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News Articles: Brunswick

The LCP Chemicals Superfund Site, Feb. 7, 2024, Brunswick, GA.

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Still more to learn about human exposure to toxic contaminants in Brunswick

A report from Emory University scientists shows some people in the Coastal Georgia city have been exposed to toxic chemicals left over from Superfund sites.

April 30, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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  • Business

Georgia ports head touts East Coast-leading growth, avoids tariff talk in annual 'State of the Port'

The Port of Savannah led year-over-year growth among all East and Gulf Coast ports in 2024.

February 26, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Jackie Johnson testifies in her own behalf in her trial on the single remaining charge of violating her oath of office, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga.

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Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case

A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

February 05, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit Jackie Johnson stands with her defense team as court opens Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga., where she is being tried on charges of violating her oath of office and obstruction of justice in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Judge orders acquittal of ex-prosecutor on 1 of 2 counts in misconduct trial over Ahmaud Arbery case

A judge has ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of two misconduct charges she faced at trial over whether she abused her power to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

February 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson sits in the courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brunswick, Georgia, as jury selection begins in her misconduct trial. Johnson is charged with interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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'You're going home,' police tell Ahmaud Arbery's killer in video shown to jury

A police investigator told the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery that he wasn't being arrested in an interview roughly two hours after the killing. Jurors in Georgia watched video of the February 2020 police interview on Wednesday as they began hearing evidence in the trial of former District Attorney Jackie Johnson.

January 29, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson sits in the courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brunswick, Georgia, as jury selection begins in her misconduct trial. Johnson is charged with interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Judge to seat jury in trial of ex-prosecutor accused of shielding Ahmaud Arbery's killers

Jury selection is set to conclude in the trial of a former Georgia prosecutor charged with criminal misconduct in her response to the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

January 28, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Neesha Powell-Ingabire is the author of the memoir, 'Come By Here'.

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  • Books

Atlanta journalist Neesha Powell-Ingabire reflects on her Geechee roots in new memoir

A new memoir by Atlanta journalist Neesha Powell-Ingabire is a reflection on slavery’s impact on the Georgia coast, her Geechee heritage, and the Geechee culture that exists today.

December 17, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson speaks to people Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, prior to a pretrial motions hearing in her violation of oath office case.

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Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial

A former Georgia district attorney charged with interfering in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has made her first court appearance more than three years after being indicted.

December 11, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Greg McMichael sits with his attorney before a hearing challenging his conviction of killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Brunswick, Ga.

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  • News

Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arbery want a new trial

Three white men serving life sentences for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are asking a Georgia judge for a new trial. Greg and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan appeared Thursday before the same judge who sentenced them three years ago.

October 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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  • Economy

Ports of Savannah and Brunswick at standstill as workers go on strike amid coast-wide walkout

The International Longshoremen's Association is seeking a new six-year contract with an alliance of port employers.

October 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Black Handled Key on Key Hole. Pexels

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Coastal communities land state housing grants

Coastal Georgia is the beneficiary of a fifth round of grants through Gov. Brian Kemp’s Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. Brunswick and Chatham County will receive more than $4.8 million for infrastructure supporting 129 housing units, Kemp announced late last week.

September 25, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
watermelon pickers

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  • Economy

Georgia judge rules in favor of states against new labor rule for farmworker protections

The judge’s preliminary injunction means farms in Georgia and other suing states won’t have to follow the new rule, for now.

 

August 27, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
NOAA forecast: Hurricane Debby could dump up to 30 inches of rain along the coastlines of Georgia and South Carolina through Friday, Aug. 9, 2024

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  • Weather

UPDATES: Hurricane Debby impacts Georgia. Here's what you need to know

Be aware: NOAA and GEMA say the dangerous storm may bring catastrophic flooding to Coastal Georgia, with rainfall predicted in the range of 10 to 30 inches.

August 05, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Rev. Barbara Brockman swirls a sample of water mixed with a reagent to prepare for incubation while talking with Luke Roberson, the coordinator of community engagement and outreach on the project from Georgia Southern. Credit: Serra Sowers/The Current

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  • Environment

Brunswick residents join scientists to test water quality near Superfund sites

A partnership between residents of Brunswick and Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Water and Health is hoping to bridge the gaps in data collection in some of Glynn county’s most polluted waters.

August 01, 2024
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  • The Current and
  • Serra Sowers
A man experiencing homelessness in Brunswick uses The Well as a place to safely rest and escape the heat in summer 2023. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • News

Housing construction for homeless men in limbo after Glynn County Commission defers vote

The rift between Glynn County residents who see the people as threats to neighborhood safety and those working to improve outcomes for the homeless is festering this summer. Last month, County Commissioners tabled a vote on whether to permit a faith-based organization to build a night shelter for local men with jobs but nowhere to live and left advocates with no clear path forward.

July 15, 2024
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  • Jabari Gibbs
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