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Pickup truck and large SUV owners should be especially careful, as thieves are targeting these types of vehicles in the latest round of automobile break-ins. Two more people were victimized over the weekend as offenders popped the locks on their vehicles in a local restaurant parking lot and took their valuables.
June 28, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Three newcomers and an incumbent qualified Monday for seats on the Bulloch County Board of Education. Incumbent Vernon Littles qualified to run for a second term in District 5.
June 28, 2010
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From Staff Reports
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Local
Hundreds of people formed a line across Tybee Island's beach stretching as far as the eye could see Saturday, as a part of the worldwide Hands Across the Sand protest against offshore drilling.
June 28, 2010
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By NICOLE WILEY
Herald Intern
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Local
Two school superintendent candidates were recent guests on the "Mornings unPHILtered" show. Kira Willis, who is running as a Libertarian Party of Georgia candidate, and Brian Westlake, a Democrat, came on the show.
June 28, 2010
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By ROGER ALLEN
Herald Correspondent
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Local
Long-time Brooklet resident Mike Sparks said his experience in the Bulloch County education system gives him a solid understanding of how to improve education.
June 26, 2010
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By ROGER ALLEN
Herald Correspondent
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Local
A strong desire to help improve education in Bulloch County is why Susan Sneathen said she is seeking the District 2 seat.
June 26, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Brooklet area residents Susan Sneathen and Mike Sparks said last week they intend to qualify for the Bulloch County Board of Education seat currently held by BOE member Scott Bohlke.
June 26, 2010
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Local
The Statesboro Flea Market reopened its doors Friday after the owners complied with city requirements to pave their parking lot.
June 26, 2010
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By PHIL BOYUM
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Local
While Union General William Tecumseh Sherman certainly would not poll very high among historical figures in Georgia, no one can deny the historical significance of his role in Georgia during the Civil War.
June 26, 2010
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By ROGER ALLEN
Herald Correspondent
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Local
Shows on "Mornings unPHILtered" this week continue to focus on the state of education in Georgia. The first guest was Beth Farokhi, a Democratic candidate for the office of State School Superintendent.
June 24, 2010
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By ROGER ALLEN
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Local
More than a dozen burglary victims filed into the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office courtroom Thursday afternoon, where a vast array of plasma TVs, video game consoles, lap top computers, guns, jewelry, coins and power tools were spread out as if someone were having an estate sale.
June 24, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Five men and a woman are behind bars after Bulloch County Sheriff's investigators linked them to a rash of residential burglaries and an armed robbery, said Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson. A seventh suspect was arrested on unrelated charges after being found in the same location as the other suspects.
June 24, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
Pickup truck drivers who think they don't have to wear seat belts due to a loophole in the law may find out the hard way the law has been changed. The exemption from buckling up only applies to farmers, and then only if they are participating in a farming activity.
June 23, 2010
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
This report is part two of a six-part series about the state of Georgia Southern Athletics. It will run Wednesdays throughout the summer. Part two takes a general look at Georgia Southern's "non-revenue" sports competing in the Southern Conference - Golf, Softball, Volleyball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Tennis, Track and Field and Cross Country.
June 22, 2010
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By MATT YOGUS
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Local
Kay Miller, who is a dance instructor from Millen, is the director of the Disney Princess Camp this week at the Averitt Center for the Arts. She said 32 girls ages 5 to 8 are participating in the camp, and Tuesday they were designing their own tiaras. Thursday, the girls will have a Princess Tea with their mothers, and they will present a short show Friday in the Emma Kelly Theater. "We have had just tremendous response, and we may have to add another session for next year's camp," Miller said.
June 22, 2010
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From Staff Reports
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Local
