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A bridge on Pulaski Highway will be closed today for repairs after an 18-wheeler flipped over and destroyed part of the bridge's railings. Georgia State Patrol Trooper First-Class Blake Hendrix said driver Jeffrey Moore, 30, Santee, SC was driving east Tuesday afternoon around 2:45 p.m. , approaching the bridge near Brannen Lake Road, when he ran off the road and struck the bridge embankment. The tractor-trailer rig, carrying a load of small pieces of wood, overturned, scattering wood and vehicle parts across the roadway. The Georgia Department of Transportation ordered the bridge closed for clean up and repairs ...
January 27, 2009
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From Staff Reports
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Local
ATLANTA - Powerful Georgia House leaders are backing a proposal that would preserve a property tax break for homeowners this year but would likely eliminate it next year.
January 27, 2009
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By GREG BLUESTEIN
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Local
BELLFLOWER, Calif. - Just think: eight cribs, eight highchairs, eight strollers (or maybe four double-strollers), and far too many dirty diapers to count.
January 27, 2009
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By JOHN ROGERS
Associated Press Writer
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Local
(Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)
January 27, 2009
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From Staff Reports
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Crime Report
Studio Statesboro Vodcast - Tuesday, January 27, 2008
January 27, 2009
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MATTHEW BANKHEAD/Producer
mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers are again pressing for a one-cent sales tax to help provide relief for the state's clogged roadways.
January 26, 2009
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By SHANNON McCAFFREY
Associated Press Writer
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Local
(Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)
January 26, 2009
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From Staff Reports
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Crime Report
Shanda Rushing of Southern Financial Resources was awarded a professional degree in the field of long-term care, Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC). The program is independent of the insurance industry and focuses on providing insurance professionals the tools they need to meet their client's long-term care needs.
January 26, 2009
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Special to the Herald
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Business
Studio Statesboro Vodcast - Monday, January 26, 2008
January 26, 2009
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MATTHEW BANKHEAD/Producer
mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
WASHINGTON - With the country stuck in a painful recession, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key interest rate at an all-time low this week and examine other unconventional ways to lift the economy.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are battling a three-headed economic monster: crises in the housing, credit and financial markets that - taken together - haven't been seen since the 1930s.
January 25, 2009
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By JEANNINE AVERSA
AP Economics Writer
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Business
CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average national price of gasoline increased 7.6 cents in the past two weeks, according to a national survey released Sunday.
January 25, 2009
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The Associated Press
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Local
BLAKELY, Ga. - Health officials say the death of a Minnesota woman has been linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak and now the infection may have contributed to seven deaths.
January 24, 2009
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The Associated Press
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Local
It's 9:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning at Langston Chapel Middle School. In the band room, music teacher Holly Lloyd is going through the song "Crater Lake" with her students.
January 24, 2009
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By ROGER ALLEN
Special to the Herald
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Life
Mr. Jason Turner and Ms. Dana Burgio announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
January 24, 2009
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Wedding Planner
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Earl Langley III of Blakely announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Elizabeth Langley, to Michael Daniel Sumner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Perry Sumner Jr. of Statesboro, Ga.
January 24, 2009
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Wedding Planner
