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Ogeechee Area Hospice plans for children’s grief camp

Many people associate the word "hospice" with the elderly who have a shortened life expectancy. While true in part, "hospice" is actually a philosophy that believes in caring for the whole person, including families and children.

April 20, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local

City council calls special meeting Wednesday

Statesboro City Council will convene for a special called meeting Wednesday to finalize an agreement regarding Georgia Southern University's planned shooting and archery complex.

April 20, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local

Boston bomb suspect under heavy guard

By BRIDGET MURPHY and ATIE ZEZIMA Associated Press BOSTON - Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday - apparently in no shape to be interrogated - as investigators tried to establish the motive for the deadly attack and the scope of the plot. People across the Boston area breathed easier the morning after Tsarnaev, 19, was pulled, wounded and bloody, from a tarp-covered boat in ...

April 20, 2013 | | Local

Tracking pawned goods

A new system that helps track items pawned or sold at pawn shops, secondhand stores and gold buyer locations will make it easier for law enforcement officers to solve theft cases, and is expected to cost taxpayers nothing.

April 20, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Powell remembered for generosity, kindness

Friends and colleagues remembered a local dentist as a kind, compassionate man who loved helping others.

April 19, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Police: Facebook tip leads to 3 arrests

A tip from citizens after police posted a suspect's photo on Facebook led to three arrests for automobile break-ins.

April 19, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Man, woman charged with fraud, entering autos

A man suspected of automobile break-ins and other charges fled from deputies Thursday, but after a brief chase, he ended up behind bars, police said.

April 19, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

Amber Alert issued for Ga. boy, 3

A Levi's Call/Amber Alert has been issued on behalf of the Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office for a 3-year-old boy.

April 19, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

GSU alumnus wins Pulitzer

Georgia Southern University Honors Program alumnus Charles Minshew can add a Pulitzer Prize to his list of accomplishments.

April 19, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local

Boston police: Bombing suspect is in custody

WATERTOWN, Mass. - A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,Geneva; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: ...

April 19, 2013 | By EILEEN SULLIVAN, KATIE ZEZIMA and MEGHAN BARR The Associated Press | Local

Charge against former teacher dropped in NC

Prosecutors have dropped a charge against a former Charlotte, N.C., schoolteacher now living in Statesboro who had been accused of improper conduct with a former student 30 years ago.

April 18, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

Green jobs icon Van Jones urges ‘big impact’ living

Van Jones, author of "The Green Collar Economy" and the only person to have served as green jobs adviser to a U.S. president, urged Georgia Southern University students to carry the messages of No Impact Week into a "big impact life."

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

Teens arrested after burglary attempt

A pair of teens were arrested Wednesday after a man told 911 operators they were breaking into his home.

April 18, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Boston official: Video footage shows bomb suspect

BOSTON - Investigators poring over photos and video from the Boston Marathon bombing have a department-store surveillance-camera image of a man dropping off a bag at the scene of the one of the blasts, a top city politician said Wednesday.

April 17, 2013 | By DENISE LAVOIE and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press | Local

Weather threat postpones Relay for Life

Potential severe weather Friday resulted in a decision Wednesday to postpone the 20th Annual Bulloch County Relay for Life.

April 17, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local

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Lemonade stand to benefit boy with cancer

A young girl who has benefited from donations will set up a lemonade stand today in Statesboro to benefit a young boy whose health is worse than hers.

May 14, 2013 | From staff reports | Local

Georgia politicians demand answers on scandals

At least three Georgia elected officials on both sides of the aisle have publicly called for the Obama administration to explain three recent missteps that have taken center stage in Washington and across the nation.

May 14, 2013 | Jason Wermers | Local

Review: Averitt exhibit spotlights Ogeechee River

The Ogeechee River is flowing through the Legends Gallery at the Averitt Center.

May 13, 2013 | By LYNN LILLY Herald Correspondent | Local

Second rape suspect arrested

Statesboro police arrested a second man suspected in the rape of an unconscious woman last week.

May 13, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Man charged with child molestation

Statesboro police arrested a man on a child molestation charge Sunday after a 10-year-old girl said he touched her inappropriately.

May 13, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local

Car show to benefit girl, 5

Southern Cruisers will host its 22nd Annual Car, Truck and Cycle Show on Saturday at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds.

May 11, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local

3 generations of DAR recipients

It is through the family that character is developed and nurtured. Such is the case with three generations of the Waters family of Statesboro.

May 11, 2013 | By CHARLES CRAVEY Herald correspondent | Local

New county annex plans moving ahead

Plans for a new Bulloch County administrative annex building are moving forward.

May 11, 2013 | Jason Wermers | Local

Aguilar: GSU more diverse today

The Georgia Southern University where Luis A. Aguilar gave the commencement address Saturday has students of more diverse origins, he observed, than the Georgia Southern College that awarded him his bachelor's degree in 1976.

May 11, 2013 | By AL HACKLE Herald Writer | Local

State could proceed with port deepening

SAVANNAH - The state's commitment to deepening Savannah's harbor could extend to starting the work at state expense, Gov. Nathan Deal told reporters attending an event near the Georgia Ports Authority's largest facility.

May 10, 2013 | By AL HACKLE Herald Writer | Local

2 schools get new principals

Two Bulloch County schools will have new principals next year.

May 10, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local

Want to pen a novel?

When people find out that Sarah Domet wrote a book called "90 Days to Your Novel," she says they always ask her the same question: Can a novel really be written in 90 days? Her short answer: Yes.

May 10, 2013 | By LYNN LILLY Herald Correspondent | Local

College ministry groups team up for Unity Week

Three faith-based organizations at Georgia Southern University recently completed a powerful week of ministry.

May 10, 2013 | By JULIE LAVENDER Herald Correspondent | Local

Herty Center marks 75 years

SAVANNAH - Container trucks rumbled in and out of Savannah's port facilities behind Gov. Nathan Deal as he spoke under a canopy at the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center's 75th anniversary celebration. This week's ceremony also fell near the first anniversary of the center's new identity as a part of Georgia Southern University.

May 09, 2013 | By AL HACKLE Herald Writer | Local

Class helps design charity shelter for area homeless

A shelter planned to assist Bulloch County's homeless is one step closer to construction.

May 09, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local

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