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Walking to fight Alzheimers
Man returns to Statesboro after completing cross-country trek
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Jack Fussell makes his way along Pulaski Highway on the way to Metter during a leg of his WALKING Across America for Alzheimer's campaign in this January 2013 file photo.
In his last trip to Bulloch County, Jack Fussell jogged with purpose. The 62-year-old Canton, Ga., native, clad in bright yellow and pushing a stroller filled with water and goods, passed through Statesboro as part of a more-than 3,500-mile trek across the United States to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association. The coast-to-coast adventure that began in January has ended, but the mission continues.
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Gamers trade remotes for colored pencils at Averitt summer camp
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Camp instructor Cheyenne Smith looks over the work of Hudson Mathews, left, a first grader at Bulloch Academy, and Memphis Butts, a second grader at Portal Elementary, on Monday, July 14, during the first day of Gaming & Art: Turning Video Games into Crafts summer arts camp at the Roxie Remley Center for Fine Arts in downtown Statesboro. (JASON MARTIN/special)
The Averitt Center has taken popular video game stories and characters like Mario and Minecraft as inspiration for its summer arts camp, Gaming & Art: Turning Video Games into Crafts. Each day this week, campers are using their own gaming inspirations along with paint, clay and other mediums to create works of art. Lead instructor Cheyenne Smith is assisted by Guarionex Cruz in helping campers with their projects.
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