Bryan County News

All Memorial Day ceremonies and observances in Bryan County have been canceled due to the weather.

Tropical Storm Beryl is gradually weakening as it moves inland, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, but it will still produce heavy rain.

Jamie Parker/Bryan County Now Living history actors gave visitors to Fort McAllister a taste of what life was like for common Civil War soldiers during the park's Memorial Day observance Saturday.

Members of the 8th Georgia Infantry demonstrate how they would fire their weapons in battle during the Civil War during Fort McAllister's 2011 Memorial Day events.

Bryan County schools have a new superintendent. The school board announced that Dr.

Qualifying for various local offices is under way today through noon Friday. Seats up for grabs include Bryan County Board of Commissioners chairman and Districts 1 and 3; Bryan County Board of Education vice chairman and Districts 2 and 3; sheriff; probate judge; tax commissioner; coroner; clerk of superior court; state court judge; and state ... (more)

There has been a lot of talk recently about necrotizing fasciitis, or the flesh-eating bacteria.

"There was some kind of explosive device put in a mailbox on Briarwood Road. It blew the mail box up," Bryan County Sheriff Clyde Smith said.

An epic police chase involving Port Wentworth and Bryan County law enforcement officers will be featured on an episode of Spike TV's "World's Wildest Police Videos" at 11 p.m. tonight.

The following reports are from the Bryan County Sheriff's Department: Theft by taking: May 4 - Just after 5 p.m., deputies responded to Fox Road in Richmond Hill after a man reported several items missing from his home, including a ring and a watch.

District 5 Bryan County Commissioner Jimmy Henderson will host a community meeting for District 5 constituents at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The National Weather Service has issued a sever thunderstorm warning for southeastern Bryan County until 4:45 p.m. this afternoon.

The Richmond Hill Bryan County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 3rd Annual Golf Tournament at the Ford Plantation on Thursday.

The United Way of the Coastal Empire is set to host their 20th Annual United Way Golf Tournament.

In 1912, the Girl Scouts were founded in Savannah, Woodrow Wilson won the presidency, defeating Theodore Roosevelt, and the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

It may be providence that Heather Walker is the director of the Richmond Hill Teen Center.