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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.

Community partners are invited to "Paint the Nest Blue" and join the parade for this year's Georgia Southern Homecoming Week.

The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 at 5 p.m.

Now is the time to begin to start thinking about your hurricane preparation plan as Bulloch County EMA issues a weather advisory for Tropical Storm Idalia that could possibly impact Bulloch County midweek. Read story below for more.

Under Dr. Black’s leadership, East Georgia College experienced monumental growth, including student enrollment, the addition of athletics, expanded facilities on the main campus in Swainsboro, a permanent facility in Statesboro, and its first on-campus apartment facility.

The inaugural Youth LEAD Georgia class will have a chance to visit Atlanta, Athens, Cartersville, Columbus, and south Georgia over the course of a year, learning more about our state while developing as future leaders. Nominations will remain open through Sept. 1 and nominated youth will have until Sept. 30 to complete their application.

The official 2023-2024 dove season hunting dates are Sept. 2 to Oct. 8, Nov. 18-26 and Dec. 19 to Jan. 31. Statewide shooting hours for all dove seasons are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

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Statesboro eventually took victory away from Southeast Bulloch 12-7 at Paulson Stadium on Aug. 26 in Georgia football action. The first quarter gave Statesboro a 6-0 lead over SEB.

The Blue Knights brought SkynFolks to town on Saturday night as a fundraiser for the organization. The capacity crowd walked down memory lane with the Lynryd Skynyrd tribute band.