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BOE netted 37 applicants for superintendent, narrowed list to 10, now planning interviewsThe Bulloch County Board of Education, in closed-door sessions held away from the board's central offices, recently narrowed a list of 37 applicants for the job of county school superintendent down to 10 and is at least working toward scheduling interviews with finalists.An hour ago -
Latest Statesboro ‘No Kings’ grows between march and rally, but crowd smaller than fall’sLocal participation in the third installment of the nationwide No Kings protests started with about 50 to 60 people making the "sidewalk march" from Luetta Moore Park to the Bulloch County Courthouse at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. But other participants were already there, and the crowd grew to 270 or so during the 11 a.m.-1 p.m. rally.March 31, 2026 -
Latest Bulloch Historical Society video honors Rodney and Nadyne HarvilleOn Monday the Bulloch County Historical Society debuted the latest video in its oral history Legends Series, an interview with the society's President Emeritus Rodney Harville and his wife, Nadyne Brannen Harville, over lunch in the usual meeting place.March 25, 2026 -
Bulloch commissioners launch 2-day 'retreat' for county budget requestsBulloch County's commissioners are holding a two-day budgeting "retreat" Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and March 19, beginning at 9 a.m. each day and expected to last well into the afternoons. Despite the name, these are public sessions, here in Statesboro in the Gene Bishop Field House, which is on the west end of Paulson Stadium.March 18, 2026 -
'Orangeburg pipe' collapse can be costlySeveral Statesboro homeowners have made the unpleasant and costly discovery over the years that an old sewer pipe material called "Orangeburg pipe" is giving way and that the city holds them responsible for upkeep of their "lateral" sewer lines from the house all the way to the city main.March 17, 2026 -
For second year, all Statesboro vehicle gun thefts from unlocked cars and trucksIn 2025, as the year before, all of the guns stolen out of vehicles in thefts reported to the Statesboro Police Department were stolen from unlocked vehicles. Once again, none were reported taken from cars or trucks whose owners bothered to lock the doors.March 11, 2026 -
SFD Station 3 'on track,' weather permitting, for completion in JulyFoundation and utility placement work is visibly underway for the Statesboro Fire Department's new, roughly $5 million Station 3, off Brannen Street Extension behind Lowe's. Fire Chief Tim Grams now gives a weather-cautious forecast for the station to be ready for use in July.March 10, 2026 -
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