Sapelo Island
Georgia’s Supreme Court sided with Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee residents, overturning a ruling that blocked a referendum on zoning rules. The contested ordinance would have allowed homes in Hogg Hummock to double in size, raising property taxes and inviting development that residents feared would force them out. Community leaders argued the case was both about […]
A tragic dock collapse occurred on Sapelo Island, Georgia, during the annual Cultural Day festival, which celebrates the island’s Gullah-Geechee heritage. As visitors boarded a ferry, the aluminum gangway collapsed, plunging at least 20 people into the water. Island residents quickly formed a human chain to rescue survivors, while others wrapped bodies in blankets. Seven […]
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