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Zamaria Ball recounts her experience at last week's Data Walk at Luetta Moore Park. Organized by United Way and Georgia Southern, these data walks are being used to identify the common issues and challenges facing our community by listening to and learning from the people who are actually experiencing them. YOU can join the next one this Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club. Lunch will be provided!

This year’s national tribute will honor 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years. Local communities can participate in Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters from May 1-5 by lighting their homes, businesses, landmarks, or fire departments with red lights.

Jeremy Wilburn will be responsible for fostering relationships with local businesses and implementing strategies to enhance the economic vitality of chamber members.

Dancing with the Savannah Stars benefits Brightside Advocacy, which provides services to prevent child abuse and neglect by strengthening and supporting healthy family relationships.

Bulloch Academy finished the season with a 6-6 record. The non-region schedule for the Gators was a guantlet that included a couple top of the teams in Georgia.  

Volunteers during the Greater Statesboro Pickup removed 400 POUNDS of trash from our community in observance of Earth Week 2024.

Even more fried chicken is now available to Statesboro and Bulloch County citizens at the newest Parker’s Kitchen located at 12759 Hwy. 67 near the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds.

Kaiser earned the honor for the first time in his career. He had at least one RBI in every contest the Eagles played this week, and his 11 hits were the most for any Eagle this week.

Franklin Toyota salesman G. Flores, who is also a novice videographer, created a video promoting the dealership and our hometown Georgia Southern Eagles for a national video contest. See the video in the article!

The restaurant will bring approximately 100 full- and part-time jobs to our community and will honor 100 local heroes with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year. Local owner-operator David Boykin of the Northside Drive location will also be the independent franchised local owner-operator of the new Chick-fil-A at Eagles Corner.