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City Council approves 2 GSU projects

Statesboro City Council voted Tuesday to commit nearly $1 million to a pair of Georgia Southern University projects that representatives believe will benefit the region.

April 02, 2013 | By JEFF HARRISON | Local

10 more businesses cited in alcohol sting

Statesboro police released the names of 10 more businesses where individuals were cited Thursday in an undercover alcohol sting, bringing the total to 21 local restaurants, stores and bars.

April 02, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

GBI investigating Rocky Ford finances

Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are looking into allegations regarding financial practices in the Screven County town of Rocky Ford.

April 02, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Ga. Southern welcomes head men's basketball coach

Mark Byington was under the wing of longtime Georgia Tech and College of Charleston men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins for seven years in Charleston.

April 01, 2013 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Local

4 days and counting

Your time is almost up. You need to wrap that film you're shooting to enter in the 2013 Statesboro Film Festival

April 01, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

2 killed in Sunday wreck

Two were killed late Sunday night when a driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the rear of a parked tractor trailer rig, authorities said.

April 01, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Treating radiation injuries

Local cancer patients experiencing serious side effects from radiation therapy have a place they can go for treatment: the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.

April 01, 2013 | Jan Moore | Local

Deen Day Smith Awards are Tuesday

The 25th annual Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Awards will be held tonight at Georgia Southern University's Nessmith-Lane Conference Center.

April 01, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Inside Bulloch Business with Jan Moore - I will tell you if a grocery store is coming

If there is one piece of property in this community that generates more public interest than the combined 13.5-acre tract(s) at the northwest corner of the Bypass and U.S. Highway 301 South, then I'm not aware of it.

April 01, 2013 | Jan Moore | Local

11 cited for underage alcohol sales

After receiving complaints of alcohol sales to underage persons, Statesboro police conducted a compliance check Thursday that netted 11 arrests.

April 01, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Incentives add to Farmers Market

One of Statesboro's best-kept secrets is the Mainstreet Farmers Market. Despite the market approaching its sixth year in downtown Statesboro, Market Manager Debra Chester says many people are still unaware of what the weekly event offers. She hopes new incentives for consumers will change that. The market isn't just produce, although fresh, locally grown produce of all kinds is a major draw. But in addition to that, local vendors provide meat, dairy, baked goods, live ...

March 30, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Meter coming to our website

Beginning Monday, statesboroherald.com, the website of the Statesboro Herald, is making a change.

March 30, 2013 | Jim Healy | Local

A sacred pilgrimage

Easter Sunday is the pinnacle of the Christian faith. On two recent trips to Israel, almost 50 local believers took in sights that brought the resurrection of Jesus Christ alive before their very eyes. Jimmy Cason, the senior pastor of Statesboro First United Methodist Church, led a group from his church, accompanied by some from Brooklet United Methodist, Sylvania First Baptist, Portal United Methodist, Oak Park United Methodist and Statesboro First Presbyterian. Dr. ...

March 30, 2013 | By JULIE LAVENDER Herald Correspondent | Local

Performance showcases local talent

The theme might have been "Walking with Jesus," but participants were dancing, singing, miming, and praising, too.

March 29, 2013 | By JULIE LAVENDER Herald Correspondent | Local

Business owner pleads guilty to fraud

A Statesboro businessman was indicted this week on insurance fraud charges after a state insurance investigator and the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office found reason for an investigation.

March 29, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla.

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

May 18, 2013 | By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press | Local

Dems battle over Senate seats

ATLANTA - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

May 18, 2013 | By BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press | Local

Local woman doing national service

This weekend Dana Armel, 24, from Statesboro, assisted members of a Special Olympics team at the South Dakota State Summer Games.

May 18, 2013 | By AL HACKLE Herald Writer | Local

Local school officials warily watch Common Core debate

When the Common Core State Standards were finalized and released almost three years ago, there wasn't much fanfare outside the education community.

May 18, 2013 | Jason Wermers | Local

Woman found safe

The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office has canceled the missing person alert for Jennifer Asaro.

May 18, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

Man charged with theft of business information

A man was arrested Thursday on charges he invaded a former co-worker's email account and used information found there, Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson said Friday.

May 17, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

OTC graduates nearly 1,500

Phillip Daughtry graduated Ogeechee Technical College with an accounting diploma Thursday.

May 17, 2013 | By GABY BENNETT Herald Intern | Local

Handel jumps into crowded Ga. US Senate race

ATLANTA - Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, said Friday that she will run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.

May 17, 2013 | By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press | Local

CCAT firing results in commotion

The impromptu dismissal of a teacher led to commotion at a Statesboro school Friday.

May 17, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local

Man wanted in robbery attempt

A man tried to rob Statesboro's CVS Pharmacy Wednesday night, but clerks citing security measures thwarted his attempt, police said.

May 16, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Man jailed after crash

A Portal man is behind bars and his child's mother is in critical condition after a crash Tuesday in front of Portal Elementary School.

May 15, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Rocky Ford fires clerk

Rocky Ford's city clerk has been fired as the state continues to investigate the Screven County municipality's finances.

May 15, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Lemonade stand raises $1,600

Four-year-old Anna Hays Polk did not hesitate when asked why she wanted to host a lemonade stand in her front yard Wednesday.

May 15, 2013 | By GABY BENNETT Herald Intern | Local

GSU employee helps Haitian children

Marie Denis-Luque enjoys her job as a research project manager in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. But she said she found her true calling many miles away in a place she once called home.

May 15, 2013 | By SANDRA BENNETT Special to the Herald | Local

City reworking tough intersection

Work is under way at the crossroads of College and West Main Streets, in downtown Statesboro, to improve a narrow intersection.

May 14, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local

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