Over the past three decades, Statesboro has seen the transition slowly evolve from a community dominated by locally owned, landmark restaurants to a community being dominated by national franchises. There are only a handful of locally owned restaurants in operation and just two that remain owned and operated by the founders, Dingus Magees and R.J.s. To continue to survive in this ever changing market, both of these restaurants are much different today than they were when they opened. If you have visited R.J.'s recently, you have noticed dramatic changes.