Jekyll Island News

Two sophomores from Barrow County ran into a combination of bad luck, bad weather and tough courses on Jekyll Island during their respective rounds at the GHSA state tournament.

The second annual Ride with Night Patrol allows guests to spot sea turtle crawls, take measurements of sea turtles and their habitat and mark egg chambers, according to the center.

The ceremonies were held at the construction site, 110 Ocean Way, adjacent to the new Jekyll Island Convention Center.

At our May 13th meeting, Sandy Lyons, who is in charge of the Veterans Park, gave our club a MOST interesting presentation on his accomplishments at the Park.

Developers are set to start construction on a new convention hotel for Jekyll Island after long delays that largely resulted from difficulties getting a bank loan for the $41 million project.

A decades-old state law passed to proA tect Jekyll Island's unspoiled beaches, salt marshes and marA itime forests seems simA ple enough, limA itA ing develA opA ment of hotels, golf courses and other ameniA ties to just 35 perA cent of the island's land area.

The Transportation Security Administration says it is reviewing claims that a bomb-sniffing dog bit a woman at the Atlanta airport.

The Transportation Security Administration says it is reviewing claims that a bomb-sniffing dog bit a woman at the Atlanta airport.

But a task force assigned to make recommendations about the coastal state park's future has raised questions the 1971 law fails to answer clearly: Exactly how large is the island? And should any of its 1,750 acres of marsh, the swampy tracts of tall grasses between the water and the island's western shore, be counted as land? In a report last ... (more)

Just when you think the dust has settled on coastal Georgia's Jekyll Island, another scuffle breaks out.

The sexy drawl, the Low Country Boil he cooked up for my birthday, his refusal to wear a skirt like the other scruffily-bearded hippie boys ... let's just say he stood out.

The BrantA ley County Board of EduA caA tion terA miA nated a teacher employed at HoboA ken EleA menA tary School MonA day after tesA tiA mony in a day-long hearA ing indiA cated she had proA vided alcoA hol for her own 15-year-old daughA ter durA ing prom week and allowed under-aged BrantA ley County High School stuA dents to play beer pong in her ... (more)

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

By BRITTANY TATE The Brunswick News As Rosemary Umpleby and Stephanie Perger, members of the Jekyll Island Arts Association, gaze at pieces in the "Paint and Glass" exhibit at Goodyear Cottage, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, they are astonished by the impact of the works and how original and, oftentimes unusual, they appear.

More than 100 digital-savvy Southerners will convene this week on Jekyll Island for a three-day immersion of workshops, lectures and networking opportunities.

Collaboration in an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology , Northwestern University and Temple University led to development of a robot inspired by sea turtle hatchlings.

For turtle hatchlings struggling to reach the sea, success may depend on having flexible wrists that allow them to move without disturbing too much sand.