During the morning high tide, waves broke over the rocks at the island’s pier, which was closed to visitors. St. Simons Bait & Tackle was one of the few businesses open Wednesday.

St. Simons Island is home to only 1 of the 1,700-plus loggerhead nests laid along Georgia’s coast so far this year. A pending lighting ordinance update may boost activity.

ST. SIMONS, Ga. — Fire crews from across Georgia and Florida rushed to contain this massive fire that shut down Brunswick – and parts of Saint Simons Island. “We have on scene now, ourselves ...

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Trent Lehrkamp, the victim of abuse at a party in Glynn County, is still in the hospital after he was dropped off barely breathing. Dozens of community members came ...

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Salvage crews have finished cutting apart the last two sections of a cargo ship that overturned along the Georgia coast two years ago, officials said Sunday.

St. Simons Island, Ga., was the site of slave ship rebellion, ... Today, St. Simons Island along the coast of Georgia is a vacation getaway. But in 1803, Africans arriving on a slave ship rebelled.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – A beloved lighthouse on the Georgia coast will be illuminated like a giant birthday candle to celebrate turning 150 years old.