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News Articles: coastal georgia

The brown pelican is among the species protected by Georgia's bird island rule, which prohibits public access to certain coastal islands and sandbars.

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  • Environment

Georgia DNR proposes first-ever change to 'bird island rule' protecting critical nesting sites

One dredge spoil island in Brunswick Harbor now hosts about 8,000 nesting pairs of seabirds, but lacks the legal protections afforded by the original rule.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne

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  • News

Citing financial mismanagement, five counties seek removal of Brunswick DA

Five counties served by Brunswick DA Keith Higgins are asking for his removal. GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Jabari Gibbs of The Current about the unfolding situation.

Citing financial mismanagement, five counties seek removal of Brunswick DA

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello
The lights (center horizon) from Exit 42, the location of the new Buc-ee’s, are seen 14 miles away on the beach of Sapelo Island on June 25, 2025. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/CatchLight Local

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  • Animals

Experts: Lights for new Buc-ee’s exit deadly to baby sea turtles

Like many Coastal Georgians, baby sea turtles may begin to start crawling towards the new Buc-ee’s mega gas station in Brunswick. But the trip toward its 23 high-mast lights, which are visible from Georgia beaches as far as 12 miles away, would likely kill the newborn animals. 

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Lily Belle Poling and
  • The Current
Concrete materials and retired MARTA railcars are placed at Artificial Reef L about 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

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  • News

Visitors to Georgia's artificial reef contributed $8.2M to coastal economy in 2023, study says

46 artificial reef sites made from materials such as concrete rubble, metal hulled vessels, and even MARTA rail cars, sit in waters off the Georgia coast.

May 15, 2025
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By:
  • Devon Zwald
Neighbors Tyrone Allen, left, and Jared Middleton work together to clear a downed pecan tree from in front of Middleton’s home in Dublin, Ga. Hurricane Helene was likely still a category 1 hurricane when its eye passed over Dublin some 240 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • News

Climate scientists predict above average hurricane season in 2025

Forecasts show numbers are likely to be higher than average, but still below the record-high storm predictions in 2024.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Family and Children Services. October 22, 2024 in Kingsland, GA Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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  • News

Federal cuts to children’s advocacy group hits coastal counties hard

The long-term work of the programs may be in jeopardy, advocates say.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Jabari Gibbs and
  • The Current
Red knots eating horseshoe crab eggs Credit: Fletcher Smith/DNR

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  • Environment

Report highlights Georgia wildlife conservation efforts

For drivers with a wildlife license plate and other donors, this report shows where the money went.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Senior Wildlife Biologist Jessica Thompson and Wildlife Technician Trip Kolkmeyer try use to photography and a drone to help identify an endangered North Atlantic right whale near St. Marys on Jan. 26, 2025.

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  • Animals

Right whales face uncertain future, but research continues

Georgia scientists who study highly endangered North Atlantic right whales may be preventing their extinction or documenting their demise.

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, second from right, speaks to her legal team Tuesday at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick that includes Brian Steel, left, Jason Clark, second from left, and Keith Adams, right. Tuesday was the first day of jury selection in Johnson’s trial on charges of obstruction and violation of oath of office. (Michael Hall/Brunswick News)

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  • Law

‘Good ol’ boy system,’ ‘Witch hunt’: What potential jurors had to say at start of Jackie Johnson trial

Jury selection in the Arbery-related case was interrupted by the arrival of a winter storm on Tuesday.

January 23, 2025
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By:
  • Jake Shore
The former Gilman Paper mill site in St. Marys, GA on November 20, 2024, where Jacoby Development purchased more than 700 acres for the planned Cumberland Inlet development. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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  • News

Cumberland Inlet developer Jacoby skirts foreclosure notice

The St. Marys Gilman site is still slated for ecotourism, marina and homes development.

November 29, 2024
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By:
  • Maggie Lee and
  • The Current
Three sheriff-elects in Coastal Georgia elevated by voters seeking change, reform in their communities in the 2024 election.

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  • News

Three new sheriffs elected in Coastal Georgia as voters seek change

Three first-time or non-incumbent candidates for sheriff in Coastal Georgia won these powerful law enforcement posts, as voters chose change and reform in these positions that control jails and solve crimes within county lines.

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Jake Shore
A yard sign in front of the Graball Country Store in Hogg Hummock encourages McIntosh voters to vote yes and repeal rezoning on Sapelo Island. Credit: Jazz Watts/SICARS

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  • Law

Judge stalls permits for larger homes on Sapelo

New zoning is put on hold while the Georgia Supreme Court weighs the validity of a referendum on the same issue.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Attorney Ken Jarrard makes his case to Superior Court Senior Judge Gary McCorvey during oral arguments in McIntosh v. Webster on Sept. 20, 2024.  Credit: Mary Landers/The Current GA

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  • News

Stopping Sapelo zoning referendum costs McIntosh County more than holding it

McIntosh’s legal fees for two cases related to zoning on Sapelo Island have topped $170,000 and continue to grow. 

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
The sun sets on Sapelo after a ferry dock collapse left 7 dead on Oct. 19, 2024. Credit: Jazz Watts

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  • News

‘Catastrophic failure’ of gangway led to 7 deaths on Sapelo

The gangway was installed in 2021 but maintenance and inspection records are unclear.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers ,
  • Robin Kemp ,
  • and 1 more
This 10-foot great white shark vanished off Georgia in April and resurfaced five months later in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Canada, OCEARCH reports. OCEARCH Facebook screengrab

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  • Animals

10-foot shark disappears off Georgia, shows up 1,700 miles away, satellite tag reveals

As strange as it sounds, a 10-foot, 3-inch great white shark sporting a satellite tracking tag managed to swim more than 1,700 miles without giving away her location, according to the nonprofit OCEARCH.

October 10, 2024
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By:
  • Mark Rice
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