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Benjamin Perkins, partner with Oliver Maner LLP, and Andrew Lavoie and Marc Bruce, partners of Bruce Mathews and Lavoie Attorneys at Law, were interviewed by the Brooklet City Council for the role of City Attorney that will become vacant at the end of this month.

The Statesboro High School Class of 2024 pitcher is getting his first look at collegiate-paced baseball in a North Carolina-based summer league.

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued severe thunderstorm watch 403 in effect as of 2:15pm July 10, 2024 until 9pm this evening for the following areas in Georgia.

The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia settled at the Georgia Southern RAC on June 7 to cool down, set up tents to sleep overnight, and enjoy some music. The cyclists left around 7am the following morning en route to Savannah, where their journey concluded for this year's City to Sea ride from Atlanta.

Statesboro is cheering for its hometown contestants as they take the stage this week in the 2024 Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition in Columbus.

Isabella Rose Lotte Brown thought she was joining a morning round of golf, but was instead surprised by a $9,000 scholarship. On May 24, the Georgia Southern University Department of Military & Veteran Services hosted its second annual Golf Scramble fundraiser. Dozens of local leaders and donors played a round at the Georgia Southern University Golf Course in Statesboro, Georgia.

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. The lane closures are necessary for widening activities for I-16 and bridge work at the I-16/I-516 Interchange.

A road closure and detour at the intersection of Langston Chapel Road and Harville Road as well as a road closure and detour along Elmer Phillips Road at Harville Road will be in place for 90 days beginning July 8 and ending October 6. See the detour maps in the article.

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In addition to earning a full ride at Mercer University, Chloe has been given an automatic seat at Mercer School of Medicine upon completion of her undergraduate degree.