Education

A food drop for more than 1,000 families will be held on Saturday, August 8, beginning at 9:30 a.m., at Julia P. Bryant Elementary School (421 West Main Street) in Statesboro.

United Way of Southeast Georgia and Prevent Child Abuse of Bulloch County have joined together for the annual “Stuff the Bus” Back to School Drive! However, this year things will look a little different than normal.

Georgia Southern University will host “Picnic in the Park” on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at J.I. Clements Stadium where Eagle Nation will have the opportunity to relive one of the great moments in the University’s Athletics history.

COVID-19 has claimed the life Timothy Alan Pearson, 63 who was the Director of the School of Accountancy and Professor of Accounting at Georgia Southern University professor and chair in the School of Accountancy.

Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar has ordered all City of Statesboro flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the passing of Statesboro High School boys basketball coach Lee Hill.

When the first cases of the novel coronavirus arrived in Chatham County, Georgia, Rafael Agosto, who has been a respiratory therapist at St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital in Savannah for 17 years, had to recalibrate his approach to lung care.

The Georgia Southern Alumni 40 under 40 program is in its fifth year. Each year they recognize and celebrate young alumni that are leading the way in business, leadership, community, educational and philanthropic endeavors.

Last Friday, July 31, Bulloch County Schools ended its Feed-A-Kid program that was launched on March 17, in response to school closures due to COVID-19. However, a 1,000 family food drop is scheduled for August 8th.

University senior and W.E. MOVE volunteer Brittney Brown enjoys making a difference in the lives of elementary school students. Georgia Southern University senior Brittney Brown enjoys making a difference in the lives of young children. Through W.E.

Bulloch County Schools have a total current student base enrollment of 10,339. Of those students, they have a response for instruction model choice for 9,454 of the students, which is a 91.44 percent response rate.