Community

Camp RAD (Recreation for Adolescents with Disabilities) is a summer camp centered around activities that promote independence for children, teens, and adults ages 10-23. Dr. Gavin Colquitt, Executive Director of the Center for Rehabilitation and Independent Living at Georgia Southern University, gives us an in-depth look at this life-changing experience for young people.

Splash in the Boro is ranked in Only In Your State's Top 8 Water Parks in Georgia.

Hundreds of Bulloch County students returned home on Friday after a fun filled week at 4-H camp. The Bulloch County Sheriff's Motor Unit welcomed them back home and escorted them to the school where they met their parents.

Pilots flying into the Statesboro Bulloch County Airport the past week discovered the airspace was temporarily controlled by an Air Traffic Control tower set up and staffed by the National Guard 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron.

Chief Mike Broadhead and the Statesboro Police Department have launched a summer pilot program called “Roadway Assist.” This program utilizes interns, who will drive a work truck and assist police officers in a variety of ways to help reduce officers time with non-emergent traffic situations.

The 3rd annual Juneteenth Food & Music Festival will take place on Saturday, June 17th, from 1-6pm outside the Honey Bowen Building. The event seeks to commemorate the national holiday through various field day events and community activities.

Ten Youth Career Commission summer camp students participated in a three day businesses start up simulation at the GS Business Innovation Center downtown. On the final day, they presented their business ideas to a panel of local judges. The judges were blown away by the students. Read the story to learn more about them and this incredible program that has been making a difference in children's lives for nearly 20 years.

Please mark your calendar for Sunday, June 25, 2023, as the day the community will gather on the grounds of The Bethany Campus to celebrate the Centennial of the organization.

For almost 50 years, St. Paul's Lutheran Church has made a difference for so many in our community. Due to aging membership and slow growth, they now need the community's support. Grice Connect's Reagan Reilly takes a look at their impact and ideas for support to help them continue their mission in our community.

This will be the first college partnership for the Golden Harvest Food Bank, which distributes an estimated 11.8 million meals each year across its 25-county service area. A ribbon cutting and grand opening for the Bobcat Pantry is scheduled for Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the academic building lobby on its Swainsboro campus.