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Lightning arrester failure causes Boro power outage
July 06, 2010
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From Staff Reports
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Local
A woman plowed into a convenience store Saturday, destroying the storefront as well as a large amount of inventory. But fortunately, no one – including the infant she had in the vehicle – was injured.
July 06, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Ogeechee Technical College kicked off summer quarter Tuesday with a record setting number of students.
July 06, 2010
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Special to the Herald
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Local
A man with several prior burglary and theft charges was arrested Monday after allegedly being caught stealing scrap metal from several Hopeulikit locations and selling it at a local junk yard.
July 01, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
A group of local businessmen filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the members of the Statesboro City Council, alleging they violated Georgia Open Meeting laws when they held meetings to discuss the 2011 city budget and the restructuring of the police and fire departments.
June 30, 2010
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By PHIL BOYUM
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Local
After a week-long investigation following an anonymous tip, Statesboro Police Crime Suppression Unit investigators nabbed a man who had been making methamphetamine in a local motel, said Statesboro Police Commander John R. Holloway.
June 30, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Economic development and the elimination of upper-level city positions were the main topics Tuesday as Statesboro and Bulloch County leaders fielded questions and offered insight as to how the local governments are faring.
June 29, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Statesboro and Bulloch County's annual celebration of Independence Day comes a day early this year.
June 29, 2010
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By NICOLE WILEY
Herald Intern
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Local
It was a wild early Saturday for a Mount Vernon cab driver, who hauled a man all the way to Chatham County just to find the man had no money for fare.
June 29, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
A woman who tried to obtain pain medicines using fictitious prescriptions was arrested after pharmacy workers discovered the prescriptions were false.
June 28, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Pickup truck and large SUV owners should be especially careful, as thieves are targeting these types of vehicles in the latest round of automobile break-ins. Two more people were victimized over the weekend as offenders popped the locks on their vehicles in a local restaurant parking lot and took their valuables.
June 28, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Three newcomers and an incumbent qualified Monday for seats on the Bulloch County Board of Education. Incumbent Vernon Littles qualified to run for a second term in District 5.
June 28, 2010
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From Staff Reports
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Local
Hundreds of people formed a line across Tybee Island's beach stretching as far as the eye could see Saturday, as a part of the worldwide Hands Across the Sand protest against offshore drilling.
June 28, 2010
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By NICOLE WILEY
Herald Intern
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Local
Two school superintendent candidates were recent guests on the "Mornings unPHILtered" show. Kira Willis, who is running as a Libertarian Party of Georgia candidate, and Brian Westlake, a Democrat, came on the show.
June 28, 2010
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By ROGER ALLEN
Herald Correspondent
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Local
Long-time Brooklet resident Mike Sparks said his experience in the Bulloch County education system gives him a solid understanding of how to improve education.
June 26, 2010
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By ROGER ALLEN
Herald Correspondent
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Local
