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Statesboro firefighters will be in the area of Kingswood Ave., Lydia Ln., and Wilburn Cir. on Saturday, October 5 as part of their effort to make sure every family in Statesboro has a working smoke detector.

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Georgia Power Company and Excelsior EMC are cautioning customers that power outages could extend until the end of next week. Georgia Power estimated restoration times for Bulloch on their outage map extends to Thursday evening October 3, 2024.

Neighbors helping neighbors stories are flooding in to Grice Connect. From helping cut trees from roadways to cleaning up each others yards, the stories are heartwarming. In a storm this vast, there are simply not enough resources to go around.

Pittman Park United Methodist Church will be open from 1 pm to 7 pm for those needing a place to refresh and recharge following the storm. Hot showers, hot meal, device recharging and AC.

The Eagle offense piled up 261 yards and four touchdowns on the ground and racked up 498 yards of total offense while the defense recorded three interceptions to spark the win, the second straight over the Panthers.

Bulloch County Recreation and Parks is offering the facility's showers to the community. There are set times for hospital/emergency workers and the general public.

Allen Brannen, a dedicated engineer with over seven years of service to EGRMC, is the June 2024 Employee of the Month. Brannen was recognized for his outstanding leadership, dedication, and unwavering support of his team.

Georgia public-school students once again surpassed the national average on the SAT, recording a mean score of 1030, with especially strong results in reading and writing, despite a slight overall decrease from last year.

Citizens should prepare to be without power for several days. One of the main requests we are receiving is for drinking water. Bulloch County VOAD is working on options for water and has begun opening water refill stations for drinking water. We will update this list as more stations become available.