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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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A smoking "meth lab" tossed into a Dumpster prompted concerned citizens to water it down Saturday, but that only made the concoction flare up, said Bulloch County Public Safety Director Ted Wynn.
September 10, 2011
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While officials in Washington, D.C. review the viability of Rocky Ford's post office, the town will host a public meeting in hopes of preserving its link to the world.
September 09, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Through what could arguably be the most difficult thing a parent could endure, Beth Holloway went from "victim to victor" by discovering hope and positivity, she said Thursday night during the Sixth Annual Boys & Girls Club Steak and Burger Dinner.
September 08, 2011
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She is a farm girl who was also a World War II captain. She is a strong-willed woman who is also one of the warmest people you'll ever meet. At age 92, she continues to create spectacular and unforgettable paintings. And now she is a legend.
September 08, 2011
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By KATE FITCH
Special to the Herald
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Local
A gamble did not pay off for three local businesses that Wednesday were temporarily stripped of licenses to operate in Statesboro.
September 07, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Adult students learning English as a second language treated children to sights and sounds of two different cultures Wednesday at Statesboro Regional Library.
September 07, 2011
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By AL HACKLE
Herald Writer
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Local
Statesboro City Councilmen will look to set the 2011 millage rate for Ad Valorem (Property) taxes when they convene at City Hall today for council's first scheduled meeting in September.
September 06, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
The Statesboro Kiwanis Club not only enjoyed a successful rodeo event in April, the club also was recognized for its marketing efforts during an awards ceremony August 27.
September 06, 2011
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Georgia Southern University has named Carol Thompson director of its 825-seat Performing Arts Center, which is considered one of the region's premier performance venues.
September 05, 2011
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Special to the Herald
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Local
SAVANNAH - Nearly 50 years ago, every congressman from the Deep South was a white Democrat.
September 04, 2011
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By SHANNON McCAFFREY
Associated Press
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Siblings Irene Parrish Dowdell, 95, and Charles Jonathan "C.J." Parrish, 93, felt strongly enough about the Willow Hill community they left behind as young children to make the trip back to Georgia for the first Willow Hill Heritage Festival.
September 03, 2011
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By AL HACKLE
Herald Writer
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Local
