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Eli Compton of Statesboro High School and his Honors and AP chemistry teacher, Ashley Thompson, are Bulloch County's top STARs for 2024! The winners were announced at the annual Bulloch County STAR Recognition Luncheon on January 31, 2024, at Forest Heights Country Club. Congratulations to all!

The YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest is a two-day running event taking place the first weekend of February as a fundraiser for the YMCA of Coastal Georgia. This year welcomes Tracey Newenhouse, a New Jersey paramedic and grandmother who has chosen the Run Fest’s "Chu’s Mart Half Marathon" as her 300th half marathon. Friday, February 3, the Day of the Event, also marks Newenhouse’s 63rd Birthday.

Each year, AgSouth Farm Credit supports nonprofit organizations and farmers’ markets with grants of up to $5,000 to support the future of agriculture in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Forsyth Farmers’ Market was one of 40 grant winners selected from a pool of 274 applicants for 2024. The grant will be used to support the Forsyth Farmers' Market's Youth Booth program.

Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend was commemorated in special ways by several groups and organizations across the nation. One local group of pickleball players collaborated to honor Martin Luther King by organizing a lunch social and competitive play event at the Sue Colquitt Oertley Courts to celebrate diversity within their sport and community.

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A seasoned businessman and supporter of progress in our community, Earl Dabbs, Sr., left a legacy of "service above self" that we should all appreciate as Statesboro continues to grow.

With the retirement of Ted Wynn as Public Safety and EMA Director on January 31st the Commissioners appointed incoming Public Safety Director Randy Tillman as Interim EMA Director. They are currently advertising the position for a full time EMA Director.

The City of Statesboro and the Coastal Regional Commission of Georgia will host the final of three stakeholder meetings for the Statesboro Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, February 13. The meeting will take place in the Statesboro First United Methodist Church fellowship hall, and members of the public are invited to attend and share their ideas and vision for Statesboro’s future.

As the daughter of Mack and Merry Johnson, both of whom were collegiate basketball players, Eden was fated to be an athlete, but basketball was not her first love growing up. A transfer to Georgia Southern, she has one year of eligibility left and plans to make the most of her academic and basketball careers.

Grice Connect's sports reporter, Destiny Hartwell, is on a mission to shine a light on all the remarkable student-athletes in our community. Check out this week's preview of all sports in Bulloch County from Georgia Southern, Statesboro High, Southeast Bulloch High, Portal Middle High, and Bulloch Academy.