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Newly restored Whitesville Park reopens
Community honors legacy of ‘residents with a vision’
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Statesboro City Council member Tangie Johnson, at center, and Journee Hunter, great-granddaughter of the late Carrie Howard, hold the scissors to officially reopen Whitesville Park after 10 months of renovations during a ceremony Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at the park. (JIM HEALY/staff)
With a beautiful new playground behind her, Caroll Hunter told the crowd gathered Tuesday to officially open a fully renovated Whitesville Park that she knew the community members who tried for so long to restore the park would be proud.