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Grice Connect's interactive events calendar makes it easy to find fun events for date night or the entire family in and around Statesboro. Check it out and start making plans now!

'A Journey We Share: A Healing Path for Parents Who Grieve' is a journal for grieving parents by parents who have opened their hearts to tell their personal stories of love, loss, and encouragement. It was compiled by Jimmy DeLoach Jr., father of Abbie, one of the five Georgia Southern nursing students lost in a tragic crash in 2015. A book-signing is scheduled for Aug. 11 in Savannah.

The Statesboro American Legion Dexter Allen post installed the 2023-2024 officers and Auxiliary recently.

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.

One of the best ways to support our local police department is to allow them to connect the FREE Fusus system to your video surveillance system. Once again, it has proven to be one of the best crime-fighting tools available to the department. Read about one recent example of reduction in violent crime in a local neighborhood that adopted the Fusus System.

This fall review provides a time for teachers, parents, guardians, students, or peers to nominate any newly enrolled student who meets the specifications for this window of consideration. New students in second through eighth grades are eligible for nomination.

The JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District Job Fair is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to pre-register online or to bring a resume to the job fair on August 22. Immediate openings are available for in a range of areas including culinary, housekeeping, food and beverage and engineering. Medical, dental and vision benefits are available as well as a Marriott Room Discount Program, free employee shift meals, tuition reimbursement, free uniforms, life insurance and more.

Come join others and begin your morning with a wonderful start at BIG Cafe, where a cup of coffee and friendly conversations collide! The next meeting is August 9.

Spend the F1rst Friday night of the school year at the annual Downtown Pep Rally! Join cheerleaders, football players, and marching bands from Portal Middle High School, CheerSouth, Southeast Bulloch High School, and Statesboro High School for music and fun.

Total cash, pledges and in-kind gifts to GS amounted to $23,831,604 during fiscal year 2023