For generations, the Gullah-Geechee people have fought to stop gentrification from taking over their small and historic land. Now, a community vote has ended a years-long effort trying to force ...

SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Tuesday, McIntosh County voters will cast ballots in a special election that could reshape the future of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island—a decision that hinges on preserving ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents of Sapelo Island's Hog Hammock community in Georgia feared that a new ordinance would cause displacement. This week, ...

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 ...