Four University of Georgia undergraduate students selected for the Vinson Fellows Program recently presented their findings from their semester-long research projects to Institute of Government faculty and staff.
The board of the Jekyll Island Authority voted Tuesday to approve the 2021 update to the island's master plan despite continued criticisms from Jekyll residents and conservation groups that the plan fails to adequately address potential overdevelopment on the island.
After the meeting, council members held a reception for Gary Crews, who is leaving the council on Dec. 31 after 11 years. Crews said that to the best he can remember he missed just one council meeting in that time. Crews also had more than 200 hours of training from the Georgia Municipal Association and the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government.