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The National Weather Service in Charleston is predicting one more day of high heat on Sunday, August 1, 2021. This caps three days of intense heat for our area. Heat indices are forecast to possibly reach near 110 degrees.

Dozens of kids took their first dip in Luetta Moore park’s newly renovated pool after Saturday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony headed-up by the City to honor the park’s namesake. Grice Connect live streamed the ceremony.

The public is invited attend the Luetta Moore Park's grand reopening ceremony Saturday, July 31 at 1:00 pm. Construction workers with John Lavender & Associates, Inc. were busy on Friday putting the final touches to the park.

Statesboro's own Ashley Hines Ellis was sworn in as President of the Independent Insurance Association of Georgia (IIAG) on June 5, 2021. Ellis is the Executive Vice President of BBWH Insurance Agency in Statesboro, Ga.

Congratulations to Sarah Singletary, Echo Sonographer, for being named East Georgia Regional Medical Center's Employee of the Month . Sarah began her career at EGRMC in July 2012.

A couple of Statesboro girls took over the top four of the 2D National Barrel Horse Association 's Youth & Teen World Championship in Perry, Georgia last week, bringing home over $2500 in cash between them and goodies for their horses.

The Downtown Statesboro Development Authority will kick off their season of First Friday's next week, Friday, August 6 at 5:30 pm with the Downtown Pep Rally letting local marching bands, football teams and cheerleading squads show off their school s

Camp Invention challenged students to find their “inner inventor” by learning the process of invention and innovation and promoted STEM learning.

Following more than a year of preparation for an interactive art display based on Georgia Southern University’s bald eagle mascot, “Birds of a Feather” is now on display in the College of Education’s (COE) classroom building on the Statesboro Campus.

East Georgia State College showcased its newest expansion project that added about 15,000 square feet to the Jean Anderson Morgan Student Center, inviting alumni to a luncheon in the campus dining hall.