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A growing strain of the COVID-19 virus, B.1.1.7, is spreading among adults AND children. Studies show it is both more deadly and more transmissible than the original version of SARS-CoV-2. B.1.1.

Statewide push to reach residents through Sound the Alarm effort this spring Home fires haven’t stopped during COVID-19. In fact, home and apartment fires are trending up by 25% in Georgia, so far this year.

Bulloch County reports another COVID death today, making the total 111. There have been 63 PCR deaths & 48 deaths where the person tested positive for COVID via Rapid Antigen Test.

The Statesboro Ministerial Association, Statesboro City Council , and Bulloch Board of Commissioners invite you to join them in an interfaith community memorial service honoring all Bulloch Countians lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bulloch County Health Department will host a drive-through Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic tomorrow, Saturday, April 10th. The clinic will be at the Bulloch County Health Department from 8:00-11:00 AM.

The Great American Cleanup is one of the nation’s largest community improvement programs that Keep America Beautiful annually sponsors. Nearly 15,000 communities in the United States participate every year.

Georgia Southern University President Dr. Kyle Marrero will keynote the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce Power Luncheon on Thursday, April 15th from 11:30 am to 1:00 PM.

Donations for the Little Lotts Creek fire victims are being accepted Friday, April 9 from 9AM to 4 PM at the Kiwanis Fairgrounds Ag Barn, 16942 GA-67, Statesboro.

Statesboro Fire Chief Timothy Grams released a statement today regarding the cause of recent fires and the increased coverage.

Bulloch 911 dispatched Statesboro Fire to a structure fire on Joyce street in the Whitesville area of the City Wednesday, April 7 around 8:15 AM. On arrival, firefighters found a mobile home fully involved.