The shipwrecked Golden Ray off the Georgia coast is gone but its legacy lingers. A charter fishing boat captain claims he’s still feeling the effects as pollution from the sunken boat and its forcing him to fish farther away from St. Simons Sound. Environmentalists like the Altamaha Riverkeeper agree that the state underestimated the damage done, reports Stanley Dunlap with the Georgia Recorder. They support Glynn County’s lawsuit seeking damages from the Golden Ray’s owner-operator and salvage company for cleanup costs, lost tourism dollars, damage to natural resources, and diminished property values resulting from the wreck and lengthy recovery. DRIFTING…
New York man arrested over threats to Mike Collins
Georgia law enforcement officials traveled all the way up to Buffalo, New York this week to arrest a man charged with making death threats to U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his son-in-law. The suspect faces two counts of terroristic threats. “No American should have to worry that their home could be the next Butler, Pennsylvania or Utah Valley University,” said Collins after the arrest, referring to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump. He went on to condemn the campaign rhetoric of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who he’s running against, for inciting violence. DRIFTING…
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