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It felt like Christmas when “Santa Rick” Rosenthal, who runs Northern Lights Santa Academy in Atlanta, snagged a rare slot to receive one of the first COVID-19 vaccines doled out to seniors in Georgia .

A City Council work session has been set for Tuesday January 19, 2021 at 4:00 pm in The City Hall Council Chambers located at 50 East Main Street.

Bulloch County reports one COVID-19 death today. This makes the total number of deaths 66; 41 PCR and 25 Rapid Antigen COVID confirmed deaths.

This week Bi-Lo in the Statesboro Mall posted store closing signs which has created quite a stir in the community. We reported in June that Statesboro BI-LO had been acquired along with a number of the BI-LO stores in our area by Food Lion.

Beginning, January 20, Covid-19 TESTING sites operated by Mako Medical will be activated in Bulloch County at Luetta Moore Park at 585 Martin Luther King Drive. There are no eligibility requirements, other than having a Georgia address.

East Georgia's Morning Show launched one year ago today, January 13, 2020, by Bryan Steele and Travis Bilger on local stations 94.9 "The Eagle", 106.5 "The Boro" and online through the Eagle 94.9 Facebook page .

The City of Statesboro will hold a second public information meeting regarding the adoption of a new property maintenance code on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the city hall council chambers.

The City of Statesboro is accepting applications for appointments to its Youth Commission. The appointment is a two-year term. The commission currently meets on the second Thursday of each month virtually at 7:00 p.m.

Five local leaders will design and execute programs to improve the quality of life in this region through Leadership Southeast Georgia ( LSEGA ) Leadership Southeast Georgia, a professional development program, named the five-member team of community

DPH Vaccination hotline has been overwhelmed based on the tremendous amount of messages from GriceConnect followers.