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Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar was recently elected President of the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) District 12 during the association’s annual convention in Savannah on August 8.

Georgia Southern Graduate and former GS Vice President, Dr.

According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 man in 8 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. In fact, Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer.

The misuse of an anti-parasite drug to treat or prevent Covid has spiked in recent weeks, leading to increased calls to poison centers.

Grice Connect began receiving questions this week about the significant drop off in cars in the Mako Medical Free multi county COVID testing site in downtown Statesboro.

Organization Recognizes Awardees for Squashing the Spread through its “Kindness Campaign” Squash the Spread, a group of concerned citizens organized to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Statesboro and Bulloch County, announced the August recipients of i

Health Department Locations in Southeast Health District Remain Open September 3 to Provide COVID Vaccinations to State Employees, Bulloch School teachers, staff, eligible students and to Interested Individuals In an effort to promote COVID-19 vaccin

America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by Bayer Fund, partners with farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits to help their communities.

Nandi A. Marshall, DrPH, (’12) has been appointed as the new Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH). Nandi A. Marshall, DrPH, (’12) “Dr.

Georgians Asked to Reduce Strain on EMS & Emergency Departments The current surge of COVID cases throughout Georgia is stretching hospital and EMS personnel and resources to unprecedented levels.