Chaos descended on Georgia's Tybee Island as more than 50,000 loud and boozy party goers danced and went wild at the Orange Crush party, an annual unpermitted event. There were thousands of people on the beach and traffic control measures in place. Laura Nwogu is the quality of life reporter for Savannah Morning News. Ofc. In 2018, there were 36 arrests during Orange Crush weekend. Thats something we havent seen before, said Shirley Sessions. And we have always been a welcoming community, but not to people who want to cause damage and chaos, which is exactly what happened last weekend, were not going to tolerate it, says Mayor Sessions. But Sessions is on edge, considering that her town of 3,000 has an older, vulnerable population, no medical facilities and two nursing homes. They did not specify if they were Orange Crush related or not. Tybee Island officials, however, disputed those claims. Thats crazy. OLIVIA THERE IS A TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? Your support makes this possible. I thought the worst thing shed have to deal with would be a hurricane., But the COVID-19 crisis has made Sessions into a bit of a legend. Chatham County Police and Georgia State Patrol were manning Highway 80 leading into Tybee. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Prior to coming to Savannah, he freelanced in Bellingham, Washington, for public media outlets including NPR, Marketplace, and PRX. OLIVIA REPORT./. Its a tourist island, it always has been. TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. - Jared Lopes, water resources planner for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, reports the findings from the recently published ship wake study to the Tybee Island city council on Tybee Island, Ga. on Jan. 26, 2023. Brian Kemp announces first round of 2023 special tax refund, A tragic story | State troopers capture criminal but shoot his hostage, Southbridge residents oppose nearly 300 home proposal in Berwick area, Pooler City Councilwoman Karen Williams speaks on mayoral candidacy. Colonel Billy Hitchens, that Saturday evening, Gov. breaking news in pulaski, va
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