A Fernandina Beach gangway that collapsed, injuring several Fourth of July fireworks spectators, had been rebuilt after ...

On Thursday, the House passed a bill recognizing the Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail, a proposed plan to connect several Gullah ...

Lawsuits in the 2024 Sapelo Island, Ga., gangway collapse that killed seven people and injured others were announced in ...

The gangway passed four safety inspections since 2022, DNR said in a statement on Thursday. A subcontractor inspected the structure in May 2022, one day after the agency was “made aware of a ...

For Michael and Kimberly Wood’s two young daughters it was their first visit to the annual festival celebrating the culture of the Gullah Geechee community on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, the ...

Gangway inspected in 2022 after a ‘loud noise’ Those who died were among 700 visitors to the island for the annual Cultural Day celebration, which residents said used to attract as many as ...

A loud cracking sound and a sudden shifting of the gangway were the only warning before the relatively new dockside aluminum walkway plunged into the water about 60 miles south of Savannah. The ...

White, the Georgia Southern University professor, added: “The Gullah Geechee community has always had to fight for their survival. And the assaults on the culture are unceasing.” ...

The October 19 tragedy is the latest chapter in the struggles of one of the last surviving Gullah Geechee communities in the Georgia Sea Islands. These descendants of Africans who were enslaved on ...

White, the Georgia Southern University professor, added: “The Gullah Geechee community has always had to fight for their survival. And the assaults on the culture are unceasing.” ...