The FBI's Statesboro office will be among several law enforcement agencies honored for battling terrorism and protecting civil rights during the Fifth Annual SHIELD Awards, hosted by the Anti-Defamation League. The Anti-Defamation League "will honor law enforcement heroes for major successes in the fight against terrorism and for protecting civil rights" during the event, according to a statement released by Elise Jarvis, the league's Associate Director for Law Enforcement Outreach and Communal Security. The awards ceremony will take place in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 17.