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UPDATE 4/17/24: SPD has identified the officer and suspect and provided more detail from the shooting. Initial report: A Statesboro Police Officer has been transported to Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after a shootout in a Statesboro apartment complex. The suspect is in police custody at EGRMC being treated for a gunshot wound.

The city noise ordinance was reinstated, Azul Tex-Mex Express was granted an alcohol license and development on Jones Mill Road will proceed with the approval of a preliminary subdivision PLAT for the construction of 152 townhome units. Click on the image to read about all City business covered.

Be the first in the country to purchase this spring's Vidalia onions! To celebrate the start of the season, Shuman Farms will host an event at the Statesboro Food Lion on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 1pm in partnership with Georgia Southern University Athletics. The event will feature GSU cheerleaders and mascot to kick off the season in style. Customer giveaways will also take place.

The Lady Blue Devils finish the 2023-2024 season with the best record they've had in many years.

Howard guided Georgia Southern to its first 20-win season in two decades with a 21-10 overall record in 2022-23. The 21 wins were the most in a single-season since 2000-01. Howard also led Georgia Southern to its first postseason victory and its first berth in over three decades in the 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational.

The first Annual Savannah “Hispanic in Business” event has been announced for Savannah area Hispanic business owners and aspiring Hispanic entrepreneurs. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 24 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Eckberg Auditorium at Savannah Technical College and is free of charge.

Since the team’s ascent to the professional ranks of USL League One in 2019, South Georgia Tormenta FC has never lost a round of the Open Cup to a Championship team.

The weekend-long event is anticipated to be the largest martial arts gathering in Statesboro to date, hosting more than 27 Grandmasters and Masters at Statesboro Karate on Highway 80.

After months of planning and meetings, Bulloch County held their final Comprehensive Plan public hearing. No citizens spoke at the hearing. The Commissioners voted to approve the preliminary plan for submittal to DCA. Click on the picture to read about all business covered at the meeting.