Georgia environmental groups sent a message to Gov. Brian Kemp explaining that they want to see long term protections of the ...

Over the past three years, photographer David Walter Banks has spent nearly 70 nights alone in the Okefenokee Swamp. His gorgeous, almost psychedelic images have been published in his new book, ...

DALTON, Ga. — Dalton firefighters successfully rescued a person stuck in a swampy area this morning, freeing them from ...

In 2019, naturalists said the swamp was under threat after a mineral company that owned land three miles away sought permits to mine zirconium and titanium.

What happens when a community’s quest for survival clashes with the fate of one of the world's most unique ecosystems? In rural Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is at the center of a tense debate.

Scientists detect mercury levels eight times higher in Okefenokee alligators, revealing alarming pollution in southeastern ...

After-school and summer programs across Georgia are getting new grants from the state. But South Carolina parents are pushing ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia regulators released ...

A mystery is afoot in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, and it involves fully grown alligators who are missing a lot of their teeth. Gators are supposed to have around 75 to 80 teeth at any one time, but ...

The University of South Carolina Aiken hosted a haunted hike on campus featuring a Halloween-themed nature trail with haunted ...

Josh Howard has been coming to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp for 50 years, starting with his grandfather taking him there, then taking his own children. He knows just about every inch of the place. "We ...