Queen Quet, chieftess of the Gullah Geechee Nation, is an advocate of preserving the barrier islands of the southeastern United States when the culture took root during the transatlantic slave trade ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sticker saying "Keep Sapelo Geechee" is worn on someone's shirt at a meeting of McIntosh County commissioners last year in ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Glass bottles placed on bare tree branches around the Lowcountry have been tended to for hundreds of years, symbolizing protection and rooted in superstition in the ...

Voters in McIntosh County, which is predominantly white, voted 85% in favor of the referendum to deny the construction of large homes on Sapelo Island. As gentrification continues to seep deeper into ...