This is what going to church does to you

By going to a religious service, you're making yourself happier.

After living without God for a year, former pastor Ryan Bell no longer believes

Ryan Bell - the former Seventh-day Adventist pastor who spent 2014 living as an atheist - is ready for his big reveal.

Exchange enrollment brisk in Georgia

More than 180,000 people in Georgia selected plans through the health insurance exchange in the first month of open enrollment, according to a federal report released Tuesday.

Man tries to run down police; they shoot, kill him

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.

Tobacco auction system is all but snuffed out

DANVILLE, Ky. - Tripp Foy's sing-song chant rang out like a sentimental oldie for die-hard farmers clinging to the old way of selling tobacco, as a small procession of buyers shadowed him down long rows of reddish-brown leaf piled in bales.

December 31 - Harold Hubert Brown Jr., 55, died Monday, December 29, 2014, at St. Joseph’s Hospital

Harold Hubert Brown Jr.

An ode to 2014

A year in golf: Tales from the Tour

Bulldogs deal loss to Cards

Harbaugh gets big reception as he returns to Michigan

Tech, MSU ready to go in Miami

Statesboro's Fashion for Compassion event to benefit Georgia's Princess Ball

The third annual Fashion for Compassion event inside the Emma Kelly Theater at the Averitt Center for the Arts takes place at 6 p.m. Friday. This has become the January First Friday event in recent years.

Wreckage, bodies reveal jet's fate days after it disappeared

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony Tuesday as images of debris and a bloated body flashed across Indonesian television screens, proof that the plane crashed into the sea two days earlier with 162 people on board.

December 30 - Walter Eugene “Gene” Bird, 75, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at East Georgia Regio

Walter Eugene "Gene" Bird

Gentlemen's Classic ends with a bang

After a pair of hard-fought games over the weekend, Statesboro ended its annual Gentlemen's Classic in style.

17 things you absolutely need to stop doing

The best way to stay miserable is by avoiding change. If you want to see improvements in your life, then you need make changes in your life.

Drones at CES: Sky's the Limit

LAS VEGAS - When you're searching for the hottest gadgets on the floor of this year's consumer electronics show, be sure to look up. For the first time ever, there's an International CES section dedicated to drones. More than 20 companies are showing off dozens of different models.

2 brothers now the most wanted men in France

PARIS - Two brothers are suddenly the most wanted men in France, suspected of the armed onslaught on a newspaper office that claimed a dozen lives and horrified most of the world.

'Weird' prep week begins

EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon is treating this week like any other this season. And while that's more comfortable in a way, it also feels a little odd.

Jameis Winston announces he's off to NFL

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston announced that he is going to the NFL on the same day the woman who accused him of sexual assault filed a lawsuit against the school's board of trustees.

Schottenheimer new OC at UGA

ATHENS, Ga. - Brian Schottenheimer left the St. Louis Rams on Wednesday to take the role as Georgia's offensive coordinator.

Former College Football Hall of Fame building on market

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A building that once housed the College Football Hall of Fame is back on the market after a purchase agreement between the city of South Bend and Ivy Tech Community College expired.

January 8 - Ms. Betty Jean Daley, age 79, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at her daughter’s re

Ms. Betty Jean Daley

Statesboro Averitt Center exhibition celebrating Gullah/Geechee opens Friday

If ever you find yourself on Pawleys Island along the coast of South Carolina, you might drive past a little street known as Dagullah Way.

Bulloch County Schools to operate on normal schedule

Bulloch County Schools will operate on its normal schedule for all campuses, the system said in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon.

Papa Murphy’s to give away 100 pizzas

The new Papa Murphy's Take 'n' Bake Pizza located at 582 Brannen St., at the corner of Brannen Street and Gentilly Road, will celebrate its grand opening today through Saturday.

Remains identified as missing Statesboro man

The partial skeleton discovered last week in Jenkins County was that of a missing person from Statesboro, Victor Sweet, the Statesboro Police Department confirmed Wednesday morning.

What if we were our own traffic cops?

We are all lawbreakers. We all stand condemned. Don't try and deny it. At least once in our lives, we have broken the speed limit. We are driving. The limit says 70, and we are cruising with the crowd at 80. I have seen you pass by me.

A work-life balance resolution for the New Year

It's been a few years since I made any real New Year's resolutions.

Astronomers to Earth: You've got some newly found near-twins

WASHINGTON - Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.