Last week, we urged anyone who could to go to the Georgia Human Trafficking Initiative’s panel seeking to raise awareness about human trafficking in the Golden Isles and how community members play a critical role in preventing it. We were pleased to see hundreds of locals come out to learn a…

Two incidents recently in the Golden Isles should serve as a reminder to how quickly a fire can happen and how important it is to be prepared for such an occasion.

Glynn County has been trying to address the issues posed by golf carts being driven around on county roads. To that end, the commission passed a golf cart ordinance last July. The ordinance, however, has yet to go into effect because of a problem at the state level.

Society doesn’t always appreciate those who shine a light on its problems and shortcomings, especially in the moment. There is often pushback when people try to change things for the better against people who don’t or won’t acknowledge there is a problem in the first place.

When Don Mathews talks about our local economy, the professor in College of Coastal Georgia’s School of Business and Public Management doesn’t mince his words. If we’re going well, he’s going to say as much. And if there are ways the area can improve and use it’s assets better, he’s going to…

In general, it is more enjoyable to look at the fun side of life. We don’t like to have things that depress our mood shoved in our faces. The problem with that outlook is that we turn a blind eye to people we could help and problems we could solve.

Among the items that were on the ballot for SPLOST 2016 was an upgrade to the Glynn County Animal Control shelter in some form or fashion. It wasn’t explicitly spelled out on the ballot how that upgrade would come, leaving both possibilities of building a new shelter or upgrading the old one…

When you put a lot of time and effort in to achieve a goal and come up short, it can be a very deflating experience. It is hard to focus on the positives that helped you come some close to achieving your goal in the aftermath of having it snatched away from you near the finish line.

In some ways, the Georgia legislative session is a lot like a sports season. It is a short period of time that will be analyzed and criticized for the remainder of the year. The same way people dissect Georgia’s 2019 season, others will do the same for the rest of 2020 over what happens in t…

If you needed more evidence to the success of some of our local public schools, there was plenty of it this week.

Since we last opined about vaping a few months ago, there has been good news when it comes to the ongoing EVALI outbreak — the name given by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to the lung disease linked to vaping that suddenly sprang up in June 2019.

Even as our society becomes more technologically advanced, the importance of the basic skills that are foundational to learning has not been lost. We may have phones where we can jot down notes, calculate any math problem and have them read a book to us, but being able to know how to do thos…

The common complaint when people watch Major League Baseball on television today is how long the games take. There are plenty of theories as to why the game takes so long today — numerous pitching changes, hitters taking more pitches, etc. Whatever is to blame, MLB officials seem content on …

Making any decision without having all of the necessary information is an easy way to make bad decisions. How can you effectively know what to improve or what should stay the same without asking the people who deal with those issues every day? The answer is you can’t.

There is a timeless quality to going to the movies. What should we do tonight? How about dinner and a movie.

People who have visited various businesses in Brunswick have probably noticed the orange and white signs posted around the businesses asking to “join the revolution.” In fact, you will find one on display if you stop by our offices on Altama Avenue.

Even if you didn’t turn on your TV or look at a calendar in 2019, you probably know 2020 is not just an election year but a presidential election year. It seems like this election cycle has been never ending — largely because the field of Democratic challengers was so large, single debates w…

Making resolutions is as much of a staple of ringing in the new year as the ball dropping in Times Square in New York City. While we can make changes and promises to our lives at any given point in a year, it is only human to look back at the previous year, see where your failings were and r…

As we look forward to not just the start of a new year, but a new decade, on Wednesday, it is important to look back at what happened to get us to where we are now as we enter 2020. That is especially true when you look at the progress that has been made in the Golden Isles’ business sector …

In preparation for what is sure to be a spirited New Year’s Eve in the Golden Isles, we already wrote about one danger that has unfortunately been rampant in our area in the past — celebratory gunfire. While that issue may be less known, there is another that is all too familiar when it come…

As we look to start a new year and decade in a few days, there continues to be good signs about our local and state economy.

This time of year is ripe for celebration. It starts with Christmas, and a week later we celebrate the dawn of a new year. Of course, this year we will not only usher in a new year, but an entire new decade. Even more reasons to celebrate with a bang. Unfortunately, some people in the past h…

The Christmas spirit has been on full display this year in the Golden Isles. Whether it is people giving back to worthy organizations or the simple act of placing a Christmas tree in a roundabout, the holidays have been a festive season in our area.

If you have driven down Kings Way on the island lately you may have noticed a tall steeple with a big fence around it and a few holes punched in the walls. That would be St. Simons Presbyterian Church — the congregation I am privileged to serve. It is an exciting time in the life of our chur…

The reverence we hold for our veterans is immense. We can’t thank the men and women who have served enough for their efforts in protecting our country from our enemies. It is only through their work that our American values are truly protected.

Some of us like to wait to the last minute to do things that need to get done. Procrastination will lead to a lot of people this weekend to shopping malls and other stores in search of Christmas gifts for family members and friends.

Baseball has always been America’s pastime. Even as football has usurped its popularity in the last couple of decades, the timeless appeal of baseball still draws millions to ballparks each year.

The holiday season is also the giving season. As you can tell from the stories that have populated our newspaper over the last couple of weeks, there are a lot of people in the Golden Isles who are doing their part to make sure that Christmas is jolly for everyone.

Of all the things we have asked citizens to help with this year, asking for help in convincing a TV show to pick Brunswick is probably the strangest request. But we assure you that the benefits of Brunswick being selected for the show “Small Business Revolution” is worth the effort.