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Oct. 27—Glynn County has released a color-coded map of roads on St. Simons Island that will enable owners of low-speed and personal transportation vehicles to determine whether it's legal to ...
Sep. 17—For the second year in a row, alcohol will be banned on St. Simons Island beaches the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game. Glynn County Commissioners approved the ban at ...
The area surrounding St. Simons Island and the Altamaha River delta is an important stopover for migrating shorebirds traveling between South America and their spawning grounds in the Canadian arctic. As a result of all this avian activity, Gould's Inlet and East Beach on St. Simons Island have designated stops on the Colonial Coast Birding Trail.
Orange Beach is a resort city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. The population was 8,095 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 8,534.
St. Simons Island is the largest of the Golden Isles, with a permanent population of 12,743 as of the 2010 census. Reachable via the F. J. Torras Causeway, the Island is a tourist destination for its beaches, water sports, boating and fishing, golf, nature trails, historical landmarks, shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
The island covers an area of 10,000 acres (40 km 2) and boasts 7 miles (11 km) of beaches. Little St. Simons Island is located slightly east and north of St. Simons Island and Sea Island. It is separated from these islands by the Hampton River and from the marshes of the mainland by Buttermilk Sound.
The hotel began in 1935 as the King and Prince Beach Club, a seaside dance club built by Morgan T. Wynne and Franklin J. Horne. It was noted for its big band entertainment and dancing. After two fires, the club was rebuilt and opened on July 2, 1941, as the King and Prince Hotel.
As a 19-year-old Savannah State University student in 1987, Kenneth Flowe knew he had to be strategic when getting a permit to host the first iteration of Orange Crush.