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Beat the heat and melting ice—keep a koozie or insulated cup in your car as local restaurants switch to less insulating plastic cups.

The Brooklet Community Development Association, organizer of the beloved Brooklet Peanut Festival and Christmas Tree Lighting, is inviting volunteers to join its monthly meetings and ongoing efforts to enhance community life in Brooklet.

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The Bulloch County Historical Society’s June meeting featured a presentation by Lee Waters on the history of syrup-making in Bulloch County, highlighting the agricultural tools, traditions, and techniques tied to the region’s past. The society also recognized three local high school seniors as winners of its annual scholarship program.

Hundreds of balloons floated into the sky in front of Sweet & Tenderhearted Childcare on June 5, as the Portal community honored the memory of 4-year-old Landyn Wilkerson, who was remembered for his loving spirit.

Weather permitting, Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) construction partners will close interstate lanes at the locations below for the 16@95 Improvement Projects, which will widen Interstate 16 (I-16) and reconstruct the I-16/I-95 Interchange.

Emory University is making history this fall as former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears steps in as interim president, marking a full-circle moment for the Emory Law alum.

Georgia Southern’s women’s basketball squad just got a major glow-up — Coach Hana Haden dropped a powerhouse transfer class that’s about to shake up the Sun Belt next season.

Think alligators are just a Florida thing? Think again. With over 225,000 gators calling Georgia home, especially south of the fall line, it’s time to brush up on how to stay safe and be GatorWise as summer heats up.

Rooted in her Gullah Geechee heritage and driven by a passion for community health, Kay’La Brennon graduates from Georgia Southern University with a degree in public health and a bold vision to become a physician-scientist. She is moving on to work as a Doctoral Diversity Program Scholar at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.