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News Articles: Brunswick

Graphic text reading "hurricane registry" on the top line and "for those with functional, access, or medical needs" on the bottom line. A hurricane symbol is between the words "hurricane" and "registry."

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Georgia public health officials push hurricane evacuation assistance program for at-need residents

Applications close 72 hours before the projected arrival of tropical-storm-force winds associated with a given storm.

July 05, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
The mouth of Blackbeard Creek on Sapelo Island, as seen in 2017. The island's post office is among more than a dozen coastal infrastructure sites in Georgia identified in a new study on sea level rise.

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  • Climate

Coastal Georgia's at risk from sea level rise. Here are 15 sites where regular flooding could happen

From a nuclear submarine base in Camden County to a maritime shipping warehouse in Savannah, sea level rise is threatening essential infrastructure up and down the Georgia coast.

June 27, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)

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Heads up: NOAA forecasts ‘extraordinary’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, in strength and numbers

Forecasters expect between 17 and 25 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean during the 2024 season, about half of which are likely to become hurricanes.

May 23, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, a vessel is loaded with containers by a ship to shore crane at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal, on Oct. 21, 2021, in Savannah, Ga.

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Georgia's auto port has its busiest month ever after taking 9,000 imports diverted from Baltimore

The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments. The Georgia agency's chief executive said Tuesday that the Port of Brunswick saw more than 80,000 automobiles and heavy machinery units move across its docks in April.

May 21, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Joie Henney hugs his emotional support alligator named Wally, Jan. 22, 2019, inside their home in York Haven, Pa. Henney credits Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade, says he's searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia.

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Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator named Wally has gone missing amid the coastal marshes of Georgia. Joie Henney's alligator has attracted thousands of social media followers over the years, with videos and photos showing people petting and cuddling the 5 1/2-foot reptile.

May 02, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Onlookers gather to watch as volunteers  release rehabilitated and endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles into the waters off Jekyll Island.

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  • Environment

A second chance at life for rehabilitated sea turtles released off Georgia coast

Volunteers gathered at Jekyll Island’s South Beach to release dozens of endangered sea turtles back to water — the largest such release in Jekyll Island's recorded history.

April 04, 2024
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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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  • Economy

‘Our residents can feel safe’: Savannah mayor expects port uptick after Baltimore bridge disaster

Both of Georgia's seaports could see an influx of cargo traffic, amid the Port of Baltimore's indefinite closure.

March 27, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Clean up at the Terry Creek Dredge Spoils/Hercules Outfall Superfund site, Feb. 7, 2024, Brunswick, GA.

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  • Environment

A closer look: Glynn’s Superfund sites

No sign tells you you’ve arrived at a Superfund site, but Rachael Thompson, the executive director of Glynn Environmental Coalition knows the four Brunswick-area ones well and regularly takes curious local citizens on tours of them. 

March 25, 2024
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  • Mary Landers
Jimmy 'Butch" Heck

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  • News

Glynn homes for homeless caught in bureaucratic slog

For four years, Fraisher Poole, a 66-year-old grandmother, has been living on the streets of the town where she grew up and raised her own family. For more than six months, she has been anxiously waiting for news that she can turn the keys and walk into a new home.

March 20, 2024
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  • Justin Taylor and
  • The Current
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Birds Georgia seeks coastal volunteers

Birds Georgia is looking for coastal volunteers who don’t mind getting up early and aren’t squeamish. Their task will be to walk a predetermined route once a week in downtown Savannah or downtown Brunswick looking for birds that have had a fatal encounter with a building.

March 14, 2024
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  • Mary Landers
Governor Brian Kemp

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Georgia sues Biden administration to extend Medicaid program with work requirement

Georgia is suing the Biden administration to try to keep the state's new health plan for low-income residents running until 2028. Georgia Pathways is the only Medicaid program in the country that requires recipients to meet a work requirement.

February 02, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A Nissan Rogue exits the bay of the vehicle carrier Neptune Ace at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia.

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  • Business

‘Ro-ro’ your boat to Georgia: Why the state sees a lucrative future in automotive shipping

The rural Port of Brunswick is trying to overtake the Port of Baltimore as the top “roll-on/roll-off” port in the U.S.

January 24, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
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  • Business

Brunswick chemical plant to be dismantled in 2024, after fire last April led to mass layoffs

More than 200 people lost their jobs after a fire broke out in April.

December 20, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Two new buildings were recently completed at the Port of Brunswick

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  • News

Auto, machinery volumes soaring at Port of Brunswick

More than $262 million in planned improvements at the Port of Brunswick are coming just in time to accommodate a significant growth in auto and machinery business.

November 03, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, a vessel is loaded with containers by a ship to shore crane at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal, on Oct. 21, 2021, in Savannah, Ga.

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  • News

Georgia Ports Authority pledges $6 million for affordable housing in Savannah area

The Georgia Ports Authority says it will donate $6 million in coming years to improve affordable housing options in Savannah and neighboring communities. Savannah officials said Tuesday it will be the largest outside contribution to the Savannah Affordable Housing Fund since its founding 12 years ago.

September 06, 2023
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