A Statesboro businessman hoping to host a Georgia Southern University alumni ball during homecoming weekend said he intends to make every possible effort to keep the event safe. Benjamin Powell told Bulloch County Commissioners Tuesday that he will hire mature security personnel, use wristbands and take all precautions to prevent underage drinking at the Oct. 11 alumni ball he plans to hold at the National Guard Armory on U.S. Highway 301 North. In applying to the state for a one-day special event alcohol license for the party, Powell learned that local governmental approval is also needed before the state license will be granted, he told commissioners.