Michael Hall

2 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Michael Hall

A Glynn County Grand Jury on Wednesday indicted a former bookkeeper and also a man who is facing a federal extortion and wire fraud indictment allegedly involving a suspended board of education member.

4 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Michael Hall

By By MICHAEL HALL [email protected] A St. Simons Island man was arrested last week and accused of stealing more than $1.3 million from a local restaurant company. Michael Grant Young, 44, was arrested on May 8 by Glynn County Sheriff's deputies for allegedly converting $1,395,705.93 that belonged to Halyard Restaurant Group for his own use, an arrest warrant filed in Glynn County Magistrate Court said.

4 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Michael Hall

On the same Saturday a priest was set to bless Brunswick's shrimping fleet in a tradition brought here by Portuguese fishermen, a different sort of Portuguese creature was seen along the beach on St. Simons Island. The blue, balloon-like bladders that keep Portuguese man-of-wars afloat were found stranded in the sand Saturday morning after the recent high tide washed them ashore, which is a common occurrence this time of year, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

4 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Michael Hall

A Glynn County Police Officer fired a shot at a vehicle Monday believed to be driven by a man who allegedly used a gun to rob the T.J. Maxx store in Brunswick on Sunday, the police said. The armed robbery occurred Sunday afternoon at 151 Golden Isles Plaza in Brunswick when the suspect, identified as Shannon Melvin Tanner, handed a note to a cashier demanding money while brandishing a gun, a release from the police department said.

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Michael Hall