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Burkhalter Road data center developers intend to move forward, despite challenge to zoningOwners of 4AM Development LLC intend to move forward with plans to develop a data center along Burkhalter Road on the edge of Statesboro, they said Tuesday, despite a challenge filed last week in Bulloch County Superior Court by citizens seeking to reverse the city's Aug. 18 zoning decision that could allow it.September 23, 2026 -
County applying for $15M ‘hurricane resilience’ grant for septage disposalBulloch County commissioners on Tuesday approved a letter backing the county Emergency Management Agency’s application for a grant of up to $15 million from a state fund based on the 2024 Hurricane Helene disaster declaration. Any funding received would be for a system for disposal of septic tank waste.September 16, 2026 -
Commissioners to hear more about road policy, help apply for $15M grant for septic waste systemThe Bulloch County Board of Commissioners' 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, meeting agenda includes a presentation about revisions to the roads and bridges policies — such as how paving projects are prioritized — and a letter supporting a $15 million state grant application for a septic waste-to-sewer system project.September 15, 2026 -
City takes steps for natural gas in Kroger area, 2 roundabouts on Cawana, turn lane on FairBy a few steps this week, Statesboro's city government moves forward with plans to extend natural gas service in the area where a Kroger supermarket is being built, install two roundabouts on Cawana Road and add a turn lane on Fair Road from Arby's up to Zetterower Avenue.September 15, 2026 -
Statesboro council meets Revolutionary officer’s descendants, approves naming of Anciaux LaneStatesboro's mayor and council met two descendants of Lt. Col. Nicholas Anciaux, the French-born officer of the American Revolution who spent his final years in Bulloch County, during the recent meeting where the council voted to name a little downtown street Nicholas Anciaux Lane.September 9, 2026 -
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