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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.