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Heinrichs becomes only the second Academic All-American in program history as awarded by the CSC. The 5-10 native of Moenchengladbach, Germany, earns a spot on the third team and joins Rachel Tolliver, who was also third team Academic All-American honoree in 1996.

Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful has partnered with AgSouth Farm Credit, Georgia Power, and the City of Statesboro to host its annual Bring One for the Chipper event, with two drop-off locations available. Christmas trees will be recycled into mulch or transformed into a fish habitat.

Merry Christmas!! Grice Connect hopes you enjoyed your holidays and are ready to get back into sports starting this week! Grice Connect's sports reporter, Destiny Hartwell, is on a mission to shine a light on all the remarkable student athletes in our community. Check out this week's preview of all sports in Bulloch County from Georgia Southern, Statesboro High, Southeast Bulloch High, Portal Middle High and Bulloch Academy.

The Southeast Bulloch High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is now accepting Hall of Fame nomination forms for 2024 inductees. The acceptance period opened December 26th and will run until January 5th.

Pinning ceremonies were held for Echocardiography & Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Pharmacy Technology, and Practical Nursing.

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Bulloch County Assistant District Attorneys Jillian Gibson and Russell Jones give a brief overview of how the Fusus Protection System cut down the solve time on their cases and helped corroborate witness testimony. The Fusus Protection System has continually proved to be one of the best crime-fighting tools available to the Statesboro Police Department.

Holiday work restrictions will be in place until Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at 10 p.m. and from Friday, December 29, 2023, at 5 a.m. until Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 5 a.m. No lane closures or work that restricts or interferes with traffic will be conducted during this timeframe.

The first of the new reactor units at the plant south of Augusta went into service at the end of July. The second is due to follow by the end of March. The project will increase the average residential customer's bill by $8.95 per month.

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