Poe: 'Lean in' to ensure officials do right by vets - Statesboro Herald

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.

Poe: 'Lean in' to ensure officials do right by vets

American Legion Post 90 hosts annual observance

During the annual community Veterans Day Observance at the Averitt Center for the Arts on Friday, keynote speaker Don Poe, right, stands beside a recreated illustration based on surveillance video and tells the story of U.S. Marines Jonathan Yale and Jordan Haerter, who died when a truck exploded in a suicide attack at a checkpoint in Iraq in 2008. The soldiers stayed at their posts, firing at the truck until it stopped, saving 150 of their fellow soldiers and Iraqi police. Poe's speech centered on how serving in the military creates a unique and strong family.

W 111116 VETERANS DAY 01 — During the annual community Veterans Day Observance at the Averitt Center for the Arts on Friday, keynote speaker Don Poe, right, stands beside a recreated illustration based on surveillance video and tells the story of U.S. Marines Jonathan Yale and Jordan Haerter, who died when a truck exploded in a suicide attack at a checkpoint in Iraq in 2008. The soldiers stayed at their posts, firing at the truck until it stopped, saving 150 of their fellow soldiers and Iraqi police. Poe's speech centered on how serving in the military creates a unique and strong family.

Updated: Nov 12, 2016, 4:45 AM

Published: Nov 12, 2016, 4:46 AM

Veterans Day speaker Don Poe asked not just military veterans, but spouses, children and friends of veterans, indeed anyone proud of a veteran, to "lean in" and insist that elected officials make good on promises to veterans. At the observance hosted by American Legion Dexter Allen Post 90, Poe delivered an emotional retelling of a ranking general's tribute to two young Marines killed in their effort to stop an Iraqi insurgent in an explosive-laden truck. This year, the 11 a.m. observance downtown in the Averitt Center for the Arts' Emma Kelly Theater was one of two public Veterans Day ceremonies in Statesboro.

Already have a subscription? Log in

Enter your email address to continue reading.

Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter

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

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)

Pope - houses in pipeline — 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)

ahackle@statesboroherald.com

Published: Aug 13, 2025, 2:36 AM

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.

Already have a subscription? Log in

Enter your email address to continue reading.

Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter