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The City of Statesboro Council Member, Phil Boyum, of District 1 announces his resignation during the "Other Business from City Council" portion of the agenda. Boyum calls for a special election for District 1 on November 7th, to run concurrently with the regular election. Other matters at the city council meeting included the City of Statesboro preparing public hearing dates for public comments on the millage rate increase.

After more than a year of experimenting with nearly 30 sandwich options, and a successful market test in Asheville, N.C. and upstate South Carolina in 2020, the Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich was selected to roll out nationally. During testing, customers rated it highly on taste and value, surpassing other seasonal sandwiches and putting it on par with the Original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich.

This year's event will feature a great variety of raffle prizes from local businesses.

The increase, which takes effect Jan. 1, will cost enrollees in the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) $7.25 per month on average for those covered through individual plans and $23.61 a month for families.

The Commission assembled for its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday morning, August 15. Several equipment purchases as well as a solid waste agreement with AllGreen Services were approved. The County also updated its dog tethering ordinance to require humane treatment of any tethered animals.

Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful is seeking for volunteers for garden improvements on the morning of Friday, Aug. 25.

Terry England was presented with the 2023 Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Award on Aug. 10.

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Bulloch County Commissioners held their second of three public hearings on the proposed property tax increase on Monday evening. County department representatives gave presentations on their budget requests, and fifteen citizens spoke at the hearing. Read a summary of the presentations and public comments in the article, and view the livestream for the hearing in its entirety.

The Statesboro Jaycees recently hosted their annual "Jaycees Nite Out" fundraising event, which benefited The Camilla Foundation this year. The event raised a record-setting $8,945, all while attendees bar-hopped for a night of fellowship and fun.