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Ethan Cave, Gilbert Sheppard, Mary Parker, and Kai Parrish of Statesboro have banded together to form new indie rock band Charlie’s Pool House. Their first EP is out today.

SPD detectives have made an arrest in a string of non-forced entering autos in parking lots on Northside Drive East thanks to tips called in.

The American Association of State Troopers (AAST) 2023 Best Looking Cruiser Contest is underway. GSP is currently in fourth place and it needs your help to garner first place. Come and support your favorite state agency and vote today!

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Tickets for the 4th Annual Scarecrow Music Festival on October 14th are on sale now and can be purchased online for $15 or at the gate for $20.

Four Georgia Southern football players (Khalil Crowder, Khaleb Hood, Marques Watson-Trent, Jjay Mcafee) have been voted to the Preseason All-Sun Belt squad, as released Monday afternoon by the conference.

Scam artists are contacting victims through social media, text messages, email and messaging apps, using publicly available data to target their victims.

The open house will take place on Monday, July 31, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The public open house will allow the community to review the proposed zoning and development code changes and provide input. The meeting will begin with a formal presentation that will outline the UDC highlights and provide context for the recommended changes. After, City of Statesboro representatives will be available to discuss the proposed changes and answer questions.

Bradshaw Home, a leading designer and marketer of kitchen and cleaning products, is building a new distribution center in Effingham County, near Meldrim.

Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing’s Marian Tabi, P.h.D., Tiffany Keshwah, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC and Alan Skipper, P.h.D. received a grant of $2.57 million from the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program. The program works to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse midwives who are trained and prepared to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and/or maternal health care.