Local News

The Festival of Hope was held this past weekend to remember lives lost to drug overdose while celebrating the hope of recovery. The event emphasized recovery resources while promoting an atmosphere of community and support.

Click on the picture of the day to get local sports scores, weather and lowest gas prices in town. Check back for updates throughout the day.

Koo has spent the last four season with the Falcons, previously only spending one with the Los Angeles Chargers as a rookie in 2017. The former Pro Bowler made 32 of his 37 field-goal attempts last season, with a long kick of 54 yards to tie his career best.

Lift As You Grow is a local non-profit organization that empowers vulnerable and at-risk women by providing economic mobility through part-time, transitional employment and adult education, as well as a safe space for a healing and healthy society.

The last day of service at the current location on Donnie Simmons Way is Thursday, September 7. The Food Bank will then move to its interim location at 1545-1547 Morgan Way, while the new permanent building is constructed.

DAS Corp. (DAS), an automotive parts company, will establish a new manufacturing facility in Metter. The facility will create 300 new jobs and generate more than $35 million in investment in Candler County. This initiative will also involve collaborative indirect investments.

In his first year of eligibility for enshrinement, Johnson will become Georgia Southern's third College Football Hall of Fame inductee, joining quarterback Tracy Ham (2007) and running back Adrian Peterson (2017). In five seasons at Georgia Southern, he led the Eagles to a gaudy 62-10 overall record, two NCAA Division I-AA national championships (1999 and 2000) and five-straight Southern Conference titles.

The Statesboro Police Department (SPD) arrested Statesboro resident Michael Kelly in connection with a shooting in the Park Place Apartments complex in Statesboro which occurred on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at at 1:45 p.m.

Click on the picture of the day to get local sports scores, weather and lowest gas prices in town. Check back for updates throughout the day.