St. Simons Island News

House Speaker Glenn Richardson engaged in a "full-out affair" with a utility lobbyist while pushing a bill that would benefit her employer, Richardson's former wife said in an interview that has placed his political future in jeopardy.

Georgians may hear talk of higher fees for state services, increased tuition at public colleges and cuts to salaries for teachers and other state workers when the General Assembly begins discussing the budget next month, the senior Senate budget writer said Tuesday.

This is the story of three wise men. They do not come bearing gifts of gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Constance BARE-NAKED BARBIES by Constance Daley American Reporter Correspondent St.

Henry B. Troutman Jr.'s name was legal royalty in Georgia, but he slipped under the radar during his years in the Lowcountry, quietly helping alcoholics reclaim their lives.

TERRY DICKSON/The Times-Union Walter Brown with the scale model of a Liberty Ship he help build about 20 years ago as a welding student at what was then Brunswick College.

One of our nationa s quirky roadside attractions has soul. Mysterious faces, called Tree Spirits, are carved into live oaks and hardwoods throughout Saint Simons Island off the Georgia coast.

This Caspian tern was probably banded on Lake Ontario by Canadian researchers. A swamp sparrow is banded at Jekyll Island Banding Station.

William Russell Killian, a former Georgia House member and retired judge, will be laid to rest at 11 a.m. Saturday in a graveside service at Palmetto Cemetery in Brunswick.

Provided by Heather Whitestone McCallum While on a recent visit to the troops in Afghanistan, Heather Whitestone McCallum kept pictures of her sons John, James and Wilson in her helmet.

Although it has been approved by the DNR, the debate continues on the proposed Kilkenny marina project.

No answers 2 months after police shooting 11/14/2009 By NEVIN BATIWALLA The father of the St.

Constance DECK YOURSELVES IN DAD'S OLD TROUSERS by Constance Daley American Reporter Correspondent St.

Rain washed out St. Simons Island's Veterans Day parade and put a damper on one in Kingsland on Wednesday.

Students to honor veterans 11/10/2009 By ERIKA CAPEK The Brunswick News Veterans Day may be a holiday for the Glynn County School System's 13,000 students Wednesday, but few are apt to forget what the men and women in the military have done for their country.

BUDDIES GOLF How would you and your golf buddies like to be featured in the pages of Golf Digest? Every month, Senior Editor Matt Ginella will "ambush" one lucky group on a golf course.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. - Fast-food restaurants tout their $1 value menus. Oglethorpe Point Elementary School students know you can buy a more nutritious meal for 25 cents, and they've anted up nearly $900 in change and dollar bills in the past month for 600 people.

Students' coins fight hunger 11/4/2009 By ERIKA CAPEK The Brunswick News By ERIKA CAPEK The Brunswick News For starving children around the world, a quarter can mean the difference between going hungry or eating.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 2, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with Glynn County, Ga., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- We always called this day "Decoration Day," even though it had long since been officially named Memorial Day on calendars and posters.