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A Statesboro tradition: Halloween on Savannah Avenue
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Marcie Crosby, an art teacher at Guyton Elementary School, is impressed with Brailen Floyd's costume as Halloween trick-or-treaters visit Savannah Ave. on Thursday, Oct. 31. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

One of the community's annual traditions is celebrating Halloween on Savannah Avenue in Statesboro. 

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Enthusiastic Halloween trick-or-treaters file in and out of the Rundle residence on Savannah Ave. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Tuesday evening, hundreds of costumed children and adults walked up and down the historic street, filling their bags with lots of candy. 

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Augustine Sullivan, 15 months, leads the way while trick-or-treating with mom Abigail and dad Michael on Savannah Ave. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Savannah Avenue residents do their part, too, decorating their homes and front yards in spooky and sometimes unusual ways. 

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Lottie Gilliam, 8, left, and cousin Tatum Thomas, 6, clown around while trick-or-treating on Savannah Ave. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

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Butterfly Cloe Shepard, 4, gets a ride from dad Cleo down Savannah Ave. while trick-or-treating. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

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Wanda Plummer, left, and Jameka Fields show that Halloween isn't just for kids on Savannah Ave. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

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