Brunswick News

By MICHAEL HALL The Brunswick News Olaf Olsen was just a teenager in 1942 when he was called to pilot a boat carrying the captains of the Esso Baton Rouge and the Texas tanker Oklahoma.

A Glynn Academy senior due to graduate Wednesday night died that morning at a "senior house" on St.

By SARAH LUNDGREN The Brunswick News With just 15 minutes left in the school year and the start of summer vacation, allowing students to play board games seemed like the sensible thing to do for Satilla Marsh Elementary teacher Lisa Fauth on Tuesday afternoon.

A little rain didn't dampen the spirits of graduates and their families on the campus beautiful Saturday when diplomas were conferred upon more than 200 students in two separate ceremonies.

THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO FILL IN FOR A MEMBER OF THE BRUNSWICK CITY COMMISSION WHO HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- The convicted child molester accused of luring a local boy to his death is not competent to stand trial, according to a judge in Brunswick.

"Jeff & Sheri Easter rock," exclaimed Mallory Shires, age 8. Shires and her sister Alyssa, along with other youth at the event actually joined Jeff & Sheri to sing "Sitting on Top of the World." The Lewis Family Homeplace teamed with hundreds of fans each night for the Jeff & Sheri Easter Homecoming in Lincolnton, Ga.

The repair work will run from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, weather permitting, in Chatham, Glynn, Appling, Tattnall and Bulloch counties, according to the Georgia Dept.

By MARTIN RAND III The Brunswick News Looking at his office wall, Speedy Tostensen admires all the pictures of his shrimp boats.

By BRITTANY TATE The Brunswick News As the Rev. Larry Daughtry, pastor of Sterling Church of God, recalls the Ten Commandments of the Bible, one stands out this weekend: "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you." Beyond Mother's Day weekend, Daughtry says honoring mothers is something ... (more)

A judge in coastal Georgia has set a September trial date for a Brunswick man charged with beating his father and seven others to death inside a mobile home nearly four years ago.

By BRITTANY TATE The Brunswick News The Literary Guild of St. Simons Island is holding its annual two-day book sale from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the St.

May 09--1"Poetry isn't something most guys my age pursue, but creating something, even if it is only a poem, is an awesome feeling," Chance said.

By NIKKI WILEY The Brunswick News Business leaders in the Golden Isles want to take a regional approach to industry by inviting neighboring manufacturers to discuss common issues.

By BRITTANY TATE The Brunswick News Children and pets go together like peanut butter and jelly.

At approximately 11:15 p.m. May 5, Georgia State Patrol Brunswick were called in to investigate a vehicle vs.

By SARAH LUNDGREN The Brunswick News For nearly 60 years, MAP International, headquartered in Brunswick, has been delivering vital medicines to places with a dire need around the world, and it's doing it again.

By GORDON JACKSON The Brunswick News KINGSLAND -- It's commonplace to hear joyous music coming from First African Missionary Baptist Church in Kingsland on Sundays.

Concord's Board of Governors appointed Boggess to the position Thursday. The board plans to discuss the search process for a new president on May 11.

By GORDON JACKSON The Brunswick News ST. MARYS -- The southernmost city on the Georgia coast routinely attracts sailboats, but most people familiar with St.