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Penny: End-user must be known before council decision on data center permitDuring comments Tuesday about the process leading through the recent zoning approval for a data center on Burkhalter Road, City Manager Charles Penny asserted that Statesboro officials will not consider the further step of approving a special use permit until after they know who the end-user will be.September 2, 2026 -
City to hold 3 hearings on tax hike attributed to changes in SFD fundingStatesboro's mayor and council are proposing an increase in the city's property tax rate stated as producing an almost 34% tax increase, with three public hearings to be held Sept. 8 and Sept. 15. City Manager Charles Penny says the increase is needed to fund the Statesboro Fire Department after the loss of other sources.September 1, 2026 -
Statesboro street slated to be named for a French-born officer of American RevolutionStatesboro’s city government is taking steps to name a previously unnamed street for Lt. Col. Nicholas Anciaux, a French officer of the American Revolution who served at the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia, but spent his final years in Bulloch County.August 26, 2026 -
Bulloch County government looks again at regulating, instead of banning, data centersThe Bulloch County Board of Commissioners and staff recently started taking another look at the possibility of having a county ordinance regulating data centers that would be something other than an outright ban.August 25, 2026 -
Burkhalter data center forecast, by DABC-ordered study, to bring $1.2B investmentWith 10-year capital investments by the developers and a yet-to-be-determined end user projected in a study at $1.2 billion — yes, "billion" with a "B" — the data center proposed for 6539 Burkhalter Road is one Statesboro officials have had in mind since May or earlier.August 12, 2026 -
Bulloch Schools begin 2026-27 session with a new superintendent and emphasis on teamworkBefore the doors opened for children, Bulloch County’s new superintendent of schools, Dr. Torian White, arrived at Stilson Elementary School around 7:05 a.m. Monday for his first campus visit on what turned out to be a smooth first day of the 2026–27 school year.August 4, 2026 -
City rolls with $1.4M ‘Creek’ trail grant, $800K bus system agreementStatesboro City Council recently accepted both a $1.4 million state grant through the Georgia Department of Transportation for engineering of the Creek on the Blue Mile Trail project and an unrelated, roughly $800,000 agreement for continued operation of the city’s bus system.July 29, 2026 -
County commission set to amend Bulloch-Bryan water and sewer pactBulloch County commissioners were slated to act Tuesday to amend the water and sewer agreement with Bryan County so that Bulloch can buy 250,000 gallons per day sewage disposal capacity at the new North Bryan treatment plant.July 21, 2026 -
Dr. White sworn in as superintendent, set to welcome teachers next week, students Aug. 3Dr. Torian White arrived July 1 as superintendent of Bulloch County Schools and was formally sworn in at the start of the July 9 Board of Education meeting. Now he's busy visiting principals of all 15 schools as they prepare to welcome teachers back next week.July 14, 2026 -
Statesboro council hires Developmental Associates for city manager search, tooStatesboro City Council on Tuesday accepted a proposal from Developmental Associates LLC – the same North Carolina-based firm leading the search of a new Statesboro police chief – to also conduct a nationwide search for a new city manager.July 8, 2026