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Statesboro Firefighters were recognized for bravery at the Statesboro City Council meeting Tuesday morning. Read about this and other Council business covered at the meeting in the story.

Summer is over for Bulloch County students! Bulloch County Schools returned for the 2023-2024 school year this morning, August 1.

This popular annual event is coming up soon! The deadline to become a sponsor or vendor is this Thursday, August 3rd, so don't miss out! Tickets to attend will be on sale through the day of the event.

The Charles Gary Tippins, Sr. Endowed Scholarship will support two annual $1,000 scholarships at minimum in perpetuity to an Ogeechee Technical College student in need of financial assistance who is also enrolled in the OTC Agribusiness program.

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The Eagles open up practice on Tuesday, August 1, at Beautiful Eagle Creek.

Lift As You Grow, the transformative 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, is making headlines for its remarkable impact on the community. Grice Connect's Julianna Leverette had the privilege of sitting down with two passionate and driven volunteers behind Lift As You Grow, Sally Scott and Kim Simpson, to delve into their incredible journey of empowering vulnerable and at-risk women, and to learn more about their newest fundraising event, “Lift As You Give.”  

About 700 young Georgians age out of the foster care system each year, most with no family to return to after they leave the system. Contributions to the tax credit program will be used for “wraparound” services – including housing, food, and transportation – to help support these young people while they attend college or technical school.

Ro/Ro imports were up by 99,000 units year-over-year, or 24 percent, while exports increased 11,500 units, or more than 7 percent. Besides expansion of existing business, GPA also added Nissan as a Brunswick customer in FY2023. Colonel’s Island Terminal now handles Nissan imports from Japan and Mexico.

Most gains in the 2022-2023 Georgia Milestones scores occurred in ELA and mathematics and at the elementary and middle-school levels, while most declines occurred in science and social studies and at the high school level. GaDOE is launching several new initiatives to ensure school districts have the resources they need to close these gaps.