Glynn County Schools will be in the “green” level of operations Monday, which means some COVID-19 protocols will be relaxed, including the enforcement of masks.

Glynn County Police Chief Jacques Battiste said Friday the third time will be the charm when it comes to the obstacle course established by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council.

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U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-1, questions a FLETC rule that forbids students receiving COVID-19 vaccine from leaving the Glynco campus.

For the second year in a row, alcohol will be banned on St. Simons Island beaches the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game.

Brunswick city employees who have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine will be paid $500 to get the shots, and those already vaccinated are automatically eligible for the same $500 incentive bonus.

Although the COVID-19 infection rate is on a slow decline in the region, health officials are warning the public to remain vigilant.

Funding for the planning and design of a new training lab at Coastal Pines Technical College is a top priority for the state board of technical colleges.

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A motion made Tuesday by a member of the Glynn County Board of Education to make masks optional in Glynn County Schools failed.

A forum featuring candidates for Brunswick mayor and city commission will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Marshes of Glynn Library in Brunswick.

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-1, fell a handful of votes short of an attempt Monday to derail additional funding for the teaching of Critical Race Theory in the nation’s public schools in grades K-12.

The Glynn County Commission will consider a beach control ordinance at Thursday’s meeting that will ban the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages on St. Simons Island beaches Oct. 29-30.

Parents opposed to requiring students to wear masks in Glynn County Schools claimed Tuesday that the mandate goes against the law and causes harm to the health and learning abilities of their children.

The Glynn County commissioners will meet with board of elections officials Sept. 21 in a work session to discuss proposed floor plans for a new elections office.

When the salvage master finally got to look at it Friday, the sunken side of Section 5 of the shipwrecked Golden Ray in the St. Simons Sound had more damage than expected.

The opening of a new county animal shelter, originally scheduled for July and then August, is delayed once again.

The Glynn County Board of Education will vote tonight on a guaranteed maximum price for the third phase of construction work at St. Simons Elementary.

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U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-1, says mandates and policies dictated by President Joe Biden and his administration are unAmerican and creating only more confusion across the country.