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Every weekend, close to 25 percent of Bulloch County children potentially go hungry. That many children live below the poverty level and are considered at-risk; some will have nothing to eat from Friday lunch at school until Monday breakfast. However, the combined efforts of local churches, civic organizations, Georgia Southern University students and concerned citizens are ensuring more and more kids are fed.
September 14, 2011
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By JULIE LAVENDER
Herald Writer
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Local
Statesboro Police Commander J. R. Holloway will retire effective Oct. 1, and citizens are invited to a celebration Thursday, Sept. 15, of his 31 years of service, said Statesboro Public Safety Director Wendell Turner.
September 14, 2011
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From Staff Reports
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Local
A drug known as "spice" may have been a factor in the vicious Sunday attack of a woman who remains in critical condition, said Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson.
September 13, 2011
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The Georgia Supreme Court upheld Monday a Bulloch County court ruling requiring the City of Statesboro pay the legal costs of citizens who sued the city for violating the state's Open Meetings Act.
September 13, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.
September 13, 2011
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A 12-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon as a result of an ATV accident, according to Georgia State Patrol reports.
September 12, 2011
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A man is being held without bond after the Sunday morning beating of a 20-year old woman who was a visitor in his home.
September 12, 2011
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For Statesboro native and public relations professional Jenny Lynn Anderson, her lifelong association with Georgia Southern University brings a unique perspective to the 2011 "A Day for Southern" fundraising campaign. The drive's chair - and first woman to preside over the 38th annual campaign - credits her varied university experiences as a student with fostering her commitment to Georgia Southern.
September 12, 2011
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Special to the Herald
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Local
A 12-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon when he drove a four-wheeler into the path of a vehicle on Cliponreka Road in Clito, said Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch.
September 12, 2011
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
With Sept. 11, 2011 marking 10 years today, we asked you to go back to that day and share with us how you first became aware of the attacks and what you recalled most vividly about that day.
September 11, 2011
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Local
With Sept. 11, 2011 marking 10 years today, we asked you to go back to that day and share with us how you first became aware of the attacks and what you recalled most vividly about that day.
September 11, 2011
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Local
With Sept. 11, 2011 marking 10 years today, we asked you to go back to that day and share with us how you first became aware of the attacks and what you recalled most vividly about that day.
September 11, 2011
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The Vidalia onion industry is responding to the brutal murder of a 15-year-old Toombs County girl who was vacationing with her family in Florida earlier this summer.
September 10, 2011
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By BOB STAFFORD
Special to the Herald
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Local
The title of the Alan Jackson song "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning?)" makes us all look back to the day 10 years ago when a vicious terrorist attack against the United States changed the nation forever.
September 10, 2011
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A five-year-old boy missing for about an hour and a half Saturday afternoon was found safely near his home.
September 10, 2011
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