Local News

Congratulations to Lauren Chambers, RN in the Cardiac Cath Lab, for being awarded East Georgia Regional Medical Center’s Employee of the Month for March 2020! Lauren has been employed at EGRMC since 2014.

Former Statesboro Mayor Joe Brannen died in Savannah on Tuesday, June 2 after struggling with Parkinson’s disease for years. He was 81.

After being out of the Statesboro Market for six years, Food Lion will be coming back to Statesboro in 2021. They have entered a purchase agreement for our BI-LO in the Statesboro Mall.

What began Saturday as a peaceful demonstration in downtown Statesboro with a single individual grew to about 30 citizens throughout the day demonstrating against the death of George Floyd.

Here is a live feed of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s COVID-19 update for May 28, 2020.

Nearly 10,000 Bulloch County residents have applied to receive their ballet to vote by mail for the June 9th Primary Election as of May 21st according to Pat Jones, Bulloch County Election Supervisor.

Georgia Southern has hired an experienced professional with very personal ties to Eagle Nation as its next vice president for student affairs. Shay Little, Ph.D.

Georgia Southern University signed a memorandum of understanding with Ogeechee Technical College (OTC) to provide an automatic admission pathway for local students.

Bulloch County Schools will host a free, virtual summer school session for high school students through its Graduation Performance Academy.

Optim Health System announced the temporary restrictions placed on elective surgery and outpatient procedures due to COVID-19 have been lifted.