Jul 1, 2021
The Glynn County Commission met this afternoon at 3 and immediately went into executive session. When they emerged Bill Brunson made a motion to name Jeff Chapman, Tonya Miller and Alicia Vaughn as the three finalists for the position of county manager. It failed 3-4, with Brunson, Allen Booker, and O Quinn voting in favor. Afterward, Cap Fendig made a motion to name Jeff Chapman as the sole finalist. The vote passed with Commissioners Rafolski, Tostensen, Fendig, and Chairman Neal in favor. At the last Commission meeting, Sammy Tostensen s motion to name Chapman as a finalist for the position was narrowly defeated 3-3-1, with Islands Commissioner Cap Fendig abstaining. Chapman is currently in his second term as Glynn County Tax Commissioner. A replacement will be appointed to serve out the remainder of his term upon his hiring.
Jul 1, 2021
The Glynn County Commission met this afternoon at 3 and immediately went into executive session. When they emerged Bill Brunson made a motion to name Jeff Chapman, Tonya Miller and Alicia Vaughn as the three finalists for the position of county manager. It failed 3-4, with Brunson, Allen Booker, and O Quinn voting in favor. Afterward, Cap Fendig made a motion to name Jeff Chapman as the sole finalist. The vote passed with Commissioners Rafolski, Tostensen, Fendig, and Chairman Neal in favor. At the last Commission meeting, Sammy Tostensen s motion to name Chapman as a finalist for the position was narrowly defeated 3-3-1, with Islands Commissioner Cap Fendig abstaining. Chapman is currently in his second term as Glynn County Tax Commissioner. A replacement will be appointed to serve out the remainder of his term upon his hiring.
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Tracking the long, strange trip of the Golden Ray
A boat carrying 4,200 cars capsized in St. Simons Sound in September 2019 and it’s still there.
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People began to gather on the pier at daybreak in ones and twos at first, dog walkers and early birds and retirees, but the crowd grew as the sky lightened and the sun pierced the horizon over the ocean.
Actually, the sun was not the only thing piercing the horizon. Some improbable object, too, chugged steadily forward across the water. From the pier, it looked like St. Louis’s Gateway Arch, but yellow and sort of steampunk less like a boat than a piece of heavy construction equipment. Which, essentially, it was: The
Apr 2, 2021
After just over 10 and a half years on the job, Alan Ours is no longer the County Manager of Glynn County. Ours turned in his resignation letter during the County Commission’s February 18 meeting giving the board six months notice, marking his last dayon August 27.That came to an end last night as the commission voted 5 to 2 to exercise their employment contract option and terminated Ours as of yesterday - April 1st. Commissioners Bill Brunson and Cap Fendig were the two votes against Our’s early termination. Being a personnel issue the matter was discussed in executive session before the board reconvened in open session and passed the motion. Ours’ revised contract will pay him his normal salary through his August 27 resignation date. Commission chairman Wayne Neal said, with the search process now underway, the commission believes this is the right time for a fresh start. He said they appreciate the hard work and dedication Ours gave the county over the last dec