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Brooklet moves toward sewer bond issue with 'parameters' resolutionBrooklet City Council passed a resolution last week authorizing up to $8.2 million in bonds to finance construction of the first three phases of Brooklet's first real city sewer system.July 23, 2024
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New EMA Director Kemp readies Bulloch for stormsCorey Kemp, who started as Bulloch County's new Emergency Management Agency director in mid-April, hasn't had to activate the Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, yet with a hurricane approaching, but he has made preparations and encourages area residents to do so.July 16, 2024
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Downtown TAD Committee recommends $50,000 grant for The Garage fitness centerThe city-county advisory committee for Statesboro’s Downtown Tax Allocation District met Monday and approved a $50,000 TAD grant recommendation to assist with relocation and expansion of The Garage, a fitness center specializing in group classes.July 10, 2024
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Statesboro Area Transit rolls into 2nd operating year with plans to expandAfter Statesboro’s little public transit system of four eight-passenger buses carried people for 14,541 rides during its first year of operation, city officials plan to expand it to eight buses and add more shelters and stops.July 9, 2024
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Historical Society shares 50th Annual Meeting with Fort Argyle researcher, scholarship winnersDuring the Bulloch County Historical Society's 50th annual meeting, the group heard directly from an archaeologist who has led field research at the Fort Argyle pre-Revolutionary War colonial site, which is in eastern Bryan County and within modern Fort Stewart.June 26, 2024
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Boyum again resigning from City CouncilAfter a citizen last week publicly called into question whether Statesboro District 1 Councilman Phil Boyum was still a resident of Statesboro, Boyum has again announced his resignation from City Council. This time, he has suggested an August 1 effective date but says he will submit his resignation letter July 16.June 25, 2024
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Son suspected of killing his father drove to Sheriff’s Office parking lotMonday evening, not long after Tony Connely, 58, died of multiple gunshot wounds at his home on Oakfield Drive and his son Brandon Lavon Connely was identified by a family member as the shooter, Brandon Connely drove himself to the parking lot of the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office. That is where he was arrested.June 12, 2024
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BOE tentatively OKs budget with only $2,500 state teacher raise, 4.1% for non-teacher staffLast week the Bulloch County Board of Education tentatively approved a fiscal year 2025 budget with general fund spending reduced $5.23 million from the earliest April version. For pay enhancements, this budget includes only the state-funded $2,500 raise for teachers and a locally funded 4.1% raise in base pay for school employees without teaching certificates.June 11, 2024
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No citizens rise to object at Statesboro's budget hearingStatesboro's mayor and council held a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2025 city budget Tuesday, but no citizens signed up to object or ask questions.June 5, 2024
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Statesboro Kiwanis Club presents 27 graduating high school seniors scholarships totaling $55,000This year, the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro awarded scholarships totaling $55,000 to 27 graduating seniors of area high schools during two weeks in May.May 29, 2024