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The old Vandy's at the Mall location will soon be home to a new virtual golf restaurant and bar, Birdies at the Mall. The expected opening date is still TBA, but job opportunities are available now.

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.

Help is on the way for local power companies. GPC and EMC have additional crews on the way. Click on the story to access power outage maps and keep checking back for updates.

Bulloch County Public Safety are receiving a large number of reports of trees down and power outages throughout Southern Bulloch County. EMC and GPC crews are working to restore power. Use extreme caution if you have to travel in these areas.

Three athletes from Statesboro’s Southern Eagle Aquatics USA Swim club team recently competed in the annual state and junior state championship meet.

Georgia Southern will play one more exhibition, hosting Kennesaw State on Saturday, Aug.12.

Assist researchers better understand the population status of pollinators by taking part in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census on Aug. 18 and 19

More chicken is coming to Statesboro. Slim Chickens will soon be open in the former Hardees on Northside Drive East near Food Lion. Learn more about Slim Chickens in the story.

Baker has spent the past 34 years with WTOC-TV in Savannah, reporting on the area's most significant local, regional and national stories.