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After 16 wonderful years as Director of the Botanic Garden at GSU, Carolyn Altman is retiring. Here, she shares memories and successes from her tenure at the garden as she has watched the plants -- and our community -- grow.

While not expected to be in service for the Thursday morning commute, the signals should be fully functional by mid-day, weather permitting.

The funding is part of a $3M initiative aimed at improving learning outcomes for middle school students.

Burke County and Effingham County will face off first, followed by Statesboro vs. Southeast Bulloch.

Due to a lightning strike at the Statesboro Crossing shopping center last night, some customers in the areas between East Main Street and Highway 67 along Veterans Memorial Parkway (the bypass) are experiencing brown water. Run cold water for a few minutes to flush out any discoloration and debris.

Due to the nature of the millage rate rollback process, this action will effectively constitute an increase in property taxes. All concerned citizens are invited to the final two public hearings on this tax increase on Thursday, Aug. 17, at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Both will be held in the boardroom of the Bulloch County Board of Education.

Locally owned and operated Southern Crumbl Cookies will open its doors to the public on Friday, August 18, in the Publix shopping center on Tormenta Way. In addition to bringing the famous "pink box" cookies to the Boro, the store is also providing more than 55 career opportunities to locals.

The grant funds were made possible through Canoochee EMC’s Operation Round Up program. By rounding their bill to the next dollar, thousands of Cannoochee EMC members have helped contribute over $2 million to their communities since it first began the program in 2001. These grant funds will help purchase two heavy duty jack stands for program and instructional use.

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The City of Statesboro Council Member, Phil Boyum, of District 1 announces his resignation during the "Other Business from City Council" portion of the agenda. Boyum calls for a special election for District 1 on November 7th, to run concurrently with the regular election. Other matters at the city council meeting included the City of Statesboro preparing public hearing dates for public comments on the millage rate increase.