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The lane closures are necessary for widening activities for I-16 and bridge work at the I-16/I-516 Interchange.

The Georgia funds are part of $40.6 million in grants to 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support acquiring and conserving more than 7,200 acres of habitat for 65 species listed as endangered or at risk. In Georgia, the money will be used to protect red-cockaded woodpeckers, gopher tortoises, and wood storks.

The event will offer fun for the whole family including bounce houses, games, and the Bobcat Regatta. This year's regatta has a new high school category.

The Creative Coast is launching both websites as resources for the influx of individuals and companies moving into Savannah and surrounding areas. The Oct. 10th event is free and open to the public.

Korean investment in economic development projects in the Peach State has exceeded $23.6 billion during the last decade.

Georgia Southern University’s Business Innovation Group (BIG), the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority, and The Creative Coast, hosted the inaugural BIG Expo for Entrepreneurship & Innovation this week. The event invited out all local aspiring and established entrepreneurs to network together and exchange ideas for business growth.

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Some of us love Folk Art. Some of us love face jugs. The first were probably made in Edgefield County, South Carolina by African slaves. Early white potters who produced these in the hills of north Georgia include Burlon Craig and Lanier Meaders.

Georgia Southern football squad blew past Ball State Saturday, 40-3, at Sheumann Stadium in non-conference action.

Food Lion Feeds' Sack to Give Back Program will provide 1,000 meals (up to 30,000 meals) for every quarterback sack made by Georgia Southern this season. The meals will be provided to Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia.