Gov. Nathan Deal’s appointment Friday of lawyer Laura Taulbee Marsh to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia means that the 12th District seat on the board will continue to be held by a Statesboro resident. Marsh, a partner in the Taulbee, Rushing, Snipes, Marsh & Hodgin law firm, was selected to serve through 2019, filling the unexpired term of Lori Durden, who is also from Statesboro.