News

NOTE: MARCH 28th – SAVE THE DATE & Spread the Word! THERE WILL BE AN ISLAND-WIDE  FUNDRAISER FOR EMILY BRENNAN on Sunday, March 28th from 2 to 6 pm, at the Crab Shack on Tybee Island – Live music, BBQ by the Tybee MRS for $10 plate, silent auction, 50/50 raffle and more!!! Emily is ill and her family truly appreciates everyone’s... [Read more of this review]

(Source: Fox & Weeks) The Tybee Times would like to extend sincere condolences to the family and friends of former City Councilman, Ralph Edward “Eddie” Crone, Sr. who pased away after an extended illness on  January 22, 2010. Tybee Island, GA. – Mr. Ralph E. Crone, Sr., 70, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. Eddie was... [Read more of this review]

Ten Years of a Chilly Tybee Tradition – 2010 Polar Bear Plunge “Baptises” Followers into the New Year! All Photos by Jim Glass Living by the ocean tends to inspire local rituals that are wet and wild, for instance take Tybee’s “Beach Bum Parade,” an annual water bash that happens in May. Of course, plenty of island... [Read more of this review]

Organizations

February’s Volunteer of the Month 2010 Frances Grayson Tybee Island Light Station If you visit the Head Keeper’s Cottage at the Tybee Lighthouse on the first or third Wednesday of any month you will most likely have the pleasure of meeting Frances Grayson.  Her gracious welcome to our visitors makes them feel right at home in the restored cottage. Frances... [Read more of this review]

February 2010 Surfing Report Jim Stephens: Making More Than Just Boards On Tybee by Joe Richardson It’s been said before that the Tybee surfing community is lucky to have a local surfboard shaper and repairer.  But we are more than lucky, we are very fortunate that Jim Stephens happens to be our local shaper.  In fact, it’s fair to say that the... [Read more of this review]

The Tybee Island Garden Club is celebrating 50 years on the island. The club was founded on February 8, 1960 and joined the Garden Club of Georgia in 1961. Several exciting events are being planned for this year. Our annual plant swap and sale will be held on Saturday, March 6 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 pm at the Memorial Park Pavilion. Now is a good... [Read more of this review]

by Pamela Lappin 2009 was an amazing year for the Tybee Post Theater, and thanks to a grant from the State of Georgia and the generosity of the Tybee community, once again we have a beautiful building facade. The board also wishes to thank Cullen Chambers, Executive Director of the Tybee Island Historical Society and John Herdina, FOTT board member,... [Read more of this review]