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June 7, 2010
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Vol 38 Issue 23
County flair
up over flood
insurance contract
By Matthew J. Permar
For the second time in about
a year, Glynn County Commis
sioner Bob Coleman (At Large
#2) has questioned an insur
ance contract that the County
Finance Committee recom
mended awarding to McGinty-
Gordon Associates.
During the Thursday, June
3 board meeting, Coleman
asked that the federal flood
insurance contract be removed
from the 'consent agenda' for
discussion purposes.
The agenda item gave the
commission the option to either
renew the insurance, which
expires in this month, with the
current broker, McGinty-Gor-
don, or issue an invitation to
bid on the insurance.
The recommendation was to
renew with McGinty-Gordon.
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County flood insurance
Murphy's gets
second license
By Matthew J. Permar
Murphy's Tavern owner
Patrice Amerson was granted
a Glynn County alcoholic bev
erage license for the bar by the
County Commission during
their meeting last Thursday,
June 3.
Normally an alcoholic bev
erage license is not a big news
story, but in this case, it is the
second valid license the com
mission has granted for the
bar this year.
Former owner Randy Pow
ell was issued a license by the
county earlier this year.
The reason Powell has been
able to re-open the business,
which has been closed since
last November, is because he
has been unable to get a state
alcohol license.
Last week Powell told the
commission that he had been
informed by state liquor license
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Murphy's Tavern
Glynn Special Olympians score at State
Top Photo: The Coastal Georgia Special Olympics volleyball team took Fourth Place
at the Georgia Special Olympics last month. The team includes (left to right) Coach
Mark Martin, Johnny King, Sherrie Mabie, Robert Bryant, Lynette Manning, Sean West-
cott, Raymond Sellers, Mark Williams, and Assistant Coaches Rufus Johnson and Linda
Mack. Not pictured was team member Henry Daniels.
Bottom photo: The Coastal Special Olympics' Sea Turtles swim team winners include:
(left to right): Shelby Barlow who won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals; Maurey Bowles
who won Gold, Bronze and 5th place; Brandon Lupi who won Bronze and 6th place;
Nathan Miller who won Silver, Bronze and 5th place; and Tobias Miller who won two
Gold medals.
Photos by and courtesy of Tara Joos, Program Coordinator, Special Olympics Coastal Georgia
Lundell resigns
as head of GICA
The Golden Isles Career
Academy's Board of Directors
accepted the resignation of
CEO Andy Lundell on Tues
day, June 1 to be effective at
the end of his current contract
on June 30, 2010.
Lundell indicated his deci
sion was for personal reasons
but attributed it greatly to
his family residing in Dublin,
Georgia. Lundell commuted,
returning to Dublin on the
weekends.
Lundell served for two years
as CEO of the new Career
Academy and led its successful
opening.
The Board praised Lundell
for his outstanding efforts and
leadership in shepherding the
successful launch of the Acad
emy and positioning it for an
even more successful future.
The Board, representing the
partnership between the Glynn
County Board of Education,
Altamaha Technical College,
and the business community
of Glynn County moved imme
diately to begin the process of
identifying a pool of qualified
candidates and hiring, as soon
as possible, a new CEO to lead
the Career Academy.
Dr. Ralph Gomto, Principal
of Golden Isles Career Acad
emy, will oversee operations
during the summer as the
interim CEO. □
Special Olympics makes comeback
in Glynn and McIntosh counties
By Matthew J. Permar
Coaching a team for the
Special Olympics or volun
teering to help with a Special
Olympics event is a time con
suming, demanding job that
must be done for the love of the
athletes.
Designed to be a sports pro
gram that provides physical
and social outlets for people
with disabilities, Special Olym
pics has been an active event
in Glynn for 30 years.
First run by volunteers with
assistance from Glynn Coun
ty, the program eventually
become a wholly volunteer run
program.
Over time the volunteer base
dwindled to the point where it
became too much work to keep
the program active on a year
round basis.
Working through the Unit
ed Way of Coastal Georgia,
a long time funding partner,
local businessman Mike Maloy
began raising awareness and
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Special Olympics
Surfin’
the
News
Playground opens
Community News
- Pg 2
County-Wide News - Read County-Wide
The Prince of
Persia
Movie Review
-Pg 12
Pew News
Feature Column
-Pg 19
Back Talk
Editorial Column
-Pg 20
