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The PTRC is part of a nationwide network of 84 public, state and academic libraries designated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to support the public with trademark and patent assistance. Georgia Southern Libraries is one of two designated PTRCs in Georgia. Grand opening events take place Sept. 27 in Savannah and Sept. 28 in Statesboro.

Members of the public are invited to attend and share their ideas and requests for the future of transportation in Bulloch County. The open house will include a presentation on the scope of the project and a public input session. Anyone unable to attend the meeting is encouraged to share their input by completing the Long Range Transportation Plan Survey online at www.statesboroga.gov/ltrp.

Mac Edwards, Teresa Phillips, Brannen Smith, Melissa White, and Christina Young have joined the Ogeechee Tech Local Board of Directors.

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Statesboro City Council voted to a compromise millage rate of 8.1250 mills instead of the proposed 9.2120 mills at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Read the full story for all City business covered during the meeting.

The multi-talented Regina Days-Bryan remains active and inspirational to others in her senior years. A Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Famer, she now teaches Senior Line Dancing and wants to motivate others to be their best no matter what.

4 Fungi’s Regenerative is an offshoot of Better Fresh Farms, a sustainable indoor food grower and the anchor company at Georgia Grown Innovation Center in Metter. They developed a circular economy approach to growing mushrooms with regionally sourced agricultural waste, and reconstituting their byproducts into soil amendments through an on-site partnership with COR Compost of Savannah. The Metter-based facility will create almost 50 new jobs and $27 million in investment in Candler County.

One man is dead, after a shooting in Bulloch County Monday night.

The Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and Georgia Southern Sports Properties are giving away two tickets to the Georgia Southern versus Texas State game, along with round-trip airfare and a hotel stay. The deadline to enter is September 25.

Local chapters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution celebrate Constitution Week each year from September 17-23. Members of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter joined Mayor Jonathan McCollar at City Hall to sign a Constitution Week proclamation.