Education

Brooks Keel, President of Augusta University and former President of Georgia Southern University announced his plans to retire in 2024.

The Eagles will recognize a total of 20 area teachers who will receive $250 classroom grants on the field Saturday in the game against UAB. Teachers from Portal Elementary, Statesboro High, Sallie Zetterower Elementary, Julia P. Bryant Elementary, Langston Chapel Elementary, Brooklet Elementary, and SEB are among the recipients.

After six total public hearings the Bulloch Board of Education will vote Friday, September 8th at 12 noon at the Board of Education complex. Bulloch County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to meet at 3 PM to adopt the BOE millage rate.

Guests will get to learn about honey, how it is made by honeybees, and how it is collected by beekeepers

All Bulloch County schools & offices will resume a normal schedule on Friday, September 1. Parents should expect bus route delays and caution student drivers. Principals will work with families if isolated conditions cause absences.

Valuing public feedback it received about its attendance at public hearings, the Bulloch County Board of Education will hold three additional public hearings on the proposed 2023 millage rate. The first of these additional hearings is Thursday, August 31, at noon. We will keep you posted on any weather-related changes to this time and date.

Under Dr. Black’s leadership, East Georgia College experienced monumental growth, including student enrollment, the addition of athletics, expanded facilities on the main campus in Swainsboro, a permanent facility in Statesboro, and its first on-campus apartment facility.

Georgia Southern welcomes more than 7,600 new students this fall.

Georgia Southern awarded nearly $20,000 in scholarships to military spouses pursuing college degrees for the fall 2023 semester.

Ferst Readers of Bulloch County has provided more than 85,000 books to children in our community since its Community Action Team was formed in 2013.