Nearly 85% of voters who cast ballots in a referendum backed Gullah Geechee efforts to halt the construction of large homes ...

Supporters of the referendum argued that letting wealthy outsiders build large vacation homes could raise property taxes.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Voters in a coastal Georgia county will decide Tuesday whether large homes should be allowed on remote ...

The official results are set to be certified and announced Wednesday.

McIntosh County commissioners reversed course after the referendum. They now side with Gullah Geechee residents who want to ...

Tuesday, McIntosh County voters will cast ballots in a special election that could reshape the future of Hog Hammock on ...

Voters in a coastal Georgia county Tuesday rejected an ordinance allowing large homes on remote Sapelo Island, where Black ...

Voters in a coastal Georgia county have rejected a zoning change that would have allowed much larger homes on Sapelo Island, ...

In a win for Gullah Geechee residents on Georgia’s sea islands, voters this week rejected an ordinance that doubled the ...

Since 2023, an effort to raise property taxes and displace Black Gullah-Geechee residents has threatened the community's deep history.