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News Articles: glynn county

John Powell, former Glynn County Police chief, speaking to onlookers after being sworn-in on January 26, 2018. Credit: Glynn County, Screenshot

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As trial approaches, indicted former Glynn County police chief’s history shows controversies

Glynn County hired John Powell in 2018 to take over a force mired in problems. But Powell’s tenure ended with the force in a steeper tailspin and he faces trial early next year in Glynn on charges Powell knew about and ignored misconduct within a narcotics unit under his command, and in one instance, allegedly assisted in covering up illegal actions.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Jake Shore
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Public Information Officer Capt. Eric Prosswimmer, center, speaks at a news briefing Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga. A large fire burned inside a chemical plant where authorities ordered nearby neighborhoods to evacuate because of threats from toxic smoke and potential explosions.

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Neighborhoods evacuated near burning Georgia chemical plant

Authorities are evacuating neighborhoods near a chemical plant where a large fire is burning in coastal Georgia. Glynn County commission Chairman Wayne Neal estimated roughly 100 households had been ordered to evacuate, mostly because of potential smoke hazards.

November 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Dunbar Creek

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  • History

Remembering Igbo Landing: The story of rebellion on Georgia's shores

Before St. Simons Island became a quaint beach town, it was a major port of entry for enslaved Africans. In 1803, some of the enslaved rebelled. Now, a new roadside historic marker will tell the story of that rebellion at a spot which you may have passed by without ever really seeing.

 

May 20, 2022
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Pollution from Golden Ray

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  • Environment

New fight emerges over Golden Ray shipwreck damages off Georgia coast

A Glynn County Commission lawsuit is seeking damages from the Golden Ray’s owner-operator and salvage company for cleanup costs, lost tourism dollars, damage to natural resources, and diminished property values resulting from the wreck and lengthy recovery.

April 12, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Glynn County Courthouse

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  • Law

Former Brunswick DA claims vendetta by Glynn County officials

In a 20-page motion filed in Glynn County Superior Court on Wednesday, Jackie Johnson’s lawyers asked for the two charges brought by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr against her to be dropped, calling the accusations “wholly specious, unjust” and “an impermissible, politically motivated ‘hit job.'” It claims that within 3 hours of Ahmaud Arbery’s death that Glynn County police decided not to charge the men involved.

March 25, 2022
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  • Margaret Coker
Travis McMichael listens to his attorney Robert Rubin before the start of his trial in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga.

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  • Law

McMichaels appeal federal convictions, saying Arbery killing didn't happen on a public street

Travis and Greg McMichael argue that they didn't violate Arbery's civil rights to use a public facility because the streets of Satilla Shores were not “provided or administered” by Glynn County.

March 09, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Family and friends of Ahmaud Arbery gathered to mourn his death and pray for three guilty verdicts in October prior to the November conviction. The group retraced Arbery’s final steps down Satilla Drive where the young man went on his last run. The trial pushed Brunswick, Ga., into the national spotlight — a spotlight many in the community dread.

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Political Rewind: Sentencing in murder of Ahmaud Arbery; A look at social justice in Georgia

Friday on Political Rewind: The three men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery were set to be sentenced today in a Brunswick courtroom. All three face a mandatory 30 years in prison, but we asked: will any of them be given a chance of parole? The tragic deaths last year of Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, and other African Americans accelerated demands for racial and social justice … and gave new legitimacy to the Black Lives Matter movement. In Glynn County, a new organization came to life to push for change in a county long seen as hostile to its Black residents. But how much progress has been made in achieving these goals? We asked our panel.

January 07, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A Better Glynn group shot

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  • Race

‘It seemed like our lives didn’t matter.’ Glynn County residents speak — and act — on Arbery's death

Ahmaud Arbery’s death sparked a small group of acquaintances to band together to try to force Glynn County to confront the many failures of its law enforcement and other elected officials. Their group, A Better Glynn, wields a powerful combination of local roots, national experience and professional know-how.

November 30, 2021
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  • Margaret Coker
Cate Zeigler-Amon, 10, hangs out of the car as she waits with her mother, Sara Zeigler, to receive her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Viral Solutions vaccination and testing site in Decatur, Ga. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: There's concern about a new COVID variant. And what's next for Glynn County?

Monday on Political Rewind: Scientists say there is much to learn about the dangers of the new coronavirus variant. Meanwhile, residents in Brunswick and Glynn County go about their days in aftermath of the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial. 

November 29, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Ahmaud Arbery's father Marcus Arbery, center, his hugged by his attorney Benjamin Crump after the jury convicted Travis McMichael in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Arbery verdict and what it means for social justice in Georgia and the nation

Friday on Political Rewind: A verdict in a trial from a small town in Georgia gripped the nation. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were found guilty of murder charges on Wednesday. However, questions linger about what the case means for racial justice in the United States.

November 26, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Arbery's mother

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  • Law

'He will now rest in peace.' Ahmaud Arbery's mother, activists and leaders react to guilty verdicts

Ahmaud Arbery's mother was one voice in a chorus celebrating the jury’s verdict. Civil rights activists and politicians praised the decision: all three defendants found guilty of felony murder.

November 24, 2021
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  • Riley Bunch
Defendant Travis McMichael stands as the jury enters the room at the Glynn County Courthouse on November 8, 2021 in Brunswick, Georgia.

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  • Law

Trio found guilty of Ahmaud Arbery's murder

The jury deliberating the fate of the three white men charged in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has reached a verdict — all three guilty of murder.

November 24, 2021
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  • GPB News Staff
Satilla Shores

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  • Law

Explosive testimony on tap as witnesses queued up to testify in Arbery case

Attorneys still aim to finish presenting their cases in mid-November despite a longer-than-expected jury selection process that’s drawing criticism for producing only one Black juror in a case where race has become a central issue.

November 08, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Glynn County Police vehicles

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Glynn County Police records reveal racial undercurrent

The most common encounter between police and the public is the traffic stop, and in Glynn County Black drivers are more often ticketed than white drivers, in relation to their percentage of the population, according to three years of records that the police department provided to The Current.

October 26, 2021
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  • Margaret Coker ,
  • Donnell Suggs ,
  • and 1 more
A protestor holds a sign.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: What can the trial of Arbery's alleged killers tells us about justice in America?

Friday on Political Rewind: Guest host Tamar Hallerman led discussion on the trial of the three men charged with murder in the shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Nationwide attention turned to Brunswick, Ga., this week as the trial began. Attorneys have spent the past couple days questioning a long list of potential jurors about their views on the case.

October 22, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
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