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Local tee sheet: Who are the professional golfers residing on the First Coast, Golden Isles?
They’re some of the best golfers in the world and they call the First Coast and Georgia’s Golden Isles home. Nearly six dozen, some natives of both areas, some transplants from other states as far away as California, Washington and New England and others from other nations such as Australia, Sweden, Fiji, Belgium, Colombia, Mexico, Scotland and China.
In Brunswick, drug cops were convicted. A prosecutor was indicted. But hundreds caught in their maw are forgotten
BRUNSWICK, Ga — On a winter afternoon in 2017, Mindy Lynn Johnson, a mother of two young children, was arrested at a budget hotel off I-95 in Glynn County and accused by the celebrated narcotics squad of selling methamphetamine to a female confidential informant. The informant, a frequent drug...
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signs new legislation in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WTOC) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was in Brunswick Thursday afternoon signing new legislation. One of four bills, House Bill 1041, relating to the creation of Savannah Georgia Convention Center Authority. It will increase the bonding capacity at the convention center. The general public and private investors could...
Brunswick man sentenced after violent 2021 Glynn County kidnapping
GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – A Brunswick man has been found guilty by a Glynn County jury of several different charges stemming from a 2021 crime. On November 9, 2021, Erving Lamar Jackson, 31, of Brunswick, Ga, made a call to LaQuambia Cliette, a woman he had previously been in a romantic relationship with, at […]
Mother's Day in the Golden Isles : The perfect day with Mom
In the U.S., Mother’s Day is observed annually on the second Sunday in May. The American version of Mother’s Day was created in 1908 by Anna Jarvis, of Grafton, West Virginia. President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation in 1914, permanently establishing the holiday. Jarvis became disillusioned by the...
Challenges still remain for Georgia shrimpers post COVID-19
BRUNSWICK, Ga (WSAV) — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp shining a spotlight on the shrimping industry at a time when shrimpers are facing a crisis of foreign competition. Wednesday, the governor announced the white shrimp as the state’s official crustacean. Anchored Shrimp Company in Brunswick told us they are grateful that the government is recognizing shrimp. […]
Jacksonville man convicted of manslaughter, tampering in murder of man found naked and wrapped in plastic
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Timothy Peeples has been sentenced to 30 years on charges of manslaughter, tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the death of John Moss. Moss was found dead, naked and wrapped in plastic and yellow tape, in the Buffalo Creek...
Gov. Kemp names white shrimp as Georgia's official crustacean
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Move over peaches, Brown Thrashers, and live oak trees -- Georgia has gotten a new state symbol to add to the list. While Gov. Brian Kemp was on the coast in Brunswick Thursday, he signed House Bill 1341 into law, designating the white shrimp as the state's official crustacean.
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