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Ogeechee Area Hospice plans for children’s grief camp

Many people associate the word "hospice" with the elderly who have a shortened life expectancy. While true in part, "hospice" is actually a philosophy that believes in caring for the whole person, including families and children.

April 20, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local


City council calls special meeting Wednesday

Statesboro City Council will convene for a special called meeting Wednesday to finalize an agreement regarding Georgia Southern University's planned shooting and archery complex.

April 20, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local


Boston bomb suspect under heavy guard

By BRIDGET MURPHY and ATIE ZEZIMA Associated Press BOSTON - Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday - apparently in no shape to be interrogated - as investigators tried to establish the motive for the deadly attack and the scope of the plot. People across the Boston area breathed easier the morning after Tsarnaev, 19, was pulled, wounded and bloody, from a tarp-covered boat in ...

April 20, 2013 | | Local


Tracking pawned goods

A new system that helps track items pawned or sold at pawn shops, secondhand stores and gold buyer locations will make it easier for law enforcement officers to solve theft cases, and is expected to cost taxpayers nothing.

April 20, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local


Powell remembered for generosity, kindness

Friends and colleagues remembered a local dentist as a kind, compassionate man who loved helping others.

April 19, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local


Police: Facebook tip leads to 3 arrests

A tip from citizens after police posted a suspect's photo on Facebook led to three arrests for automobile break-ins.

April 19, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local


Man, woman charged with fraud, entering autos

A man suspected of automobile break-ins and other charges fled from deputies Thursday, but after a brief chase, he ended up behind bars, police said.

April 19, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local


Amber Alert issued for Ga. boy, 3

A Levi's Call/Amber Alert has been issued on behalf of the Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office for a 3-year-old boy.

April 19, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


GSU alumnus wins Pulitzer

Georgia Southern University Honors Program alumnus Charles Minshew can add a Pulitzer Prize to his list of accomplishments.

April 19, 2013 | Special to the Herald | Local


Boston police: Bombing suspect is in custody

WATERTOWN, Mass. - A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,Geneva; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: ...

April 19, 2013 | By EILEEN SULLIVAN, KATIE ZEZIMA and MEGHAN BARR The Associated Press | Local


Charge against former teacher dropped in NC

Prosecutors have dropped a charge against a former Charlotte, N.C., schoolteacher now living in Statesboro who had been accused of improper conduct with a former student 30 years ago.

April 18, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Green jobs icon Van Jones urges ‘big impact’ living

Van Jones, author of "The Green Collar Economy" and the only person to have served as green jobs adviser to a U.S. president, urged Georgia Southern University students to carry the messages of No Impact Week into a "big impact life."

April 18, 2013 | By AL HACKLE Herald Writer | Local


Teens arrested after burglary attempt

A pair of teens were arrested Wednesday after a man told 911 operators they were breaking into his home.

April 18, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local


Boston official: Video footage shows bomb suspect

BOSTON - Investigators poring over photos and video from the Boston Marathon bombing have a department-store surveillance-camera image of a man dropping off a bag at the scene of the one of the blasts, a top city politician said Wednesday.

April 17, 2013 | By DENISE LAVOIE and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press | Local


Weather threat postpones Relay for Life

Potential severe weather Friday resulted in a decision Wednesday to postpone the 20th Annual Bulloch County Relay for Life.

April 17, 2013 | By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG | Local


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New pedestrian trail nearly completed

Plans to add a new pedestrian path downtown have come to fruition at Statesboro's Luetta Moore Park.

May 21, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local


Grad rates up in state, county

Four-year high school graduation rates for Bulloch County and Georgia rose, for the most part, for the class of 2012 compared to the previous graduating class, according to data released Tuesday.

May 21, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Toddler falls from moving vehicle

A woman was arrested after her 2-year-old fell out of her vehicle Sunday.

May 21, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local


Search almost complete

By NOMAAN MERCHANT

May 21, 2013 | | Local


Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

MOORE, Okla. - Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

May 21, 2013 | by NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM TALLEY Associated Press | Local


Inside Bulloch Business with Jan Moore - Bruster's back in business in Statesboro

I'm sure that many of you have noticed that Bruster's Real Ice Cream on Lovett Road near the mall has reopened. I stopped in to visit with the new owners, and here is what I found out.

May 20, 2013 | | Local


Leaping canines returning

The world's premier canine aquatics competition is returning to Anderson's General Store Friday for a second year of amazing leaps. The contest is being staged again by Ohio-based DockDogs, a company that conducts these events across the country.

May 20, 2013 | By JAN MOORE | Local


Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

MOORE, Okla. - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

May 20, 2013 | By TIM TALLEY Associated Press | Local


Man killed in motorcycle accident

A Pembroke man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle struck a car turning left.

May 20, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local


Lightning burns Stilson home

Lightning struck a Stilson-area home Sunday afternoon, causing a fire that destroyed the two-story structure.

May 20, 2013 | Holli Deal Bragg | Local


SEB High principal stepping down

Southeast Bulloch High School Principal Trey Robertson, a fixture in the Bulloch County school system, is stepping down from his position to pursue an opportunity in Bryan County.

May 20, 2013 | Jeff Harrison | Local


$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla.

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

May 18, 2013 | By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press | Local


Dems battle over Senate seats

ATLANTA - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

May 18, 2013 | By BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press | Local


Local woman doing national service

This weekend Dana Armel, 24, from Statesboro, assisted members of a Special Olympics team at the South Dakota State Summer Games.

May 18, 2013 | By AL HACKLE Herald Writer | Local


Local school officials warily watch Common Core debate

When the Common Core State Standards were finalized and released almost three years ago, there wasn't much fanfare outside the education community.

May 18, 2013 | Jason Wermers | Local


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