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3 non-incumbents qualify for 2 Bulloch County commission seats on first dayIn the first day of qualifying for the May 19 party primaries and nonpartisan general election, two non-incumbent Republican candidates — Frank Bedell III and Dr. Theodore "Ted" Redman — signed up to run for the same Bulloch County Board of Commissioners seat, Seat 2-B. Another non-incumbent Republican, Paul Roesel, signed up as a candidate for a different commission post, Seat 2-D.March 3, 2026 -
New book details life of Bulloch County's pioneer Black educator, William JamesThe Bulloch County Historical Society, over lunch on Monday, celebrated the publication of its new book about pioneering Bulloch County educator William James, 1872–1935, with the book's author, his granddaughter Dr. Carolyne Lamar Jordan. Historical Society members received their complimentary copies, many of which Jordan autographed.February 25, 2026 -
School-Based Health Center for LCES and LCMS students and staff to open permanent facilityThe Langston School-Based Health Center's permanent facility, providing primary healthcare services to students with parental permission as well as faculty and staff of Langston Chapel Elementary School and adjoining Langston Chapel Middle School, will hold its grand opening 10:30–11:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26.February 24, 2026 -
Agreement poised to make Bulloch schools Brooklet's largest sewer and water customerAn agreement approved last week by the Bulloch County Board of Education stands to make the county school system the largest single customer for the city of Brooklet's new sewer system, and also a leading customer for expanding its water system.February 17, 2026 -
Proposed fire fee would be capped at $20 a month for single-family homes, $300 for other propertiesA fire service fee proposed to supply half of the Statesboro Fire Department’s funding would amount to $20 or less each month for single-family homes and duplexes on individual lots. But the fee would be higher on all other types or property, to a $300 monthly limit on places such as retail businesses and apartment buildings.February 11, 2026 -
Academy Sports' name appears on permit for Northside 'old Publix' building renovationThe name of a major sporting goods chain, Academy Sports, appears on a Statesboro city permit associated with the ongoing renovations at 600 Northside Drive East, the long-vacant former Publix supermarket location in University Commons.February 10, 2026 -
City and county ask for state funding to expand city water and sewer to Statesboro-Bulloch County AirportThe Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport is jointly owned by the city and county but has a city water line smaller than standard for fire protection and no connection to the city sewer system.February 4, 2026 -
Brier Creek Battlefield group welcomes grant from Southern Culture FoundationThe Brier Creek Revolutionary War Battlefield Association reports receiving a $6,000 grant from the Southern Culture Foundation to continue the association's work in documenting the field of the 1779 battle and improving its park-like features as a publicly accessible site with historic significance.February 3, 2026 -
Bulloch Development Authority salutes existing industries with first-time eventThe Development Authority of Bulloch County, or DABC, saluted existing industries, or “legacy businesses,” with an inaugural breakfast event Tuesday. Three brand-new awards, named for past DABC chairmen, were awarded to individuals.January 28, 2026 -
Mayor McCollar and 2 council members start their new termsMayor Jonathan McCollar started his third term, and Statesboro City Council's newest member and longest-serving current member both began new four-year terms with a swearing-in ceremony, 9 a.m. Tuesday at the beginning of the first council meeting of 2026.January 7, 2026