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Early Thursday morning EMC continued to have over 600 customers without power. GPC has restored power to all of their customers. View the story for image of power crews and storm damage. You will also find an updated EMC outage map. Thanks to the over 150 power company lineman, most who travelled here to help, for their dedicated work to restore power in Bulloch.

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Did you know only 2 out of 5 Georgia third graders can read proficiently by the time they finish third grade? But thanks to Georgia House Bill 538 and Georgia Senate Bill 211, literacy help is now on the way. Read more about the Georgia Council on Literacy and the Georgia Early Literacy Act to learn how you can support our students and educators.

On Sunday, August 6th, Carlos C. Brown Jr. and Pearl H. Brown received the "Key to the City of Statesboro" for their years of dedicated service to the Bulloch County community. Mayor Jonathan McCollar and several other City Officials were in attendance for the surprise occasion, which honored the legacy of exemplary service from the Browns.

The Georgia Southern football squad held its first practice in full pads Tuesday morning on the banks of Beautiful Eagle Creek.

As the NFL season draws nearer, the anticipation surrounding the Carolina Panthers' upcoming campaign has reached a fever pitch with the recent addition of Justin Houston to their roster.

The Georgia team members were Jackson Thigpen, Ann Parker, Lucy Saxon and Janelle Spivey. Events included tree identification, tree measurement, compass and pacing, insect and disease identification, topographic map use, forest evaluation, the forestry bowl, and a written forestry exam.

The schools will remain open for the full day, including afterschool programs. The district will run an early route for all bus riders beginning at 11:30 a.m. Any option two young riders without supervision at the bus stop will be returned to the school and taken home during the regular dismissal time. All children will be fed lunch before the 11:30 early bus dismissal. Car rider dismissal time will remain as regularly scheduled; however, parents may choose to pick up their child early.

The old Vandy's at the Mall location will soon be home to a new virtual golf restaurant and bar, Birdies at the Mall. The expected opening date is still TBA, but job opportunities are available now.