Adam Van Brimmer
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Adam Van Brimmer covers coastal Georgia for the AJC. Adam joined the AJC in 2023 and has previously written for the Savannah Morning News, the Virgin Islands Daily News and the Athens (Ohio) Messenger. Adam has worked in most corners of the newsroom, from sports to business to government and politics. Adam is a 2025 Atlanta Press Club general excellence winner. In a previous role as an opinion page editor, he won the Otis A. Brumby Trophy four times. The annual award goes to Georgia's top opinion columnist by the Georgia Press Association. He is a graduate of Ohio University and grew up in the rural countryside near Columbus, Ohio.
Latest from Adam Van Brimmer
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Red snapper season is a Georgia angler’s dream. It’s in limbo for 2026.

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A dog fled fire by swimming to an uninhabited island. Then the search began.

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Turtle light fight still burns bright at Buc-ee’s exit along I-95

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He’s 104 and landed on a Normandy beach after D-Day. He has stories to tell.

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Hyundai’s Georgia electric vehicle plant: What you need to know.

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At the Hyundai Metaplant, manufacturing grows to three models — and counting

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Ships, trains and semi-trucks: How inland port aims to ease Atlanta traffic

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Sorrow and celebration mark Memorial Day for fallen Georgia soldier’s family

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Hurry up and deepen? Study funded to ‘fast-track’ dredging at Savannah port.