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Historic Confederate flagpoles dedicated in Stilson
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Re-enactors gather at the scene of the Confederate flagpole dedication on Highway 80 East in Stilson. - photo by Special
Two camps of the Sons of Confederate Veterans - the Ogeechee Rifles of Statesboro and Ebenezer Rifles of Effingham County - recently held dedication ceremonies for two flagpoles in Bulloch County. A 55-foot pole flying the Confederate Battle Flag was placed on US Highway 80 East in Stilson, and a 30-foot pole also flying the Confederate Battle Flag was put up in a privately-owned park in downtown Stilson. Speakers at the event were Michael Givens, (National) Commander in Chief; Gary Ursury, GA Division Lt Comander South; 5th Brigade Commander Mike Mull; 6th Brigade Commander Jim Cavanaugh, Deke Cox, Commander Ogeechee Rifles, Thad Beckum, Former Commander Ebenezer Rifles, and Daryl Drake, Former Commander Buckhead/Camp Lawton.
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Development chief and commissioner report: Homes ‘in pipeline’ exceed Bulloch’s alleged ‘housing deficit’
Private investors’ Statesboro, Brooklet and rural area projects could yield 8,800 residences in 5 years
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James Pope, center, Bulloch County's planning and development director, and Dal Cannady, left, communications director, position the slide for Pope's Aug. 5 update on the number of housing units in various permitting stages through to construction. Behind them, on the dais, is Commissioner Ray Davis, who requested the report and commented on it. (AL HACKLE/staff)
A recent report by the county's Planning and Development Director James Pope with commentary by Commissioner Ray Davis suggests that developers already have more than enough homes planned and "in the pipeline" to meet Bulloch County's alleged housing deficit — that is, based on raw numbers of housing units. The brief, informal report and summation during the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners regular meeting on Aug. 5 did not address housing types or affordability.
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