Public comments overwhelmingly oppose proposed dock rules

Public comments overwhelmingly oppose proposed dock rules

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources received hundreds of comments opposing proposed new rules that would allow docks to extend up to 1,500 feet long and expand to six-feet wide over marshland. It received only four comments in favor of them. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It’s been more than 20 years since former McIntosh County Academy head basketball coach Terrance Haywood first saw Allen Bailey shooting hoops for the first time, but the moment is embedded in his memory. Although not as spectacular as last week’s jellyfish in the sky, the show from SpaceX’s predawn launch of a Falcon 9 rocket still provided a show for those who got up early to watch. More than 60 sea turtle hatchlings that waddled their way to the Atlantic Ocean on Jekyll Island last week were unlike any that traversed the beach there in the past 19 years. Members of two other congregations joined members of St. Simons First Baptist Church in its gym Sunday to feed 93 families of six for 36 weeks. Historic building renovation projects in Downtown Brunswick will soon be eligible for preservation funding from the Downtown Development Authority. The only thing uncommon about seeing Alex “A.T.” Galbreath pulling weeds out of his garden plot at the St. Simons Island Community Garden is his age. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming…

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