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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2025 Orange Crush Festival receives ‘conditional approval' for permit application
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — The organizers for the 2025 Orange Crush Festival have been issued a letter of conditional approval by the City of Tybee Island for their permit application. The city announced on Facebook that the approval is 'contingent upon the organizers meeting key requirements.' Those requirements include a comprehensive public safety plan, an effective waste management plan and an adequate emergency services coordination. Organizers have until March 19 to provide evidence and assurance that these requirements will be met. That is exactly one month before the proposed event date. If the evidence is not provided by then, the festival organizers may face denial of their permit. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Orange Crush 2025: Popular Georgia vacation town approves return of crime-filled beach fest
Tybee Island, Georgia, plans to welcome back the controversial "Orange Crush" music festival in April, so long as the organizers agree to meet certain conditions. "Thanks for your interest in the 2025 Orange Crush Festival!" a post on the Orange Crush Instagram page reads. "We're thrilled to announce that for the first time in decades, we are fully permitted and ready to celebrate April 18-20." The event previously came to the popular Georgia beach town but without official permits issued by the city. It has also built a reputation for creating security and trash issues on the island. The Tybee Island City Council on Jan. 26 sent a conditional letter of approval to Orange Crush organizer Steven Smalls, saying that the city will issue a special events permit to the festival after "all conditions" listed in the letter "have been addressed to the satisfaction" of local government leaders. Popular Georgia Beach Town Overrun By 'Orange Crush' Fighting, Chaos, Video Shows Conditions that need to be met include event timing and placement requirements to "coordinate municipal services"; assuring "the preservation of public property"; preventing dangerous and unlawful behavior; ensuring people's safety at the event; and planning for traffic control, among other conditions. Read On The Fox News App If the "scope, intensity, location, type or size of the event" deviates from the city's requirements, permit approval will be retracted. Crime On College Campuses Spikes After Decade Of Steady Decline As Students Fear For Safety "Orange Crush Festival 2025 is bringing nothing but HEAT this year," a Thursday announcement on the festival's Facebook page reads, adding that this year's event will be "the BIGGEST Orange Crush Festival yet!" "You already know it's about to be legendary!" the post reads. Police, Gunman Exchange Fire In Hotel After Phony 'Murder' Confession, Bodycam Shows Last year, the event came to Tybee without an official permit. Videos from the festival shared on social media showed violent brawls, women throwing haymakers and wrestling with each other, and piles of trash growing on the beach. Road Rage Shooting Caps Georgia '23 Spring Break Chaos At Tybee Island In the early 1990s, Orange Crush had a reputation for being a wild, crime-filled weekend, and Savannah State University disassociated with the event in 1991 because of the high number of arrests and reports of violence. READ THE CONDITIONAL LETTER OF APPROVAL. MOBILE USERS Click Here Two years ago, the event moved to Jacksonville, Florida, "due to lack of resources, limited parking, civil rights violations and political injustices," according to a June 2021 story on which cited the event's website. The website has since been taken down. The event returned to Tybee Island in 2023 for the first time since 2020. Fox News Digital's Chris Eberhart and Bonny Chu contributed to this report. Original article source: Orange Crush 2025: Popular Georgia vacation town approves return of crime-filled beach fest
Fox News
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Orange Crush 2025: Popular Georgia vacation town approves return of crime-filled beach fest
Tybee Island, Georgia, plans to welcome back the controversial "Orange Crush" music festival in April, so long as the organizers agree to meet certain conditions. "Thanks for your interest in the 2025 Orange Crush Festival!" a post on the Orange Crush Instagram page reads. "We're thrilled to announce that for the first time in decades, we are fully permitted and ready to celebrate April 18-20." The event previously came to the popular Georgia beach town but without official permits issued by the city. It has also built a reputation for creating security and trash issues on the island. The Tybee Island City Council on Jan. 26 sent a conditional letter of approval to Orange Crush organizer Steven Smalls, saying that the city will issue a special events permit to the festival after "all conditions" listed in the letter "have been addressed to the satisfaction" of local government leaders. Conditions that need to be met include event timing and placement requirements to "coordinate municipal services"; assuring "the preservation of public property"; preventing dangerous and unlawful behavior; ensuring people's safety at the event; and planning for traffic control, among other conditions. If the "scope, intensity, location, type or size of the event" deviates from the city's requirements, permit approval will be retracted. "Orange Crush Festival 2025 is bringing nothing but HEAT this year," a Thursday announcement on the festival's Facebook page reads, adding that this year's event will be "the BIGGEST Orange Crush Festival yet!" "You already know it's about to be legendary!" the post reads. Last year, the event came to Tybee without an official permit. Videos from the festival shared on social media showed violent brawls, women throwing haymakers and wrestling with each other, and piles of trash growing on the beach. In the early 1990s, Orange Crush had a reputation for being a wild, crime-filled weekend, and Savannah State University disassociated with the event in 1991 because of the high number of arrests and reports of violence. READ THE CONDITIONAL LETTER OF APPROVAL. MOBILE USERS CLICK HERE Two years ago, the event moved to Jacksonville, Florida, "due to lack of resources, limited parking, civil rights violations and political injustices," according to a June 2021 story on which cited the event's website. The website has since been taken down. The event returned to Tybee Island in 2023 for the first time since 2020.
