. Full Story »

  • Skepticism surrounds project

    The Brunswick News – Mon Nov 9, 3:20 am ET  

    The clock is ticking for Liberty Harbor, the proposed $2 billion luxury waterfront community once hailed as a crucial part of Brunswick's revitalization but now called a pipe dream by some familiar with situation. Full Story »

  • Roadside litter could get worse

    The Brunswick News – Mon Nov 9, 3:20 am ET  

    Funding cuts are forcing the Georgia Department of Transportation to cancel weekend litter pick up on state highways in the isles. Full Story »

  • Stakes high for Christmas at home this year

    The Brunswick News – Sat Nov 7, 3:19 am ET  

    There will be no fences to keep people in, no gates with locks to open, no checkpoints to pass through at major entrances to the nation's cities. Full Story »

  • County deal will be aired in public

    The Brunswick News – Sat Nov 7, 3:19 am ET  

    A private meeting two Glynn County commissioners wanted with an insurance broker trying to keep a lucrative contract that county administrators say is unnecessary will be public because other commissioners plan to be there to see what is going on. Full Story »

  • Turtles to winter at Jekyll center

    The Brunswick News – Fri Nov 6, 3:19 am ET  

    Two sea turtles have a new place to call home - at least temporarily. The Kemp's ridley turtleswere transferred to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island Thursday after an overnight stop in South Carolina. Full Story »

  • Barrier on causeway may begin in early 2010

    The Brunswick News – Fri Nov 6, 3:19 am ET  

    A Glynn County commissioner says he's satisfied with the pace at which the state is working to add a concrete barrier down the center of the F.J. Torras Causeway. Full Story »

  • Sheriff updates Web site tracking sex offenders

    The Brunswick News – Fri Nov 6, 3:19 am ET  

    Glynn County Sheriff Wayne Bennett said his department is implementing a better way for police and citizens to keep track of the 129 convicted sex offenders in the county. The Glynn County Sheriff's Department Sex Offender Registry Web site is undergoing a major overhaul that Bennett said will make the site more user friendly. Full Story »

  • City commission meeting heated

    The Brunswick News – Thu Nov 5, 3:19 am ET  

    Things got snippy Wednesday night between the city commission and city staff over how much money was available to fund computerized time clocks. Full Story »

  • Court still inundated with DUIs

    The Brunswick News – Thu Nov 5, 3:19 am ET  

    A little more than a year ago, State Court in Glynn County came under fire politically for having 385 DUI cases pending, nearly 10 percent of which had been on the docket for a decade or longer. Full Story »

  • H1N1 flu shots now available

    The Brunswick News – Thu Nov 5, 3:19 am ET  

    Injectable H1N1 influenza vaccine is now available at health departments, but don't run out right away with an expectation of getting a shot. The quantity is limited, which means not everyone will qualify for a shot this time around. Full Story »

  • Voters OK school sales tax

    The Brunswick News – Wed Nov 4, 3:19 am ET  

    While voters overwhelmingly chose to extend a 1 percent local sales tax for education Tuesday, it's going to take a run-off election to determine who will fill two city commission posts. Full Story »

  • Officials: Stay vigilant during this fire season

    The Brunswick News – Wed Nov 4, 3:19 am ET  

    When temperatures begin to fall -as they have this week - vigilance of the Georgia Forestry Commission and local fire officials goes up. "We call this our fire season," said Brunswick Fire Marshall Jose Juarbe, facing a week when low temperatures will be in the 50s and 40s. Full Story »

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