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Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful will host the third annual RecycleFest at Mill Creek Park on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Local businesses and organizations will be on-hand to educate the community and offer recycling opportunities.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is closely monitoring traffic and conditions on interstates and state routes as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, causing significant increases in traffic from evacuees.

Allegiant Travel Company is expanding its network with the launch of eight new nonstop routes to 13 cities. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is included in some of the new routes, which begin in November.

The Georgia Power Foundation has awarded $1 million in grants to The Trust for Public Land and the Seabrook Village Foundation through its Waters for Georgia program to support projects that preserve and restore the state's waterways, lakes, and rivers.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is inviting innovative kindergarten through fifth-grade teachers to apply for a $1,000 grant aimed at promoting exceptional life sciences education through the lens of the state's native ecology.

Ogeechee Technical College is excited to announce Lagina Evans, CEO of Optim Medical Center-Screven, as the newest member of its Local Board of Directors, bringing her wealth of healthcare expertise and a strong commitment to technical education to the team through June 2026.

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Hurricane Milton is now a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 180 MPH as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico. Bulloch County could potentially see Tropical Storm force gusts of 35 MPH and 0.5-1.5” of rain overnight Wednesday.

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has granted a groundwater use permit to the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners and Bryan County Board of Commissioners, allowing for a maximum monthly average of 3.5 million gallons of water per day each to be withdrawn from wells in southeastern Bulloch County. The permit will supply water to the Bryan County Industrial Mega-Site, including Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), supporting significant regional development.

Donations to this fund will benefit hurricane recovery in Candler County as well as offer support to the businesses lost in Saturday night's fire in downtown Metter.