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At least two incumbents will seek re-election to their Statesboro City Council seat this November. But Gary Lewis, the council's longest serving member, says he is undecided.
August 23, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
Grants totaling $2.1 million over the next three years will fund highly structured after-school and summer learning for selected children from Langston Chapel Elementary School and Langston Chapel Middle School.
August 23, 2011
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By AL HACKLE
Herald Writer
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Local
Hurricane Irene is eying the Eastern coast and if she makes landfall where predicted, it could spell disaster for those along the coast and a heavy soaking for those further inland.
August 22, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
ATLANTA - Republicans sought to capitalize on their political power in Georgia on Monday, adding a new congressional district in the conservative northeast corner of the state and forcing Savannah Democrat John Barrow into a fight for his political survival.
August 22, 2011
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By ERRIN HAINES and SHANNON McCAFFREY
Associated Press
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Local
(Note: The following is a first person account by Lindsay Beasley about her cat "Whitey," who was shot Aug. 6 through his left eye with an arrow. Beasley relates the story of how she found Whitey and her pet's will to survive. A Brooklet area man faces charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony.)
August 21, 2011
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By LINDSAY BEASLEY
Special to the Herald
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Local
First Southern National Bank in Statesboro was closed Friday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver.
August 20, 2011
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By JAN MOORE
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Local
My relationship with Goodwill began back in college. Most of the extra furniture in my dorm rooms was handpicked from the Goodwill store by my roommate and me.
August 20, 2011
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Local
ATLANTA - At least 51 Atlanta police officers were found to lack the authority to make arrests because they hadn't met state requirements for training, department officials said.
August 19, 2011
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From Staff and Wire Reports
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Local
WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday closed one bank each in Florida, Georgia and Illinois, including First Southern National Bank in Statesboro, lifting to 68 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.
August 19, 2011
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The Associated Press
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Local
When students set forth with a new round of classes Monday at Ogeechee Technical College, they'll help make a bit of history.
August 19, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
Saturday night, crowds of people will be dancing in the streets of Brooklet after enjoying the day at the 22nd Annual Peanut Festival.
August 18, 2011
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Special to the Herald
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Local
A man checking on family property surprised two men Thursday who threatened him with a gun before fleeing, said Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson.
August 18, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
Unearthing discarded buttons is not cause for much fanfare, unless of course the items haven't been seen since they were last used during a violent struggle to determine America's fate almost 150 years ago.
August 18, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
Dr. John Barge, Georgia's superintendent of schools, attended a meeting Wednesday of area school superintendents in Statesboro during his first visit to Bulloch County since he took office in January.
August 18, 2011
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From Staff Reports
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Local
Shots fired Tuesday evening at Eastview Apartments resulted in one man suffering a leg injury and his attacker being jailed after a brief chase.
August 17, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
