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The Georgia Southern football team returns to action on Saturday when it takes on fifth-ranked Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.

Grice Connect's interactive events calendar makes it easy to find fun events for date night or the entire family in and around Statesboro. Check it out and start making plans now!

Celebrate Recovery invites you to a free community event on November 2 featuring keynote speaker Caroline Beidler, MSW, a renowned recovery advocate and author who will share her expertise and personal journey in addiction and trauma recovery at Eastern Heights Baptist Church.

Celebrating its 35th year, the Brooklet Peanut Festival's annual celebration is this Saturday, September 21st beginning at 10am. Thousands flock to the event every year, which includes a parade, live entertainment, and much more! Grice Connect will livestream the parade, so tune in to Facebook on Saturday morning.

Click on the picture of the day to get local sports scores, weather and lowest gas prices in town. Check back for updates throughout the day.

Brooklet City Council approved the water and sewer agreement for new subdivision with amendments made to the R-3 zoning ordinance that impacts subdivisions. They rolled back the millage rate and received an update on the progress on the new sewer system. Continue reading for all business covered at the meeting.

Youth Leadership Bulloch is the Statesboro Bulloch Chamber of Commerce’s flagship youth development program for high school juniors. The six-month competitive program is designed to develop and grow the leadership qualities of our future leaders. Congratulations to the students chosen for the Class of 2025!

Happy 20th anniversary to the Averitt Center for the Arts in beautiful downtown Statesboro! Head to the theater on September 28 to celebrate with an evening of Broadway hits performed by all your local favorites and a delicious spread of hors d'oeuvres.

The 2024 Brooklet Peanut Pageant made a successful return last weekend thanks to the leadership and support of Pageant Director Marley Thompson and many others in the Brooklet community. Congratulations to all!

In response to the recent tragedy at Apalachee High School, Georgia’s State School Superintendent Richard Woods is advocating for increased funding to bolster school safety with the implementation of School Resource Officers and crisis alert systems in every school across the state.