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Georgia Southern University Art Professor Casey Schachner has won a global design contest. Her design for the COVID-19 Monument of Honor, Remembrance, and Resilience, selected by the COVID-19 Monument Commission, will be unveiled in Chicago in spring 2025.

Congratulations to November and December 2023 East Georgia Regional Medical Center Employees of the Month, Brandee Blythe and Brenda Rawls! 

AgSouth Farm Credit is proud to have hosted 13 participants in the 2023 AgBiz Program. Farmers interested in sharpening their farm business finance skills can apply to participate in the Farm Credit University AgBiz two-part program. Read below for more information.

Avoid overpaying for your Cole Swindell GATAJam tickets by buying through the official ticketing link.

GS introduces its first of a four-part series looking at Black History Month through the eyes of the staff and student-athletes that make up the Georgia Southern Athletic Department. This installment features Tracy Ham and Gleen Hart.

You can find the Free Market in The Boro on the second Saturday of each month in Statesboro. It's a local swap meet, where community members offer their gently used, unwanted items for others to pick from, for absolutely no cost! Charly Kinship's goal with the market is to reduce landfill waste and give new life to old items.

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Local sewing ministry Sewing for Missions will host a fashion show at Pittman Park this month to share their latest creations. The group uses donated fabrics to create clothing for children, women in crisis, and the elderly in Statesboro and around the world.

Shoot the arrows of love with your sweetheart at the SSEC’s next Date Night Event.

This will be the first training center in Georgia dedicated exclusively to the electric vehicle (EV) market, ensuring future HMGMA team members will be prepared for success. It will be operated by Georgia Quick Start to train employees for HMGMA as well as affiliate companies such as Mobis, Glovis and Transys. HMGMA’s electric vehicle manufacturing facility is currently under construction and is projected to create more than 8,000 jobs in coming years.