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Grice Good | Feed the Boro serves over 350k meals during pandemic

Before sunrise on Saturday morning, September 20, 2021, Feed the Boro ( FTB ) volunteers were unloading a tractor trailer load of food from Second Harvest Food Bank.

Sep 20, 2021 6:31 PM Read more >

Georgia Southern STEAM standout earns $25,000 scholarship

Student carries forward her abuelo’s legacy as the family’s next engineer Ana Abadie As a niña, Georgia Southern University mechanical engineering major Ana Abadie and her father spent hours watching airplanes taxi, take off and land at Toncontín Int

Sep 19, 2021 4:17 PM Read more >

Learn your risk factors to prevent life-threatening blood clots

Take Steps to Stop the Clot The pandemic has heightened attention to the dangers of blood clots including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and clot-provoked stroke.

Sep 19, 2021 8:14 AM Read more >

Action 375 Prostate Cancer Awareness 5K race postponed

Action 375 is rescheduling their 5K/Run/Walk for another Saturday this fall due to unforeseen circumstances out of their control. They look forward to seeing all of you one weekend soon! Registration will remain open until the morning of the race.

Sep 17, 2021 1:33 PM Read more >

Covid surge eases slightly, but swamped hospitals see no relief

The state’s Covid cases and hospitalizations have dipped over the past week, Georgia health officials have reported. But that drop isn’t relieving the pressure on the front lines of hospitals — both smaller facilities and large urban centers.

Sep 17, 2021 7:54 AM Read more >

Feed the Boro 300 Family Food Drop 8:30 am Saturday, September 18th at SHS

Feed the Boro emergency SHS food drop at Saturday, September 18, 2021 is made possible by a partnership with the Lori Grice Photography , Second Harvest Food Bank and generous donors.

Sep 17, 2021 7:36 AM Read more >

City of Statesboro to host vaccine clinic at Luetta Moore Park | Kiwanis Club "sweetens" the incentive

The City of Statesboro in partnership with the Bulloch County NAACP and Squashing the Spread Bulloch County will host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, September 18, 2021.

Sep 17, 2021 7:13 AM Read more >

This weekends 2021 Brooklet Peanut Festival cancelled

The 32nd annual Brooklet Peanut Festival that was scheduled for this Saturday, September 18th has been cancelled according to a statement on the festivals website.

Sep 16, 2021 2:42 PM Read more >

Reported shooting near GS Campus frightened students and parents

Wednesday night, September 15, 2021 at 10:30 pm, GS students and parents were frightened when GS sent an Eagle Alert out to students and parents on the Statesboro campus notifying them of a reported shooting that had occured near Kennedy Hall, a dorm

Sep 16, 2021 1:19 PM Read more >

Wemberly Ponder to take the stage at EKT Sept 24

Wemberly Ponder Wemberly Ponder will take the stage on September 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the 2021 ONE series. Wemberly Ponder was born in Statesboro of parents, Sanford and Harriett Ponder.

Sep 16, 2021 7:47 AM Read more >