The Lowdown on the Locals

We heard it. We checked it.

You tell us what everybody’s saying around Glynn County. We check it against public records and the people who’d know. Then we stamp it.

✓ True✗ False⏳ Still checking
✓ TrueBusiness

“Is Brunswick getting an Aldi?”

What we found

It already has one, and Aldi lists a second. Aldi’s own store locator shows two Brunswick stores: 341 Venture Drive and 1919 Glynn Avenue, Suite 100.

The Venture Drive store was announced in December 2024 as Brunswick’s first Aldi, with a grand opening set for Dec. 19, 2024.

Checked Nov. 2, 2026 · Sources: Aldi store locator; Aldi’s announcement as reported by Action News Jax (Dec. 11, 2024)
✓ TrueBusiness

“Did Rural King really open out by the mall?”

What we found

Yes. Rural King opened its fifth Georgia store on Mall Boulevard in Brunswick in September 2026, with grand-opening events Sept. 18 through 20.

Checked Nov. 2, 2026 · Source: Rural King’s announcement as reported by SGB Media (Sept. 17, 2026)
⏳ Still checkingPublic money

“Sales tax money is coming in over budget. So where’s the extra going?”

Where it stands

We haven’t confirmed the “over budget” part yet. Here’s what’s on the record: the county’s current SPLOST, the one-cent sales tax that pays for county projects, was approved by voters on Nov. 8, 2022. It started collecting in April 2023 and runs through March 2029.

The county’s online budget pages list that timeline but not how much has come in. Next step: an open records request for the county’s SPLOST revenue reports and project spending. We’ll update this when we have the numbers.

Opened Nov. 2, 2026 · Source: Glynn County budget, capital section

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