The McIntosh County Commission on Friday extended by 90 days its moratorium on building in the Gullah Geechee enclave of Hogg Hummock on Sapelo Island.

It was once a recreational cornerstone of Savannah’s Black community — an oasis for dancing, dining and baseball.Now, all ...

Louise Miller Cohen, founder of the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island, became an acclaimed keeper of Gullah culture, though ...

Students at Wayne State University have been told to shelter in place after reports of gunfire inside a dorm Tuesday night. On January 28, 1934, Wallace “Bunny” Bertram unveiled an uphill tow rope on ...

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a breaking-and-entering incident at River Fork Solar. On January 28, 1934, Wallace “Bunny” Bertram unveiled an uphill tow rope on Gilbert’s Farm in ...

DARIEN, Ga. (WTOC) - The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve in McIntosh County will soon mark 50 years of conservation, education, stewardship and research. The research reserve was ...

As gentrification continues to seep deeper into longstanding Black communities, a Gullah Geechee community in South Georgia earned a historic referendum at the ballot box earlier this month. Voters on ...

In his “Island at the Edge of the World,” the British archaeologist Mike Pitts delves into the misconceptions and legends surrounding a complex ancient culture. By Joshua Hammer Joshua Hammer is the ...

2 days after voters repealed a controversial 2023 zoning change by referendum, commissioners push for rules to limit development on Georgia barrier island. A house stands in the Hogg Hummock community ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Voters in a coastal Georgia county Tuesday rejected an ordinance allowing large homes on remote Sapelo Island, where Black landowners feared the change could saddle them with ...