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Local Sports Hard work pays off for Camden County signees Welton Coffey knows how hard a student-athlete works to earn a college scholarship. Read more Brunswick High's Aiden Watford, Caleb Butler celebrate signings It’s nice to feel wanted. Read more Glynn Academy pitcher Carson Ritola signs with Walter State Carson Ritola still has a season of high school baseball left in front of him, but Wednesday he secured some peace of mind toward the futur… Read more National Sports Bucks trade Khris Middleton to Wizards in deal for Kyle Kuzma: report The Milwaukee Bucks are shaking up the supporting cast around Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks agreed to trade veteran forward Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards in a package that brings back forward Kyle Kuzma, according to ESPN. Washington also receives a pick swap and guard AJ Johnson in the deal, while forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. and second-round draft compensation will go back to ... Read more Tiger Woods' mother Kultida, who encouraged him to wear red on Sundays, dies at 80 LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods credits his mother for encouraging his signature look of wearing red shirts on Sundays during competition. "Mom thought being a Capricorn that my power color was red, so I wore red as a junior golfer and I won some tournaments," Woods said last year. Woods gave Kultida Woods credit for much more than that Tuesday when he announced that she had died early that morning. ... Read more Kyrie Irving shocked by Luka Doncic trade but says it’s time for Mavs to ‘move forward’ PHILADELPHIA — Kyrie Irving sat side by side with Luka Doncic on May 18, 2024, for a joint news conference after eliminating the Oklahoma City Thunder from the Western Conference semifinals. The superstars showered each other with praise and adoration. Their combined brilliance carried over into the West finals, taking turns with prolific scoring performances that showed why some proclaimed ... Read more

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Local Sports THE GODFATHER: Glynn Academy’s boys soccer coach, Bobby Brockman, enters his final year in charge Bobby Brockman has been synonymous with Golden Isles’ soccer growth over the past 31 seasons in charge of the Glynn Academy Red Terrors boy… Read more

Jack Frost visits Jekyll Island Golden Isles Junior Tour held its first event of the year this past weekend at the Jekyll Island Golf Club. The Jack Frost Invitational was… Read more

National Sports Hawks trade De’Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic on deadline day ATLANTA — The Hawks did not stand pat at the NBA trade deadline Thursday. They made several deals ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline, including moving on from De’Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Cody Zeller, according to a person familiar with the situation. In exchange for Hunter, the Hawks received wing Caris LeVert, forward Georges Niang, three second-round draft picks and two pick swaps from ... Read more A cautious Rob Manfred says MLB's 'values on diversity remain unchanged' PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three days after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said his league would remain committed to its diversity initiatives, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said his league would, too — albeit more cautiously. "Our values on diversity remain unchanged, but another value that is pretty important to us is, we always try to comply with what the law is," Manfred said ... Read more Greg Cote’s Super Bowl LIX pick: It’s history vs. revenge in a monumental matchup We had an even split in the conference title games. Bull’s-eyed the NFC with Eagles beating and covering over Washington, but misfired in calling a Buffalo upset of the Chiefs. Down to one last game now. After a very solid regular season, need to nail the dismount! ——— Championship round: 1-1, .500 overall; 1-1, .500 vs. spread Playoffs: 8-4, .667 overall; 4-7-1, .375 vs. spread. Final regular ... Read more

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Top Story Local industries keeping an eye on tariff effects Tariffs could impact industries in any number of ways and while no major effects have been seen yet from tariffs on Chinese imports that we… Read more

Teen arrested for leaving gun in reach of child who shot himself A teenager was arrested Wednesday afternoon outside the offices of The News after a short chase for allegedly leaving an unattended handgun… Read more City votes to designate Parkwood Avenue in honor of John Willis Editor’s Note: The Brunswick City Commission’s Wednesday meeting ran past the deadline for Thursday’s paper. For coverage of the first half… Read more New detection system cuts vaping in school bathrooms A new detection system has cut down vaping in school bathrooms by more than half, the Glynn County Board of Education heard Thursday. Read more

DNR asks residents to report sightings of Chinese Mystery Snails The Georgia Department of Natural Resources asked the public Wednesday to report any sightings of the invasive Chinese Mystery Snails, also… Read more Business Briefs Feb. 7, 2025 Seabord acquired by Reeves Construction Read more County finance committee approves College Park drainage funding The Glynn County Finance Committee voted Thursday to recommend awarding a contract for the second phase of the College Park drainage improv… Read more

 

‘Death trap’: Parents of toddler injured in Clay County boating incident file lawsuit against boat manufacturer, store ❤️‍🩹 Attorneys representing the parents of a toddler who was injured in a boating incident in Clay County held a news conference Thursday to discuss a lawsuit against the boat manufacturer and the Jacksonville-based store that sold the boat.   Last November, attorneys representing the parents of an 18-month-old girl, who was severely injured in a boating incident in August 2024, filed a lawsuit against Bombardier Recreational Products and Jacksonville Powersports, claiming the manufacturer and the store were negligent in the manufacturing and selling of a “defective” personal watercraft.   On Aug. 25, Grullon and Feliciano were out in the water with their daughter Vianca, and while approaching the boat ramp at Black Creek Marina in Green Cove Springs, the Sea-Doo Switch “suddenly and without warning flipped upside down,” according to the lawsuit.   Here's what the lawsuit says about the accident.

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Local Sports ON A MISSION: Frederica Academy’s new boys soccer coach, Patrick Cáceres, is ready for a new challenge Growing up in the Golden Isles, Patrick Cáceres knew that the Frederica Academy boys soccer program was a dominant force. Read more

Glynn Academy girls fall in basketball region semis The Glynn Academy girls finally ran out of steam in the semifinal round of the Region 1-5A tournament, falling 41-33 against Bradwell Insti… Read more Brunswick High advances to boys basketball region championship game Once the Pirates get rolling, not many teams in the state have proven capable of keeping pace. Read more

National Sports Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car makes the 500, heartfelt emotions spill: ‘Daddy loved Daytona’ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — He didn’t finish first, but you would’ve thought Justin Allgaier won the whole thing. There were other celebrations going on the front-stretch and in Victory Lane. Bubba Wallace won the first Duel race at Daytona International Speedway, fist-pumping the crowd as he stood on his car after his win at the start-finish line. Austin Cindric celebrated similarly after the ... Read more