Area sees few effects from winter weather

Bulloch schools, Georgia Southern open Thursday

With ice clinging to the rear view mirror of his tractor trailer, Ronnie Mack of Jacksonville, Fla. gasses up at Po Jo's Gas n Go on U.S. Highway 301 South off of I-16 around 11 a.m. Wednesday before heading to Augusta to drop off some automobiles at a dealership. Mack said the highways were virtually deserted. "I could count the cars I passed," he said.

W 012914 WINTER STORM 01 — With ice clinging to the rear view mirror of his tractor trailer, Ronnie Mack of Jacksonville, Fla. gasses up at Po Jo's Gas n Go on U.S. Highway 301 South off of I-16 around 11 a.m. Wednesday before heading to Augusta to drop off some automobiles at a dealership. Mack said the highways were virtually deserted. "I could count the cars I passed," he said.

Some ice accumulated on bridges and overpasses early Wednesday morning, but all of Bulloch County’s roads were officially reopened by noon. Bulloch County public schools, Georgia Southern University, East Georgia State College, Bulloch Academy and Charter Conservatory resume classes today after winter storm warnings prompted cancellations Tuesday and Wednesday. Ogeechee Technical College and a few school systems in neighboring counties remain closed today.

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