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$42 Million Widening of SR 67 now Completed: VIDEO

State Route (SR) 67 Widening and Reconstruction Project in Bulloch County Twenty Seven years after the first Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) project concept report was submitted and two years after construction began, the widening of Geor

Oct 2, 2020 5:11 PM Read more >

Georgia Southern Professor Awarded $2M Grant for Minority Students

Georgia Southern University Professor of Biology J. Checo Colón-Gaud, Ph.D ., is part of a team of researchers awarded a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Oct 2, 2020 4:12 PM Read more >

National COVID-19 Remembrance Wants to Add Your Loved Ones Names

The National COVID-19 Remembrance will memorialize the over 205,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19. These are our grandparents, our parents, our siblings, children, coworkers, and neighbors. We are all at risk.

Oct 2, 2020 2:09 PM Read more >

OTC Scholarship Week Culminates In Virtual Celebration

The Ogeechee Technical College Foundation recently concluded a newly revamped week with the first ever OTC Foundation Virtual Scholarship Celebration .

Oct 1, 2020 3:24 PM Read more >

Chris Wright New Commissioner of Public Safety and Colonel of GSP, Statesboro's Billy Hitchens, Deputy Commissioner and Lt. Colonel of GSP

The Board of Public Safety voted to approve former Statesboro trooper and Georgia Southern graduate, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Wright to serve as the next Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and Colonel of the Georgia State Patrol , follow

Sep 30, 2020 8:24 PM Read more >

GS Young Dem's Host U.S. Senate Candidate Raphael Warnock

Joe Rocheleau and Jules Shelly with the Georgia Southern Young Democrats hosted Reverend Raphael Warnock and local democratic candidates for the November 3rd General Election.

Sep 28, 2020 4:47 PM Read more >

I-16 and I-95 Improvements include Turbine Configuration Ramps

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) held a ceremonial groundbreaking event for the I16 and I95 Improvement Projects. These projects will reconstruct the I-16/I-95 Interchange and widen I-16 from I-95 to I-516.

Sep 28, 2020 2:34 PM Read more >

Georgia Southern Football Game on Saturday is Postponed

Florida Atlantic has postponed its football game against Georgia Southern Saturday in Statesboro. Georgia Southern athletic director Jared Benko released a statement this morning announcing the postponement of Saturday's football game at Paulson.

Sep 18, 2020 1:50 PM Read more >

Chief Broadhead: "We Will Protect Our City and Citizens"

Statesboro Police Chief Mike Broadhead addressed citizens' concerns regarding the rumors, anxiety, anger, fear and incorrect information that have dominated social media over the past week.

Sep 18, 2020 1:38 PM Read more >

Statesboro hosts road renaming ceremony for Coach Lee Hill Boulevard

The City of Statesboro will host a road renaming ceremony for Coach Lee Hill Boulevard on October 10, 2020, on what would have been Coach Hill’s 69th birthday. The ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m.

Sep 17, 2020 5:07 PM Read more >