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News Articles: Tybee Island

The Tybee Island City Council, as seen during its meeting on June 8, 2023.

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  • Politics

‘Power grab’ or ‘public safety’: Tybee Island resolution calls for crackdown on unpermitted events

The measure seeks stiffer penalties for violations of existing ordinances, similar to a Florida law already on the books.

June 12, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
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  • News

Georgia Today: GOP convention recap; Tybee Island resolution; Georgia-based play wins Tonys

On the Monday June 12th edition of Georgia Today: State Republicans elect a new leader at the GOP convention in Columbus; the Tybee Island City Council tables a resolution to expand the city's emergency powers; and a musical based on lynching of a Jewish man in Georgia wins two Tony awards. 

June 12, 2023
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Coastal development along the Tybee Island beachfront in Chatham County, Georgia

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  • Politics

Tybee Island asks lawmakers to consider closing highway access when events ‘overwhelm’ city

Closures of Highway 80 are among the proposed measures.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Tybee Island Police Lieutenant Emory Randolph briefs law enforcement officers from various state agencies on April 28, 2023, at the city's Burke Day Public Safety Building.

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  • Politics

Tybee Island preps for unpermitted ‘Peach Fest,’ explores legal options for limiting future access

City attorneys are “looking into what we can do to have better control” over island access, Tybee Island's mayor said.

April 28, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Campers left a knife embedded in a tree on Twin Palms in January.

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  • Environment

DNR clears illegal encampments from Little Tybee

A local police officer is among the regular users of the semi-permanent encampments on the state Heritage Preserve, for decades. But the Department of Natural Resources began removing structures Monday, Feb. 13.

February 17, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Landers

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  • News

GPB evening headlines for December 26, 2022

Georgia Tech researchers are using funding from the U.S Department of energy to reimagine Atlanta’s electric power infrastructure. 

Federal proposals designed to protect Tybee Island from storm surges have been signed into law.

December 26, 2022
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
Aerial view of rip currents

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  • Weather

Though Hurricane Fiona remains distant, there's a heightened risk of rip currents off Georgia shores

Though it's hundreds of miles away from Georgia, Hurricane Fiona is still expected to cause deadly rip currents along the coast.

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia State Rep. Edna Jackson, Evalena Hoskins, and Mary Gray pose next to a new historical marker on Tybee Island commemorating the Savannah Beach Wade-Ins of the early 1960s.

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  • History

From ‘whites only’ to Georgia's largest public beach: New marker honors ‘Wade-Ins’ on Tybee Island

The Savannah Beach Wade-Ins of the early '60s are now memorialized near the Tybee Island pier.

August 22, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Ike the sea turtle

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  • Animals

Tybee’s sea turtle gets room to grow

Staff at the Tybee Marine Science Center rescued Ike in 2020 when he was a tiny straggler too weak to climb out of his North Beach nest on his own. He is the latest in a series of rescued loggerheads who serve as the center’s “marine debris ambassador.”

August 02, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Four fires were sparked on St. Catherine's Island by lightning strikes on June 11.

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  • Environment

Wildfire threatens unspoiled Georgia island rich in history

Crews are fighting a wildfire that's scorched hundreds of acres on an unspoiled island known for archaeological treasures on the coast of Georgia.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Orlando Montoya
Plastic

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  • Environment

On Tybee, plastic trash gets a new use

Several studies of ocean water in Georgia have found tiny, plastic particles in almost every sample taken. 

December 15, 2021
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Little St. Simons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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  • Arts & Life

Getting Away From The City: Georgia Travel Experts Reflect On This Summer’s Biggest Trends

This summer, many Georgians were eager to get back on the road for summer travel after loosened COVID-19 restrictions meant they could go back to their beloved hideaway — and even try some new vacation destinations. 

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Kyra Posey
Admiral heads back to the sea

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  • Animals

Sea Turtle Rescued From Hotel Trash Can Released

After three years educating visitors to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, Admiral the loggerhead was released into the wild.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
two women take measurements among dune grass

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  • Environment

Researcher From Georgia Southern University Studies Coastal Dune Plantings

A graduate student is studying what kinds of plants are best at holding Tybee Island's coastal sand dunes in place.

July 05, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Container ships off coastal Georgia

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  • Environment

Georgia Receives Grant To Sustain Beach Water Quality Monitoring

This beach water sampling and testing is managed by the DNR’s Coastal Resources Division, which in May received a $277,000 grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to fund this public health and safety initiative.

June 21, 2021
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By:
  • Kayla Guilliams
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