Jekyll Island News

Two decades ago and earlier, many Georgia business and civic organizations were fond of holding their annual meetings and conventions at Georgia's state run Jekyll Island near Brunswick.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Mark Williams announced that Georgia waters will open for commercial and recreational harvest of food shrimp at 6 a.m. Wednesday.

What's left of Beryl is raining itself out over parts of Georgia today, as cleanup efforts get underway along the coast.

Walter Y. Murphy, college president, at the spring meeting of the college's board of trustees.

By NIKKI WILEY The Brunswick News It's high tide on Jekyll Island and Brian Crawford is on the Downing Musgrove Causeway on Thursday looking for diamond terrapin turtles attempting to cross the dangerous roadway.

Gas prices are far below record high rates, but at $3.41 or more around the Alpharetta-Milton area, that could be too much for some motorists to make traditional holiday plans.

Christopher D. Petty, 43, of Smyrna, GA, passed away Saturday, May 19 while competing in a triathlon on Jekyll Island .

A Cobb County widow is looking for answers after her seemingly healthy 43-year-old husband died this weekend at Jekyll Island during a triathlon.

Two decades ago and earlier, many Georgia business and civic organizations were fond of holding their annual meetings and conventions at Georgia's state run Jekyll Island near Brunswick.

Q: Do the Allisons receive funding from any organizations for their work with feral cats on Jekyll Island? How would I send a donation? A: John and Shelley Allison, who have helped decrease the feral cat population on Jekyll Island through a spay, neuter, adopt and release program, accept donations at Suzie's Friends, Inc.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. -- Gov. Nathan Deal says he's supporting Mitt Romney for president and he's confident Georgia voters will too.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. -- Authorities have released the name of the man who died in the Turtle Crawl Triathlon on Jekyll Island Saturday morning.

After six years of planning and 18 months of construction, state officials Sunday celebrated the opening of Jekyll Island's new beachfront convention center - the centerpiece of a multimillion-dollar makeover aimed at winning back tourist groups and annual conferences who had given up on the state park's dated amenities.

Many Atlanta metro brides are choosing to forgo the city of their birth for a destination wedding experience on Georgia's Golden Isles.

A part of me has my claws in the past and doesn't want to let go. Nostalgia can be like your great-grandma's quilt pulled up around your chin on a cold, dreary night.

Between 7 and 10 a.m. Saturday, there may be 900 or more bicyclists participating in the Turtle Crawl Triathlon on the island.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. -- John Allison and his wife, Shelley, wake up before the sun rises each morning to greet their 75 cats on Jekyll Island.

Names, Ages, and Schools: Matt Anderson, 18 NOHS A Allison Barnes, 18 NOHS A Cole Daniel, 17 OCHS Garrett Hibbs, 18 OCHS Michele Moncrief, 18, NOHS Accomplishment: These five graduating seniors were selected to work at Jekyll Island 4-H Center this summer.

Federal Reserve governor Elizabeth Duke on Tuesday urged policymakers to finalize regulations and rules to provide more certainty for the housing market.

April in Georgia was a month full of events across the state that were road trip worthy.