Savannah is a 3.5-hour drive southeast of Atlanta via I-75 and I-16. Tybee Island is 25 minutes to the east along the Islands Expressway/U.S. 80. Telfair Academy (aka Telfair Mansion), 121 Barnard ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Tybee Island city staff say throughout the pandemic they saw record breaking numbers of people who visited the island. City Manager Shawn Gillen says they knew they had a lot of ...

Tybee Island 's allure has a flip side. Tourism impacts quality of life. In the oppressive heat of the Savannah summer, thousands of visitors flock to Tybee Island to catch the cool ocean breeze.

You’re free to visit the island, but Department of Natural Resources officials say that, not everyone is treating the island like they should. The DNR has had control of Little Tybee and Cabbage ...

Tybee Island 's allure has a flip side. Tourism impacts quality of life. In the oppressive heat of the Savannah summer, thousands of visitors flock to Tybee Island to catch the cool ocean breeze.

Tybee and tourism: Too much of a good thing? The island once known as "Savannah Beach" is now a seaside destination for visitors from around the state, the region and the country.

Meteorologists warn that dangerous surf and powerful rip currents are likely, particularly near Tybee and Jekyll Islands.

In 2021, Tybee Island saw 6 million visitors flock to the island for beaches and relaxed, easy living — a spike from just more than 1 million visitors in 2018, according to Visit Tybee.

Tybee Island effectively ban short-term rentals. Other vacation communities such as Barcelona are doing the same. When Hilton Head debated U.S. 278, residents questioned regulations.