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Fuzzy's debuts in Boro

Crowds packed Fuzzy's Taco Shop for its opening day Monday on the site that used to hold Sonny's BBQ on Veterans Memorial Parkway.

April 15, 2013 | Jan Moore | Local

Inside Bulloch Business with Jan Moore - Flea market in Brooklet to open May 4

I think we are very blessed to have the number of weekend outdoor activities that we have in this community.

April 15, 2013 | Jan Moore | Local

A witness watched as a man walked though a local grocery store parking lot Sunday afternoon, broke into a car, and left on a bicycle. Shortly after the witness called police, an officer caught up with the suspect and arrested him, police said.

April 15, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Man flees, charged with auto entry

A Florida man fled police after victims saw him break into their vehicle Sunday, but officers caught him after a short foot chase and took him to jail, police said.

April 15, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Going hungry for a cause

More than 50 youths chose to spend part of their spring break without eating. With help from youth ministers and college volunteers, area middle and high school students took part in World Vision's 30-Hour Famine. Participants from Pittman Park United Methodist, Statesboro First United Methodist, Connection, Statesboro First Baptist, Southbridge, First Presbyterian, Brooklet United Methodist and Statesboro Primitive Baptist churches fasted for 30 hours to learn about hunger and support those in need. ...

April 13, 2013 | By JULIE LAVENDER Herald Correspondent | Local

Testing teachers

ATLANTA - Georgia is moving forward with a plan to standardize annual evaluations for teachers and principals based, in part, on student performance.

April 13, 2013 | By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press | Local

GSU to host ‘No Impact’ events

Georgia Southern University's Center for Sustainability will host a number of events throughout April that are designed to improve and protect the environment and change behavior when it comes to food, energy, water and waste. The focal point is "No Impact Week," to be held next week.

April 12, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local

City plans 3 percent spending reduction

Statesboro leaders plan to cut spending next year in response to the expected end of the apartment-building boom the city is experiencing.

April 12, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local

Prodigal son story tops Film Festival awards

Local legend, poignant real-life situations and bizarre stretches of the imagination brought laughter, reaction and applause as the fifth annual Statesboro Film Festival displayed eight short films by local artists Thursday night.

April 11, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Hearts & Hands gets mammogram grant

The Coastal Georgia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure recently announced that it awarded a record $345,000 in grants that will fund a range of community services from educational programs to screening mammograms.

April 11, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

Southern Gospel Music Fest begins

Beaver Run RV Park in Excelsior will host the second annual Southern Gospel Music Fest this weekend.

April 11, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local

Child porn investigation leads to drug arrest

A man was arrested for growing marijuana after state agents investigating reported child pornography offenses found pot plants in a Harvey Drive home, police said.

April 11, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Relay for Life set for GSU campus

Students at Georgia Southern University are giving an annual fundraiser a second date in Bulloch County.

April 10, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local

Firefighters to hold child safety seat installation Friday

Statesboro firefighters will hold a free child car seat installation Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Statesboro Mall.

April 10, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

Statesboro businessman Kenneth Ellis fondly remembered

A well-known and respected Statesboro businessman was remembered Wednesday for his character, his sense of family, and his business ethics.

April 10, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

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Interim principal named at SEB Middle

The Bulloch County school board has settled the question of who will be the principal of Southeast Bulloch Middle School for the next year.

May 24, 2013 | Jason Wermers | Local

STAGG Conference held

Twenty young men, middle school- and high school-aged, recently attended a daylong event to learn the art of being godly gentlemen.

May 23, 2013 | By JULIE LAVENDER Herald Correspondent | Local

Execution to go to US Supreme Court

ATLANTA - Lawyers for a Georgia death row inmate asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to prevent the execution of their client, who they say is mentally disabled.

May 23, 2013 | By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press | Local

Averitt Center to celebrate best local performers

The Averitt Center is rolling out the red carpet for local celebrities. Its second annual Emma Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m.

May 22, 2013 | | Local

SEB Middle head moves to high school

Southeast Bulloch High School will trade one familiar face for another.

May 22, 2013 | Jason Wermers | Local

Man recovered from river

The body of a man who drowned Tuesday in the Ogeechee River was recovered Wednesday afternoon.

May 22, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Man goes missing on Ogeechee

Lightning flashed Tuesday as searchers combed the Ogeechee River, seeking a man believed to have drowned near Halcyondale Landing in Screven County.

May 22, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

New pedestrian trail nearly completed

Plans to add a new pedestrian path downtown have come to fruition at Statesboro's Luetta Moore Park.

May 21, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local

Grad rates up in state, county

Four-year high school graduation rates for Bulloch County and Georgia rose, for the most part, for the class of 2012 compared to the previous graduating class, according to data released Tuesday.

May 21, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

Toddler falls from moving vehicle

A woman was arrested after her 2-year-old fell out of her vehicle Sunday.

May 21, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Search almost complete

By NOMAAN MERCHANT

May 21, 2013 | | Local

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

MOORE, Okla. - Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

May 21, 2013 | by NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM TALLEY Associated Press | Local

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

MOORE, Okla. - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

May 20, 2013 | By TIM TALLEY Associated Press | Local

Man killed in motorcycle accident

A Pembroke man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle struck a car turning left.

May 20, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Lightning burns Stilson home

Lightning struck a Stilson-area home Sunday afternoon, causing a fire that destroyed the two-story structure.

May 20, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

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