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Statesboro's Sonia and Matthew Dismukes lost their daughter, Saylor, to anencephaly on August 17, 2017. In their grief, they founded Saylor's Light to help other families dealing with pregnancy or infant loss and bereavement. In honor of Saylor's birth month, learn more about their organization and a special giving opportunity to help continue to shine her light.

Aggressive fire attack saves Portal home on Sunday. Bulloch County and Statesboro Fire Departments responded to the home after a good samaritan saw smoke and called for help.

A road rage crash in the City of Statesboro on Sunday sent two innocent people to the hospital. Read all about it in this story below.

The Family Forums will take place between Aug. 8 to Aug. 31, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for each session. See the article for dates and times.

In this weekly COVID report, Bulloch County’s risk status remains LOW by COVIDACTNOW and CDC tracker. Georgia's statewide remains LOW.

Hunters can pursue both gray and fox squirrels with a maximum daily bag limit of 12 per hunter.

Aspen Aerogels is "right-timing" the construction of Plant II in the Bruce Yawn Commerce Park in Statesboro, GA. They remain committed to opening the plant in Bulloch County but have decided to delay the late 2023 opening. Read the story for details.

The students were celebrated at an annual ceremony held on July 20.

Grice Connect's Senior Reporter Michele LeBlanc was recently asked to speak at a local meeting for retired educators. She and her new-found friend and collaborator from the library shared information about GC and technology training. With more than 40 years in the corporate staffing and sales world under her belt, Connecting Seniors through her role at Grice Connect has become the perfect '2nd Act' for Michele.

On August 3, 2023, two Dakota County Minnesota Sheriff's Office deputies traveled to Bulloch County to take custody of 35-year-old Joseph Harrison Baynes on a complaint warrant for felony harassment. The deputies took custody of Baynes at the Bulloch County jail at approximately 11:45 a.m. While en route to the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Baynes managed to escape custody. After a search, he was apprehended around 4pm on Friday.