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The purpose of the meeting is to provide the community a time to review and give input about the district's annual Consolidated Local Education Agency Improvement Plan (CLIP).

AMC is bringing back its popular Summer Movie Camp! Tickets for the selected movies are just $3 plus tax on Wednesdays and $5 plus tax on Saturdays.

City Council held a public hearing at their monthly council meeting to review the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. The proposed $105 million budget will require a 2 mill tax increase to balance. The Council also entered into an agreement with the County which will allow them to move forward with the Bel Air annexation. Read more about the budget and other City business covered at the meeting in the story.

Unique to the state of Georgia, the 37,000 square foot GISIRTC will be a division of Ogeechee Technical College, and will be located near the main campus of the College at the corner of A.J. Riggs Road and Highway 301 South in Bulloch County. It is projected to open in March 2025.

This will be the first college partnership for the Golden Harvest Food Bank, which distributes an estimated 11.8 million meals each year across its 25-county service area. A ribbon cutting and grand opening for the Bobcat Pantry is scheduled for Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the academic building lobby on its Swainsboro campus.

The Kiwanis Club of Statesboro recently hosted its second community blood drive event for the year. The event was done in partnership with the American Red Cross. The Kiwanis Club of Statesboro regularly holds two community blood drives annually as a civic outreach to the local community.

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The second annual BoroFest was a blast, as waves of locals enjoyed the midyear festivities on Vine Street in Downtown Statesboro.

A motorcyclist struck a parked car in the City of Statesboro while eluding deputies. He reached speeds exceeding 112 mph before entering the city.

Bulloch County Summer Nutrition Program sites saw high demand on Monday distributing over 6,000 meals before running out leaving some families without food. A list of free sit down meal options for children and other food options are included in the story.