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The Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University is gearing up for its annual Fall Plant Sale. Visit the Garden this Saturday and Sunday to find herbs, vegetable plants, trees, annuals, perennials, landscaping plants, houseplants, natives, and pollinators -- all carefully selected to thrive in our area. Entry is free.

Splashy’s Spookfest will feature a fall festival on Friday night, and the Haunted Lazy River will be open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights!

Nominations for the Georgia Department of Economic Development's 2024 Small Business Rock Stars is open until Monday, October 30. Nominate your favorite Statesboro small business today!

Both the girls and boys teams secured spots in the GHSA State Championships next Friday in Carrollton.

Senator Billy Hickman and Crystal Simpkins, Bulloch County Board of Education Director of Early Learning and Literacy, were the featured speakers at the meeting.

Following his own addiction treatment in Statesboro, Crimes became a Master Addiction Counselor to give back to the community. The award recognizes his dedication to working with persons with Substance Use Disorders, especially Opioid Use Disorder.

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Farmers took time away from a busy harvest to address their concerns over the Hyundai Meta Plant and suppliers locating in Bulloch County, which is creating huge issues for farmers and our valuable ag industry.

Kickoff is set for 7:35 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Kennedy Pond is a significant ecological site in Bulloch County, and is among the largest of its kind in Georgia, including areas of open water, marsh, shrub bog, cypress forest, and fringe tupelo swamp.