Sapelo Island, Georgia - Voters in Georgia on Tuesday rejected an ordinance to build larger homes on Sapelo Island in a win for the Gullah-Geechee community. Unofficial results showed around 85% of ...

The Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge was once a thriving Gullah Geechee community before the U.S. government seized the land in 1942. Mya Timmons, a descendant of the original residents, is an ...

Downtown Beaufort was teeming with people heading into the weekend— even more so than usual — as the 40th Original Gullah Festival kicked off Friday. It will remain a bustling blend of education and ...

DARIEN — A win at the ballot box this month might not be enough to shape the future for the Gullah Geechee people of Sapelo Island. They face new threats to their way of life even as early voting is ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot on his mind when he visited Beaufort County in May of 1967. It was his fourth trip to the secluded campus of the Penn Center on St. Helena Island, where he and his top ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Voters in a coastal Georgia county will decide Tuesday whether large homes should be allowed on remote Sapelo Island, where Black landowners fear the change could saddle them with ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — 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 ...

Cathleen Hillary, 93, the oldest resident of Sapelo Island leaves a church service with her great granddaughter Milaika Ellison (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press ...