Statesboro Food Bank’s $2M home to be more than pantry

Supporters break ground for building to include dining hall for onsite meals, kitchen and classrooms

Chairman Roy Thompson of the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners, at lectern, leaves an empty chair between him and Food Bank Operations Manager Jodi Brannon, seated at right, to represent her father, the late Joe Bill Brannon, at the groundbreaking for the Statesboro Food Bank's permanent home. (AL HACKLE/staff)

Food Bank groundbreaking — Chairman Roy Thompson of the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners, at lectern, leaves an empty chair between him and Food Bank Operations Manager Jodi Brannon, seated at right, to represent her father, the late Joe Bill Brannon, at the groundbreaking for the Statesboro Food Bank's permanent home. (AL HACKLE/staff)

Statesboro Food Bank supporters, including city and Bulloch County officials, broke ground Tuesday morning for a $2 million, 12,000-square-foot facility envisioned to include not just a food pantry but classrooms for lessons on healthy eating and a dining hall where hot meals will be served to the hungry.

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