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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 -
Hickman continues 'literacy' emphasis into his sixth year in Georgia SenateDistrict 4 Sen. Billy Hickman, R-Statesboro, goes back to the Georgia General Assembly this week with a boxful of education proposals addressing topics such as keeping students' phones out of classrooms, countering chronic absenteeism, making kindergarten actually compulsory and bringing retired teachers back to work.January 6, 2026 -
Signs of new life for vacant storefronts on Northside DriveWhen developers' plans for new retailers at locations around the bypass make news, a frequent comment from the public is, "Why don't they reuse some of these vacant stores in town instead?"December 30, 2025 -
Expansion of Bulloch County Elections Board to 5 members is 1 of 2 local legislation items for 2026When the Georgia General Assembly convenes in January, Rep. Lehman Franklin will carry forward two pieces of local legislation.December 23, 2025 -
Bulloch has received $11M from FEMA, stands to get $12-14M more, for expenses after 2024-25 stormsBulloch County has received about $11 million, mainly from FEMA, for public cleanup and recovery efforts after two hurricanes and a tropical storm that roared through in 2023 and 2024. But the county is still awaiting $12 million to $14 million more in pending or potential reimbursements, says Bulloch EMA Director Corey Kemp.December 17, 2025