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The Button, a nonprofit organization in Statesboro, provides much-needed shampoo, soap, deodorant, and other essential toiletries upon request from area pre-teens and teens. All orders are confidential and are delivered discreetly to young people who reach out for them. Liz Corbett met with Grice Connect's Jeneane Brown to talk about her creation of and contribution to this cause.

Forty-nine Georgia colleges and universities have agreed to waive their application fees for high school seniors between March 1st and 31st. See information about how to access the full list of participating schools and fee waivers in the article.

For automakers and their suppliers, other manufacturers and logistics operations, Georgia’s ports are a key factor in the decision to bring jobs to the Peach State. .

Students and instructors in Ogeechee Tech's Veterinary Technician program recently traveled to Athens to attend a large animal skills lab.

The nod is a distinct honor for Mendenhall, whose work, “Desegregation State: College Writing Programs after the Civil Rights Movement,” was eight years in the making before being published in 2022.

Angler Emerson Mulhall of Cumming, GA reeled in a whopping 2 lb, 9 oz (16 inch) fish on Feb. 18 on Lake Burton, tying the current state record established in 2013, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).

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Join us in wishing Annie Laura Bailey Wildenradt a wonderful 103rd birthday! Hear about her adventures as she went from a boarding house in Claxton to the Women's Army Corps in World War II to New York City -- and then back to Bulloch County.

Arrest warrants have been issued by Statesboro Police Department for Kentaevious Davis, age 20, with a Glennville, GA address. Anyone with knowledge about his whereabouts is encouraged to contact SPD immediately. He is considered armed and dangerous. Click on the picture to read more.

In response to the community's overwhelming support of its Valentine's drive, Safe Haven announces an Easter Basket drive that will help create special memories for their families this Easter. Adopt an egg from their bulletin board and fill a basket for a child this Easter! The Easter Basket drive will be held March 1st through March 20th.