O’Donnell-Dekle

Deanna O'Donnell Hodnicki, Celena O'Donnell Hughes, Lake O'Donnell and Lehmon and Stephen Dekle announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their parents, Jane Gnehm O'Donnell and Remer Judson Dekle.

Three-run seventh dooms Braves

By BERNIE WILSON

Make that four for Venus

WIMBLEDON, England - Improbable as this Wimbledon title might have seemed, Venus Williams knew it could happen.

Busch wins at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kyle Busch saw several cars clustered around the inside lane and another one crawling along in the outside lane.

Diane Miller

Apricots are one of the first signs of summer and one of my favorite summer fruits. Apricots are available fresh from May to August, with peak season being June and July. They are also available all year canned and dried.

Tyson-Zieser

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Tyson of Colbert, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Louise Tyson of Burlington, Iowa, to Eric James Zieser, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Zieser.

Parrish-Henderson

Gina Parrish of Duluth, Ga., and Mark Henderson of Atlanta were united in marriage on June 8, 2007, in Duluth.

Thomson-Ginn

Caitlin Bachler Thomson and Benjamin Hunter Ginn were united in marriage on Saturday, June 2, 2006, at 6 o'clock at the First United Methodist Church of Statesboro. The Reverends Joan Kilian and Dr. H. William Perry officiated.

Rowand-Strickland

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Alan Rowand of Statesboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Leigh Rowand, to Lorin Matthew Strickland, son of Frances Strickland of Woodstock and Michael Whitlaw Strickland of St. Augustine, Fla.

Kelly-Bond

Mr. and Mrs. Melburn B. Kelly Jr. of Claxton announce the engagement of their daughter, Hayley Elizabeth of Statesboro, to Brandon J. Bond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bond of Boston, Ga., and Kathleen Bond of Thomasville, Ga.

9/11 commission member says U.S. is not as safe as it should be

WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida is gaining strength and the United States is still not as safe as it should be, former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer said Saturday.

For fourth straight time, Braves top Padres

SAN DIEGO - Andruw Jones seems to have a better time hitting at Petco Park than the home team does.

Jones hit another big homer at San Diego's downtown ballpark and had three RBIs, and Buddy Carlyle pitched eight strong innings against his former team as the Atlanta Braves beat the Padres 7-4 on Friday night.

NeSmith-Bray

Jennifer Alane NeSmith and Travis Daniel Bray were united in marriage on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Statesboro. The Rev. Donald Wheless officiated at the double ring ceremony.

Braves hold on to close out L.A. series with 8-6 win

LOS ANGELES - Sometimes when Chipper Jones hears his name mentioned alongside some of the baseball's legendary figures, he has a difficult time believing how much he's accomplished. Dale Murphy probably doesn't.

Kathy Bradley

Sometime around the first of the year, I found out about a book titled "The Intellectual Devotional." The title alone was reason enough to buy it.

GSU hits road after Hennon's 600th victory

Every three or so years, Georgia Southern coach Rodney Hennon hits another career milestone.

Woods unsure if he'll be back in time for Augusta

WASHINGTON - Tiger Woods is not sure whether his ailing back will allow him to play in the Masters, which is two weeks away.

Tech trying to turn it around in 2014

ATLANTA - Justin Thomas opened Georgia Tech's spring practice on Monday with an important vote of confidence from coach Paul Johnson.

In The Pits: Larson dazzles in drive to the front at Fontana

Kyle Larson was ninth on the final restart at California, with four rows of traffic to navigate in two laps in a frantic bid for the best finish possible. With Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart at the front, Larson wasn't even thinking about victory.

Spotlight turns to hiring

The unemployment rate dropped by more than a percentage point in Bulloch County during the past year, just as it did in Georgia overall.

Police Report 3-25-14 - Bulloch County 911 reports

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. Arrest photos are available for viewing at statesboroherald.com/arrests/

Inside Bulloch Business with DeWayne Grice - Study: Boro could handle 3 more grocery stores

You want another grocery store in town? How about three?

Bobby Cox and Greg Maddux, together again

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Greg Maddux and Bobby Cox sat down together in the plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame, a sense of awe etched on their faces. Both had been here before, but this visit was entirely different.

12th District GOP candidates to hold debates

Georgia Republican Party District 12 Chairman Mike Welsh on Monday announced a series of debates for Republican candidates in Georgia's 12th Congressional District.

Gov. Deal, Jemelleh Coes to speak at GSU commencement ceremonies

Georgia Southern University has selected Gov. Nathan Deal and Jemelleh Coes, the 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year and Georgia Southern alumna, as the speakers for the 2014 spring commencement ceremonies on May 9 and 10.

Cagle to speak at Deen Day Smith Awards

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle will be the featured speaker at the 2014 Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Awards.

Officials: Missing plane went down in Indian Ocean

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - After 17 days of desperation and doubt over the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the country's officials said an analysis of satellite data points to a "heartbreaking" conclusion: Flight 370 met its end in the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean, and none of those aboard survived.

Jimmy Fallon off to fast start on 'Tonight'

NEW YORK - One month in, NBC's generational trade of Jay Leno for Jimmy Fallon at the "Tonight" show is succeeding beyond the hopes of executives who engineered it.

No 'signs of life' after huge Washington landslide

ARLINGTON, Wash. - Hopes of finding any more survivors from a massive mudslide that killed at least eight people waned as searchers pulled more bodies from the tangled debris field in rural Washington state and crews worked through the night into Monday.

Parenting Advice with John Rosemond - Fear is not always a bad thing

I recently came across a 1951 article my late mother saved from the Charleston (S.C.) News and Courier. Titled "Agency Offers Pointers on How Parents Can Guide Their Child's Emotional Development," it is proof that parents and professionals of three generations ago possessed a wealth of common sense, a quality that has since become most uncommon.