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Leefield-area house fire displaces familyA southeast Bulloch County family is receiving comfort and aid today after a fire raged through the attic of their home early Sunday morning, leaving the residence unlivable. Fire Prevention Chief Joe Carter with the Bulloch County Fire Department said Engine 7 from the Brooklet Fire Station arrived on the scene of the home on Bennett Grooms Road at 1:06 a.m., 11 minutes after a 911 call was received about a fire inside the home.January 14, 2025 -
After nine years, Boro genealogy librarian heading homeA self-described genealogy “nerd,” Lillian Wingate became the Statesboro-Bulloch County Library’s genealogy librarian in 2015 and has helped hundreds of area residents trace family histories and gain an appreciation of their past. But, after nine years, Wingate is moving closer to her own family’s home in south Georgia to become the executive director of the Genealogy Library at Thomas University in Thomasville.January 7, 2025 -
Online deal turns into rip-off, confrontationRyan Rhodes lived his own cautionary tale last week about dealing with potential scammers while buying and selling merchandise online. Two men from Bluffton, S.C., are in the Bulloch County Jail following the incident last Thursday that Rhodes thought was a fairly routine transaction of a musical instrument he had posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace.December 30, 2024 -
A historical first: Statesboro hosts Georgia Baptist ConventionFor the first time since Georgia Baptists began gathering for a yearly meeting 100+ years ago, the Georgia Baptist Convention was held in Statesboro. The 2024 event began Sunday evening and concluded Tuesday afternoon with a benediction inside the main sanctuary of First Baptist Church Statesboro.November 13, 2024 -
Motive, connection unclear in slaying of Metter manA Metter man was identified as the victim in a homicide Monday night where his body was found in the median area of Interstate 16 in Bulloch County and the accused killer was arrested a few miles away outside a motel.October 17, 2024 -
DSDA: First Friday will be backThe Downtown Statesboro Development Authority said it is working to set policies in place that would allow the return of First Friday after the group’s board decided to suspend the monthly event series in the wake of an $80,000 payout to settle a dispute with the Bulloch Action Coalition.September 3, 2024 -
Vandy’s on Vine to reopen Aug. 21Closed for the past six weeks to put on a new roof and remodel the interior, Vandy’s on Vine will welcome folks back into the iconic restaurant next Wednesday – Aug. 21.August 14, 2024 -
‘Summer Transition Program’ gives Kid’s World children a boostIn a classroom of 4-year-olds Monday at Kid’s World Learning Center, one group of four children was working on writing their names, while another was working with numbers.June 12, 2024 -
'Honoring, remembering'Statesboro’s American Legion Dexter Allen Post 90 invites the public to join together in honoring the community’s local heroes during Monday’s 2024 Memorial Day Observance.May 24, 2024 -
Hyundai dealership comes to StatesboroWith the Hyundai Motor Group set to begin production of electric vehicles late in 2024 at its Metaplant in Ellabell, Vaden Nissan of Statesboro officially changed its dealership name last Thursday to Vaden Hyundai of Statesboro.May 21, 2024