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Covid surge eases slightly, but swamped hospitals see no relief

Covid surge eases slightly, but swamped hospitals see no relief

The state’s Covid cases and hospitalizations have dipped over the past week, Georgia health officials have reported. But that drop isn’t relieving the pressure on the front lines of hospitals — both smaller facilities and large urban centers.
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Feed the Boro 300 Family Food Drop 8:30 am Saturday, September 18th at SHS

Feed the Boro 300 Family Food Drop 8:30 am Saturday, September 18th at SHS

Feed the Boro emergency SHS food drop at Saturday, September 18, 2021 is made possible by a partnership with the Lori Grice Photography , Second Harvest Food Bank and generous donors.
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City of Statesboro to host vaccine clinic at Luetta Moore Park | Kiwanis Club "sweetens" the incentive

City of Statesboro to host vaccine clinic at Luetta Moore Park | Kiwanis Club "sweetens" the incentive

The City of Statesboro in partnership with the Bulloch County NAACP and Squashing the Spread Bulloch County will host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
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This weekends 2021 Brooklet Peanut Festival cancelled

This weekends 2021 Brooklet Peanut Festival cancelled

The 32nd annual Brooklet Peanut Festival that was scheduled for this Saturday, September 18th has been cancelled according to a statement on the festivals website.
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Reported shooting near GS Campus frightened students and parents

Reported shooting near GS Campus frightened students and parents

Wednesday night, September 15, 2021 at 10:30 pm, GS students and parents were frightened when GS sent an Eagle Alert out to students and parents on the Statesboro campus notifying them of a reported shooting that had occured near Kennedy Hall, a dorm
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Wemberly Ponder to take the stage at EKT Sept 24

Wemberly Ponder to take the stage at EKT Sept 24

Wemberly Ponder Wemberly Ponder will take the stage on September 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the 2021 ONE series. Wemberly Ponder was born in Statesboro of parents, Sanford and Harriett Ponder.
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Steven Champion, 3rd Bulloch Firefighter to die in September

Steven Champion, 3rd Bulloch Firefighter to die in September

Bulloch County volunteer firefighter Steven Champion died suddenly from a heart attack on September 11th at his home. Steven was 65 and awaiting heart surgery in a few weeks.
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Three Tree Coffee opens location in GSU Campus Library

Three Tree Coffee opens location in GSU Campus Library

Three Tree Coffee is expanding by opening another location on Georgia Southern University’s campus. They have transformed what used to be Zach’s Brews, located in the Henderson library, into a Three Tree location which opened on September 15, 2021.
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New Distribution Process for Monoclonal Antibody Treatments in Georgia

New Distribution Process for Monoclonal Antibody Treatments in Georgia

The federal government has changed the way COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments will be distributed in the United States, including Georgia. The decision announced Monday, September 13th by the U.S.
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Reta Jo Lewis nominated by President Biden for key import-export role

Reta Jo Lewis nominated by President Biden for key import-export role

President Joe Biden recently announced the nomination of Statesboro native, Reta Jo Lewis, for the position of President and Chair of the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States.
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