If you were to look at a TV schedule, you might notice a bunch of shows that have similar basic premises. There are a lot of police and courtroom procedural TV shows being produced for consumption. They try to differentiate themselves from each other in a variety of ways but when it comes do…

After the disgraceful actions in January of federal employees at the Smithsonian Institute, the government should make it a point to inform the men and women who work for it, who work for the American taxpayers, of the rights of citizens. At the very least, it should remind everyone who rece…

The first Wednesday in February was, for a long time, a day to which college football fans looked toward to with the same anticipation as they did game days. National Signing Day was the first day that high school football players could sign with the college of their choice.

There are very few people in this world who would turn their back on a child in need. Call it a “mother instinct” or “father instinct,” but human compassion is alive and well in 21st century America and in 2023 Glynn County.

It takes a special person to choose to serve in the Armed Forces. The men and women who do take up the great responsibility of defending our nation and our way of life from evil people who would seek to destroy the freedom we hold dear.

If Georgia officials are of a mind to let rabble-rousers dictate what the state can and cannot do, then plans for a new training center for law enforcement and firefighters around Atlanta ought to be scrapped immediately. It would satisfy the men and women, in theory, protesting the pending …

Patience is a virtue, but it would be understandable if Brunswick residents are beginning to lose their patience when it comes to the future of the Oglethorpe block.

Law enforcement in Glynn County is right to slam the brakes on high speed pursuits and set policies governing if and when, as well as to what extent, they are to occur. It is not like this is the 1940s or 1950s when little traffic was on the road and vehicles lacked the acceleration and velo…

Do you like doing your taxes? Do you like waiting in line to vote? We would be willing to bet that most people don’t like doing either of those things. They do them, though, because they are things that need to be done in order for our society to function.

More and more residents are becoming concerned about the sudden increase in apartment complexes springing up around the Golden Isles. They are mainly concerned about the close location of the Johnnies-come-lately to long established subdivisions.

When was the last time a construction project at your house went off without a hitch? If you’re like the rest of us, the answer is likely never. There is always something that goes wrong, something unexpected that makes the project take way too long or even causes damage to something else, m…

It is a fair statement to say that there are local governments in this nation — including city and county governments, as well as school boards — that would walk the Sahara to hold comments from the public to a bare minimum or escape them entirely.

Being a community on the ocean gives the Golden Isles many advantages. Tourists flock to the area every year to enjoy the outdoors be it spending time on the beach, taking a charter fishing boat out into the ocean or paddling around the many creeks and waterways that snake through the area. …

Public safety. For many, what comes to mind are flashing lights and wailing sirens, break-ins and burning buildings. One role not often considered a first responder, despite being the first to respond in some scenarios, is the lifeguard.

State Sen. Mike Hodges, R-St. Simons Island, and state Rep. Buddy DeLoach, R-Townsend, advance valid points when it comes to the future of a sometimes controversial program. This is not the time to be thinking about repealing Georgia’s certificate of need requirement for new medical faciliti…

The people who believe that defunding the police is a viable solution to societal ills should read the indictment that federal authorities recently brought against 76 people for alleged drug-related activities.

Georgia can only hope that diseased politics such as that which has infected leaders in the Fairfax County Public School System in Virginia stay outside the boundaries of the Peach State. What a horrible letdown for the boys and girls who worked hard in high school.

History has shown time and time again the destruction caused by division and the strength that comes from unity. Despite those lessons, it feels like we are dead set on doing everything we can to split our society apart.

Gov. Brian Kemp reeled off a few promises in his address to legislators and state department heads following his swearing in Thursday. If his next four years are anything like his first four, expect continued progress across the state.

New development is necessary for a community to grow and thrive. That development, however, can be a detriment to the community if it does not maintain the character and charm that makes a place special.

Maybe younger parents can answer this, but how does a 6-year-old child get his hands on a gun and manage to sneak it out of the house, take it to school and possess enough skill with the weapon to shoot his classroom teacher in the chest?

Grief is one of the most difficult emotions people of any age experience. It is never easy to lose someone who is close to you, whether it happens suddenly or it is the end result of a long-term illness.

Upkeep of the two cemeteries the city of Brunswick owns and operates on U.S. 341 has been an issue ever since most can remember, and the community’s hot, wet springs and summers have been no help. Grass and weeds trimmed or pulled from the ground can begin showing new life by the next sunris…

There is nothing that pierces through the air and grabs our attention like the sounds of sirens. No matter what it is — police, fire, ambulance — the blaring noise and strobing lights do their job by garnering the attention of everyone around it.

It is almost a sure bet City Commissioner Johnny Cason meant something else when bemoaning the fact this week that city residents receive two separate tax bills, but has he and others on the commission given any thought recently to city-county consolidation? Consolidating the two governments…

“Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” That is evidently the fate of county government, most recently in regards to a rewrite of the zoning code.

Those in the know say school safety will be one of the topics of conversation among state legislators when the Georgia General Assembly convenes next week in Atlanta. That should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the great scare that petrified this and other communities at the end …

When we settle in to watch sports, many of us do so to enjoy the game and not have to worry about the outside world for a few hours. Sometimes, though, the real world infiltrates into our escapist pastimes. That happened Monday night in the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.

A motorist tells the story of coming upon a van stopped on U.S. 17 early one sleepy Sunday morning in a county just north of here. The driver and its seven passengers, all military school cadets, were snapping pictures. Fortunately for all, other than the one unrushed motorist, traffic was n…