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Five years after his first tandem-skydiving jump, Jack Broadhead has found community by helping to rebuild the skydiving team at Georgia Tech and competing at national championships. Having earned his instructor rating, pilot's license and soon his Master's degree, Broadhead thanks the thrilling hobby for making him who he is today. Read more on how this Statesboro High School graduate is reaching new heights.

ADF was founded in memory of Abbie DeLoach, who died on April 22, 2015, due to a tragic highway crash that also took the lives of four fellow Georgia Southern nursing students. Abbie was dedicated to serving others as a student athlete, a prospective nurse and a person of faith. The foundation’s mission is to continue her good works and, to date, 127 individuals and organizations have received an ADF scholarship.

Through the Home Fire Campaign in Georgia, the Red Cross of Georgia and local partners have installed more than 5,000 free smoke alarms in fiscal year 2024 and made nearly 2,150 households safer from the threat of home fires. A family of four in Jonesboro, GA, who had previously participated in the Home Fire Campaign, was saved in November 2023.

EGRMC says Canady was nominated for her great work ethic, sense of ownership, her commitment to providing quality service, and her positive attitude while supporting her fellow nursing administration and recruitment team members. 

Grice Connect's interactive events calendar makes it easy to find fun events for date night or the entire family in and around Statesboro. Check it out and start making plans now!

The Statesboro Amateur Radio Society and the Southeastern Amateur Radio Association will host a special event station this weekend in honor of Blind Willie McTell's birthday. He was born May 5, 1898, in Douglas, GA. The event station will use the special call sign W4M.

The auction is the Humane Society's largest and most successful fundraising event of the year, and all of the proceeds go to rescue and spay/neuter programs. Check out some of the items that will be available this year!

Goodwill Southeast Georgia will host several free events during Goodwill Week, including a resource event and multiple hiring events. See the details for each in the article.

Students Katlyn Sullivan, Maggie Walker, Emma Adair, Blake Lanier, Jennifer Nguyen, Antoinette Davis, Kate Sproat, Marissa Hendrix, KJ Rhodes, Mallory Hardy, Taylor Mann, and Jaqueta Lewis were honored at the ceremony. Hendrix is a second-generation student in the Rad Tech program.

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