Local News

Mikell Corey Waters, 24, a Bulloch County native, drowned in a Grovetown, Georgia swimming accident on Wednesday, May 26. Grovetown is in Columbia County near Augusta.

On Tuesday (May 25, 2021) the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Deputies and Investigators received information that a “wanted” suspect from an Aggravated Assault case in Vidalia, Ga., was reported to be at a local hotel establishment in Bulloch County, Ga.

Now Offering Summer Leader in Training Summer Camp Program for Teens Statesboro Family YMCA’s Summer Day Camp Staff is busy making plans for the summer and gearing up for adventures that will keep kids and teens active, engaged and healthy all summer

Watkins Real Estate Group held a ceremonial ground breaking today for their new Eagles Corner Shopping Center which Publix Super Market will be the anchor tenant.

Bulloch Solutions is hosting their annual meeting on Friday, May 28th at Connection Church . Registration will begin at 12 noon and end at 1 PM. The annul meeting will begin promptly at 1 PM.

A Statesboro High School (SHS) student was killed Wednesday morning on her way to school. She was a Junior at SHS on headed to participate in the last day of school activities for the school year.

Urkovia Andrews, DrPH., assistant director for service-learning in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement (OLCE), recently won the 2021 National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) Outstanding Experiential Education Research award.

Statesboro Fire Department responded around 1:10 AM Tuesday , May 25 to a house fire on Oak Street in the city. Bulloch County Fire and Bulloch EMS responded to assist with the fire.

Watkins Real Estate Group will hold a ceremonial ground breaking on Wednesday, May 26 at 5 PM for the 66,000 square feet Eagles Corner Shopping Center.

The City of Statesboro is accepting applications for appointments to its Beautification Commission and Tree Board. The Beautification Commission appointment is for a five-year term and the Tree Board appointment is for a three-year term.