A small Georgia vacation spot and organizers of a historically rowdy festival called Orange Crush are coming together to try to make the event safer and more organized this spring.
Orange Crush, a spring break event in Tybee Island, Georgia, that used to be organized by students at nearby Savannah State University, brought “complete mayhem” to Tybee Island in 2023, according to Mayor Brian West, but he is optimistic for a better event this year.
West hosted a town hall on Friday, March 21, to discuss community concerns about the event, which will take place in Tybee on Saturday, April 19, and opened the discussion with a brief history of Orange Crush.
West explained how it began as a relatively small spring break gathering in 1989 but has since grown into a large festival that local officials have struggled to control in recent years.
West previously explained to Fox News Digital that Orange…
