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Both Statesboro and Bulloch County said goodbye Tuesday night to blue laws as referendums for Sunday alcohol sales passed. For Statesboro voters, the Sunday sales referendum passed with flying colors for both package and restaurant sales. The vote for package sales in Statesboro was 772 to 558, while votes for restaurant sales were 749 to 548.
November 08, 2011
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A man who helped build a military hospital that once treated General George S. Patton will speak Friday during the annual Veteran's Day program at the Emma Kelley Theater in the Averitt Center for the Arts.
November 08, 2011
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A man was shot in the finger Sunday night during an armed robbery near Georgia Southern University's Paulson Stadium. Less than 24 hours later, a man was robbed at gunpoint on a jogging trail near GSU's Recreation Activity Center.
November 07, 2011
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
If Statesboro and Bulloch County residents participate in city and county elections this year, the overwhelming majority will do so today at the polls.
November 07, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
A night of violence at a downtown nightspot ended with one man suffering a gunshot wound to the leg.
November 07, 2011
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
This past Tuesday, middle school students from Langston Chapel and William James played tennis matches against area rival schools on the courts of the Mill Creek Tennis Center. It was the first day the 10-court complex was open to public play and offered a clear example of benefits our community reaps from funds collected through the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).
November 06, 2011
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Local
Voters will decide Tuesday if the sale of alcohol will be allowed in Bulloch County on Sundays. The question of allowing beer and wine sales in convenience and grocery stores is on the ballot in Statesboro, Brooklet, Portal and the county. City of Statesboro voters have the additional question of allowing restaurants to sell beer, wine and liquor on Sundays.
November 06, 2011
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Local
Candidates vying to become the City Council representative for Statesboro's District 2 are nothing if not confident heading into the week of Election Day.
November 05, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
Citizens not voting for representation in Statesboro's city election still have reason to visit the polls Tuesday.
November 04, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
It is not often that an established church with a 129-year history gets to experience the excitement of a brand new sanctuary, but the congregation of the First Baptist Church in Statesboro will do just that Sunday, when it worships for the first time in its new 41,000-square-foot worship center.
November 04, 2011
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Special to the Herald
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Local
An investigation into the illegal sale of synthetic marijuana products led to the arrests Wednesday of four people and the seizure of more than $90,000 in illicit drugs and paraphernalia at a Statesboro business.
November 03, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
Bulloch County residents who vote Tuesday will decide whether to continue a tax based on retail sales that funds improvements to county assets.
November 03, 2011
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Acting on tips from an informant, Statesboro Police SWAT and other officers surrounded an apartment Thursday and fired several rounds of gas containers through doors and windows, seeking a burglary suspect they thought were inside.
November 03, 2011
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Attorneys for a teacher accused of sex with a teenage student asked again Wednesday for bond.
November 03, 2011
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In Bulloch County's small-town elections this year, a mayor opts out of running for the position again so he can seek a council seat; former council members hope to make a comeback and one council seat had no one to qualify.
November 03, 2011
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