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Southwest Airlines announced five new nonstop routes from Savannah/Hilton Head International starting March 11, 2021.

Statesboro and Bulloch County firefighters responded to 6319 Banks Dairy Road for a home fire a little after 5 PM Thursday, November 24. When firefighters arrived to the 116 year old, two story wood home heavy smoke was coming from the attic area.

In what was a horrifying few minutes on Friday night, November 20 around 6:30 pm, Statesboro business owner Vern Howard was robbed at gunpoint.

Cars began lining up during the night at Statesboro High School to receive a weeks worth of food from a huge food drop Saturday morning.

The demand for travel nurses has soared since the COVID-19 pandemic collided with a general shortage of RNs in Georgia and nationally. There are an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 traveling nurses working assignments in this country on any given day.

Thursday night Statesboro Fire Department responded to a home fire alarm at 219 Timberline Drive.

Andrea Whitfield, a past chair and long time Chamber Ag committee was named the 2020 Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber Ag Partner of the year. Andrea is employed by Ag South and has been a long time advocate for farmers and the agribusiness community.

Around 5:30 pm, Wednesday November 18th, the Statesboro Fire Department received a fire alarm notification from Willow Pond Senior Care on Country Club Road in Statesboro. They immediately dispatched units to the facility.

Vanissa Campbell, RN, Employee Health Nurse, was named Employee of the Month on Thursday, Nov 5th, at EGRMC . Vanissa has been employed at East Georgia Regional Medical Center since 2010.

Feed the Boro ( FTB ) has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition in Bulloch County for over 25 years. 2019 was a record setting year for FTB.