Archive By Author - Eddie Ledbetter

Backyard birding

Winter is here, the tree branches are bare, and the outdoor landscape can be, well, a bit drab this time of the year. But it doesn't have to be.

Police Report - 12-28-12; A man said one of his employees stole an iPod from a vehicle.

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/

An interactive map of county robberies that have occured in 2012

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An interactive map of where robberies occured since September

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Police Report - 8-2-12; A man reported 51 oxycodone pills stolen.

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/

Book Review

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is on top of the world today. As of this week, he's been one of the best hurlers in Major League Baseball over the past year.

Man suspected of robbing convenience store arrested

A man wanted in an alleged armed robbery at a local convenience store was arrested and charged with multiple offenses Wednesday.

GSU men's basketball coach Charlton Young's NCAA bracket

(Updated at the end of play Sunday night.) Herald Sports Editor Noell Barnidge spoke with Georgia Southern men's basketball head coach Charlton Young on Tuesday night and got C.Y.'s picks for the 2012 NCAA Basketball Tounament. At the end of the first weekend of play, C.Y. had correctly picked a few surprising upsets. But his selections of Wichita State and Florida State to make the Final Four, combined with Missouri's early exit and the fall of Notre Dame resulted in a splash of red on his bracket. And Duke's shocking loss to Lehigh didn ...

Want to see GSU hoops coach Charlton Young's NCAA bracket?

Herald Sports Editor Noell Barnidge spoke with Georgia Southern men's basketball head coach Charlton Young on Tuesday night and got C.Y.'s picks for the 2012 NCAA Basketball Tounament. Click on the image to see C.Y.'s bracket. How do you think he did?

Making a date with death

Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison, Jackson Ga.

Police report 2-12-11

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.

Local club raided by law enforcement

The Georgia department of Revenue and other local law enforcement agencies raided a local club late Friday night in Bulloch county. "Da Club," located on Club Road near the Screven County line, had been targeted by law officials for illegal alcohol sales, resulting in the raid. Officials at the scene confiscated unopened and opened bottles of alcoholic beverages during the raid. According to Alcohol and Tobacco Division agent Ron Huckaby and Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson, several arrests were made as a result of the raid. Anderson said approximately 30 officers from varying agencies were involved. This was the second ...

Driver escapes injury when 18-wheeler goes into woods off of I-16

Mark Simmons, a semi driver, suffered no injuries after his truck left the eastbound lanes of I-16 in western Bulloch County Friday afternoon.

A trip through the unusual

Statesboro Herald Assistant Editor and Boro Live Update Producer Eddie Ledbetter took video of the snow in Bulloch from the office at the Herald and then on his trip home to Register down South Main Street and Cypress Lake Road.

Press conference: GSU AD Sam Baker announces hiring of Jeff Monken