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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla.

$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla.

DES MOINES, Iowa — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. Read More

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Dems battle over Senate seats

Dems battle over Senate seats

ATLANTA — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Read More
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Local woman doing national service

Local woman doing national service

This weekend Dana Armel, 24, from Statesboro, assisted members of a Special Olympics team at the South Dakota State Summer Games. Read More
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Local school officials warily watch Common Core debate

Local school officials warily watch Common Core debate

When the Common Core State Standards were finalized and released almost three years ago, there wasn’t much fanfare outside the education community. Read More
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Woman found safe

Woman found safe

The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office has canceled the missing person alert for Jennifer Asaro. Read More
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Man charged with theft of business information

Man charged with theft of business information

A man was arrested Thursday on charges he invaded a former co-worker’s email account and used information found there, Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson said Friday. Read More
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OTC graduates nearly 1,500

OTC graduates nearly 1,500

Phillip Daughtry graduated Ogeechee Technical College with an accounting diploma Thursday. Read More
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Handel jumps into crowded Ga. US Senate race

Handel jumps into crowded Ga. US Senate race

ATLANTA - Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, said Friday that she will run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Read More
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CCAT firing results in commotion

CCAT firing results in commotion

The impromptu dismissal of a teacher led to commotion at a Statesboro school Friday. Read More
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Man wanted in robbery attempt

Man wanted in robbery attempt

A man tried to rob Statesboro's CVS Pharmacy Wednesday night, but clerks citing security measures thwarted his attempt, police said. Read More
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Man jailed after crash

Man jailed after crash

A Portal man is behind bars and his child’s mother is in critical condition after a crash Tuesday in front of Portal Elementary School. Read More
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Rocky Ford fires clerk

Rocky Ford fires clerk

Rocky Ford’s city clerk has been fired as the state continues to investigate the Screven County municipality’s finances. Read More
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Lemonade stand raises $1,600

Lemonade stand raises $1,600

Four-year-old Anna Hays Polk did not hesitate when asked why she wanted to host a lemonade stand in her front yard Wednesday. Read More
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GSU employee helps Haitian children

GSU employee helps Haitian children

Marie Denis-Luque enjoys her job as a research project manager in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. But she said she found her true calling many miles away in a place she once called home. Read More
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City reworking tough intersection

City reworking tough intersection

Work is under way at the crossroads of College and West Main Streets, in downtown Statesboro, to improve a narrow intersection. Read More
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Splash summer season starts Saturday

Splash summer season starts Saturday

Splash in the Boro will kick off its 2013 summer season Saturday. Read More
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East Georgia College partners with Georgia Regents University

East Georgia College partners with Georgia Regents University

East Georgia State College students can now take classes at Georgia Regents University in Augusta following approval of a cooperative academic program Tuesday by the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents. The program will enroll its first students in the fall. Read More
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Lemonade stand to benefit boy with cancer

A young girl who has benefited from donations will set up a lemonade stand today in Statesboro to benefit a young boy whose health is worse than hers. Read More
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Georgia politicians demand answers on scandals

At least three Georgia elected officials on both sides of the aisle have publicly called for the Obama administration to explain three recent missteps that have taken center stage in Washington and across the nation. Read More
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Review: Averitt exhibit spotlights Ogeechee River

Review: Averitt exhibit spotlights Ogeechee River

    The Ogeechee River is flowing through the Legends Gallery at the Averitt Center. Read More
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Inside Bulloch Business with Jan Moore - Boro shop owner is doing what she loves

Inside Bulloch Business with Jan Moore - Boro shop owner is doing what she loves

      It is always fun to interview people who are able to make a lifelong passion their livelihood. I had that opportunity recently when I visited with Ryan Marsh, owner of Bellies, Babies, and Ballerinas on West Main Street. Read More
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Building a bigger 'Flea'

Building a bigger 'Flea'

      Since opening in 2008, the Statesboro Flea Market has managed to hold its own despite setbacks and roving competition. Owner Jerry Jennings said he is committed to his flea market, but concerned that a number of vendors are setting up around town in empty lots. Read More
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Second rape suspect arrested

Second rape suspect arrested

Statesboro police arrested a second man suspected in the rape of an unconscious woman last week. Read More
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Man charged with child molestation

Man charged with child molestation

Statesboro police arrested a man on a child molestation charge Sunday after a 10-year-old girl said he touched her inappropriately. Read More
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Car show to benefit girl, 5

Southern Cruisers will host its 22nd Annual Car, Truck and Cycle Show on Saturday at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds. Read More
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3 generations of DAR recipients

3 generations of DAR recipients

It is through the family that character is developed and nurtured. Such is the case with three generations of the Waters family of Statesboro. Read More
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New county annex plans moving ahead

New county annex plans moving ahead

Plans for a new Bulloch County administrative annex building are moving forward. Read More
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Aguilar: GSU more diverse today

Aguilar: GSU more diverse today

The Georgia Southern University where Luis A. Aguilar gave the commencement address Saturday has students of more diverse origins, he observed, than the Georgia Southern College that awarded him his bachelor’s degree in 1976. Read More
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State could proceed with port deepening

State could proceed with port deepening

    SAVANNAH — The state’s commitment to deepening Savannah’s harbor could extend to starting the work at state expense, Gov. Nathan Deal told reporters attending an event near the Georgia Ports Authority’s largest facility. Read More
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2 schools get new principals

2 schools get new principals

    Two Bulloch County schools will have new principals next year. Read More
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Want to pen a novel?

    When people find out that Sarah Domet wrote a book called “90 Days to Your Novel,” she says they always ask her the same question: Can a novel really be written in 90 days?  Her short answer: Yes. Read More
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College ministry groups team up for Unity Week

College ministry groups team up for Unity Week

   Three faith-based organizations at Georgia Southern University recently completed a powerful week of ministry. Read More
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Herty Center marks 75 years

Herty Center marks 75 years

SAVANNAH — Container trucks rumbled in and out of Savannah’s port facilities behind Gov. Nathan Deal as he spoke under a canopy at the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center’s 75th anniversary celebration. This week’s ceremony also fell near the first anniversary of the center’s new identity as a part of Georgia Southern University. Read More
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Class helps design charity shelter for area homeless

A shelter planned to assist Bulloch County’s homeless is one step closer to construction. Read More
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Students: GSU experience  largely influenced by high school

Students: GSU experience largely influenced by high school

Third of three parts. Read More
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Newborns receive GSU Eagle blankets

Newborns receive GSU Eagle blankets

A partnership between Georgia Southern University and East Georgia Regional Medical Center to provide a new “Eagle Nation” blanket to every child born there could bring new meaning to the phrase “lifelong Eagle fan.” Read More
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Missing Candler woman found safe

Missing Candler woman found safe

A Candler County woman reported missing since April was found safe Thursday morning in Warner Robins. Read More
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Dogs help GSU students through 'ruff' week

Dogs help GSU students through 'ruff' week

Man’s best friend is earning the title this week on the campus of Georgia Southern University. Read More
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City working to develop storm-water plan

City working to develop storm-water plan

Engineering personnel for the City of Statesboro want to ensure that a little bit of rain, or even a lot of it, never hurts anyone. Read More
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King: Test results  erroneous

King: Test results erroneous

Recent water test results at the site of King America Finishing, a Screven County textiles plant under fire by Ogeechee River advocates concerned about pollution, were erroneous, according to an attorney representing the company. Read More
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Residents rail against King permit

Residents rail against King permit

    SPRINGFIELD — Anger, concern for the environment and frustration were evident Tuesday night as residents attended a hearing regarding the Ogeechee River and a proposed permit allowing an industry to continue discharging wastewater into the river. Read More
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1 arrested, 1 sought on rape charges

1 arrested, 1 sought on rape charges

   An unconscious woman sexually assaulted by multiple males was taken to the hospital early Monday after witnesses interrupted the rape and alerted police. Read More
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Professors: Students need better preparation for college

Professors: Students need better preparation for college

Second of three parts Read More
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Bulloch scores well on new Ga. report card

Georgia released its brand-new report cards for schools and districts Tuesday, and Bulloch County fared well. Read More
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Fallen GSU student’s family donates defibrillator

Fallen GSU student’s family donates defibrillator

   Cory Joseph Wilson’s life was cut short too soon, but he has left a lasting impression on the College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern University. Read More
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LCMS teacher basks in glory

LCMS teacher basks in glory

Three days after she was named the 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year, Bulloch County’s Jemelleh Coes was happy to discuss the honor Monday at Langston Chapel Middle School. Read More
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Averitt’s season finale applauds ‘Mama’

Averitt’s season finale applauds ‘Mama’

The Averitt STARS will celebrate Mom this weekend in their final show of the season. Read More
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Cold, wet weather cuts Relay for Life event short

Cold, wet weather cuts Relay for Life event short

Organizers called an early end to the 20th Annual Bulloch County Relay for Life event Friday night, but fundraising won’t end for several more months. Read More
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Help letter carriers to 'Stamp Out Hunger'

Help letter carriers to 'Stamp Out Hunger'

Local mail carriers will do more than deliver and pick up mail Saturday. They will help feed the hungry.  Read More
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Sheriff’s office investigates rape

Bulloch County Chief Deputy Jared Akins said investigators are seeking answers regarding a reported rape Sunday. Read More
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