Schools and offices of the Bulloch County school system will be closed Friday because of Hurricane Matthew, the school system announced in a 4:30 p.m. Wednesday update. Schools and offices will be open on a normal schedule Thursday.
        Students will not be required to make up for Friday. Some athletics and extracurricular activities may be affected both days, and parents should look to their schools for information on these, said the notice from Hayley Greene, the Bulloch County Schools public relations specialist. School system officials have been monitoring Hurricane Matthew since last week in consultation with the Bulloch County Emergency Management Agency.
        Parents can receive information about all weather and safety events on the school district's website, www.bullochschools.org, and through district and school social media, local news media, phones and email announcements from the district.
        Bulloch Academy and Bible Baptist Christian Academy announced there would be no school Friday.

GSU cancels Friday classes, events
        Meanwhile, Georgia Southern University announced that it will be closed for all classes and events Friday, and is monitoring the situation for Thursday.
        "We are monitoring a potential campus closure and campus event cancellations for Thursday, October 6, in anticipation of Interstate contra-flow lanes," GSU Communications Director Jennifer wise said. "Should contra-flow lanes be enacted, Georgia Southern University will send an Eagle Alert about the closing of campus to allow students, faculty and staff ample time to travel."
        On-campus residence halls and the dining commons are remaining open, but other GSU dining outlets were to be closed Friday and Saturday. The university posts updates at www.georgiasouthern.edu/alert.