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The store in Hogg Hummock - Sapelo Island Credit: Courtesy of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation

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Pressure mounts on McIntosh County to resolve Hogg Hummock zoning

When McIntosh residents voted overwhelmingly last month to repeal a 2023 amendment to allow larger houses on the Sapelo Island neighborhood of Hogg Hummock, a majority of the five-member county commission said they got the message loud and clear.

February 12, 2026
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Westwin Elements founder and CEO KaLeigh Long speaks to residents about the company's proposed nickel refinery in Bryan County in Richmond Hill on Feb. 2, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/CatchLight/Report for America

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Bryan County development authority ends negotiations with Westwin

The company remains committed to buying the $35 million abandoned industrial property, which is situated close to public schools and homes.

February 11, 2026
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By:
  • Margaret Coker and
  • The Current
Westwin Elements founder and CEO KaLeigh Long answers residents' questions after a town hall discussing the company's proposed nickel refinery in Bryan County. In Richmond Hill on Feb. 2, 2026. (Justin Taylor/The Current GA/CatchLight/Report for America)

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Bryan County to review Westwin allegation of toxic waste left at Caesarstone site

On Monday night the chief executive of Westwin Elements told a packed town hall that she was committed to transparency about her company’s plans to build a nickel refinery near The Highlands residential community in Richmond Hill. 

February 04, 2026
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By:
  • Margaret Coker ,
  • Mary Landers ,
  • and 1 more
Rep. Buddy Carter speaks to the Golden Isles Republican Women’s Club on St. Simons Island on May 12, 2025. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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As criticism of ICE mounts, Carter urges expansion to Georgia

A growing number of Republicans are distancing themselves from federal immigration operations following the fatal weekend shooting of a 37-year-old nurse by border patrol officers in Minneapolis.

January 27, 2026
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By:
  • Craig Nelson and
  • The Current
The former Gilman Paper Mill site in St. Marys. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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Camden takes back old Gilman Paper site in St. Marys

A Camden County public agency is seeking a new developer for the roughly 700-acre Gilman Paper site in St. Marys, after Atlanta-based developer Jim Jacoby squandered a final chance to pay millions of dollars of debt to the county.

January 14, 2026
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  • Maggie Lee and
  • The Current
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