Flashback Friday: Election drama, working women and last mail call

A man sitting on a bench at Neptune Park on St. Simons Island in 1992 was perfectly framed by two palm trees as a shrimp boat passed. A man sitting on a bench at Neptune Park on St. Simons Island in 1992 was perfectly framed by two palm trees as a shrimp boat passed.

FEMA recovery center on St. Simons closing Saturday

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced in a news release it will be closing the disaster recovery center in the St. Simons Island police station precinct Saturday. Operated jointly by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency and FEMA, the center, 1964 Demere Rd. on St. Simons Island, will close for the foreseeable future at 3 p.m. The center in the Camden County Recreation Center, 1050 Wildcat Blvd., will also close at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Irma’s wrath brings floods, wind damage

Chris Sweat stood in the middle of Beach Drive early Monday afternoon on high ground, looking down at the Atlantic Ocean surging over the section of College Drive he calls home. But Sweat had already managed to move his prized Jeep Wrangler, with its Dukes of Hazzard paint job, to higher ground.

Matthew whips North Carolina as it slowly exits East Coast

In this aerial photo, portions of SR A1A are washed out from Hurricane Matthew, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Flagler Beach, Fla. The damage from Matthew caused beach erosion, washed out some roads and knocked out power for more than 1 million customers in several coastal counties.