Gone are the days when video games were a new and burgeoning industry and form of entertainment.

We will be waiting eagerly for an August work session of the Glynn County Commission to hear a presentation on how impact fees might work locally.

There is a group of unsung heroes working among the teachers and administrators every day in Glynn County public schools.

It appears Brunswick City Commissioners are moving forward with their plan to put the city $5.2 million in debt to build a conference center downtown on Newcastle Street.

There was good news for the Port of Brunswick last week. It is set to receive more than $5.2 million for maintenance and operations out of a total of $3.82 billion slated for Army Corps of Engineers projects nationwide.

It’s an odd looking vehicle — bright yellow in the rear and all police in the front — but it’s eye-grabbing appearance is intentional to pass on a very important message.

Every brick in Brunswick was laid with love. Part of our city’s charm is its historic buildings, whether commercial, civic or residential.

We have never known Golden Islanders to back down from a challenge, especially when it comes to helping people in need.

Safety of our children should always be a top priority. Lately, what the measures needed to keep our children safe have changed as the threats they face appear to have become much more dire.

We hate to see Coastal Georgia missing out on an industry that could potentially provide jobs and a steady supply of tasty bites to eat in restaurants everywhere.

The Supreme Court ruled last week in favor of free speech and religion and against government bullying when it decided a baker in Colorado could deny making a wedding cake for a same-sex couple who was getting married in 2012.

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Two Glynn County residents had close calls recently with guns accidentally being fired.

Swimming is an important skill to have in the Golden Isles for a number of reasons.

Either our three remaining candidates for governor have little interest in events that do not include a plethora of cameras, or they care little about the areas of the state outside of metro Atlanta.

It is no secret the past 20 years have ushered massive changes in the newspaper business. The rise of the internet and mobile technology as the most powerful exchange of information in the history of mankind has had major impacts on how we all gather, consume and disseminate information.

There is a plethora of important World War II dates, but perhaps none is as important as D-Day. It marked the turning point in the European theater and has become symbolic of the Allied Forces’ victory over the Axis Powers. It was the beginning of the end of the war.

We are constantly reminded of how fortunate we are to live in such a beautiful and unique place. The latest reminder came in the form of a bald eagle nesting survey released by the state Department of Natural Resources.

From where we sit, Georgia’s historic preservation tax incentives may need a little tweaking.

The city of Brunswick has a bit of a trash problem, or, more to the point, a yard waste problem.

It is hard to believe that a full-time substation of the Glynn County Police Department has only now become a reality.

A St. Simons Island church is taking matters into its own hands to provide early education for children before kindergarten when a few members realized getting their youngsters into a preschool locally was not so easy.

Summer should be a time for fun, enrichment, family and exploration.

Given recent history, we are sure there will be plenty of local folks on pins and needles for the next six months.

The next time you decide to take a day off and head to the beach, consider it Memorial Day.

College of Coastal Georgia is welcoming a new president this summer. We are looking forward to meeting her and hearing about her vision for the future of our local college.

Tonight and on Saturday, local public high school seniors will walk across a stage, receive a piece of paper and turn the tassel on their mortarboard hats.

We believe it is important to keep jobs in America, but not at the expense of rocking a longstanding industry and the people in this country who depend on it. From our own recent experience, we found a textbook case of where a free market is the right market for the local newspapers, the com…

The smallest pieces of litter add up to become a big problem.