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BRUNSWICK - Glynn County wants to cut Brunswick's share of a 1-cent sales tax nearly in half.

The city's slice of the $18 million annual pie from the local option sales tax stands at 35 percent, with the county getting the rest. But County Administrator Alan Ours told a joint meeting of city and county commissions and their staffs Monday that the city should receive only 19 percent when a new agreement takes effect on Jan. 1.

By law, a new agreement must be negotiated after every U.S. Census so cities and counties can take new population numbers into account.

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Brantley County residents often have to drive to Waycross or Brunswick to work, buy new cars or shop at a Walmart.

But when it comes to recreation, there's plenty at home when at the county's still-developing Satilla Fields recreation complex.

"We feel we've hit a home run out there," County Manager Parrish Barwick said of the complex 3 miles east of Nahunta.

The collection of playing fields off U.S. 82 took the place of an inadequate and shabby facility within Nahunta's city limits.

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BRUNSWICK | Glynn County faces a stark choice: raise taxes or cut employees.

County Administrator Alan Ours told the County Commission during a  morning work session today that one of the two steps is necessary to balance the budget as revenue continues to track declining property values.

Property values have dropped 30 percent in the past few years, he said, and continue to fall.

“We estimate a 10 percent drop for next year,” he said. “We really need your guidance on how to close the gap.”

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Pay raises for about 50 Clay County workers have raised a few eyebrows after a contentious 2012 budgeting process.

Clay officials said the salary increases — for almost one of every nine employees — are part of a publicly vetted reorganization plan. But Sheriff Rick Beseler said the compensation changes are less than forthcoming, particularly because commissioners blocked him from doing the same.

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BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. -- One woman was injured in a fire that destroyed her mobile home overnight.

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. -- The woman's body found Wednesday near Interstate 95 has been autopsied, and police hope two tattoos can help identify the body.

A 65-year-old transient arrested on a bank robbery charge nearly two weeks ago in St. Augustine has been charged with two armed robberies that occurred in St. Johns County.

Deputies in Camden County and investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found a woman's body in a wooded area Wednesday afternoon.

An elderly man was injured after he fell about 40 feet out of a tree stand in rural Bradford County just before noon Wednesday, county emergency management officials said.

The proposed state Senate district boundaries would mean two senators would represent St. Johns County, down from the three who now represent parts of the county. The lion’s share of the county would be represented by the seat currently held by state